Rend vs Warcraft 2
Rend
Rend is an up-and-coming, Nordic-themed, team-based survival game that is set in a wild and ruthless, fantasy world filled with fantastic creatures, where only the strongest are able to ascend to the realms of the gods. In this game, players are separated into their respective factions at the beginning. They are then given the freedom to explore the many biomes and harvest resources from the environment whether solo or co-operatively. The resources obtained can then be used to craft better weapons and tools or can be reinvested into the faction stronghold to fortify it from potential attacks from players from a rival faction and to advance your base just so you can unlock new technologies. Players have their own skill systems and talent trees as well, and these are the main ways for a player to customize and tweak their characters to their liking.The ultimate goal of the game, however, is to reap as many warrior spirits as you can by battling and defeating rival players and deposit the souls at the Divinity Stone in the middle of your faction base, that is if you're not slain while carrying such precious loot. Somewhat similar to grand strategy games, Rend is more of a continual game. It has game cycles of 2 to 3 months, in which the winning faction of each cycle will get a nice pile of rewards at the end of a cycle.
Rend has a really unique take on the survival genre and this might just give the game the fuel it needs to rise to the top. The game is currently in Alpha and its release date is still TBD.
Warcraft 2
Warcraft 2 continues the battle for Azeroth, this time with new technologies and creatures to take you into the realms of Air, Land and Sea. Battle as the fearsome Orcs or the steadfast Humans in this sequel to the much loved original.In this game you have many more units under your control, from flying dragons to mighty battleships you need to control your resources and develop these mighty weapons of war to take the battle to your enemy. Once more you can play both sides in the ever expanding story, and with the addition of the Dark Portal with even more missions there is a lot for you to do.
With the option to have 8 players all in the same game, the new super graphics and a lot of content for you to enjoy there is no reason not to jump into this amazing game today.