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[Hide] (115.4KB, 220x260) Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (TA:K) isn't shitty but, when it came out, everyone shat upon it bc Chris Taylor (the man behind Total Annihilation) wasn't involved in it and everyone just wanted more TA (specifically, TA2) and not TA:K.
TA:K was ahead of it's time when it came to Real-Time Strategy, with an engaging storyline, distinct multiple sides and streamlined gameplay. In some ways, it's almost a proto-"Tower Defense" game in that some single-player levels are quite "Tower Defense"-like.