http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/
9th of April, 2013.
Age of Empires II returns in HD remastering, solely through Steam, bringing back a truckload of nostalgia and remembrance of good times.
Anyone else excited?
Age of Empires II HD
http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/
9th of April, 2013.
Age of Empires II returns in HD remastering, solely through Steam, bringing back a truckload of nostalgia and remembrance of good times.
Anyone else excited?
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
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Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Age of Empires II HD
The thing I loved from AoE2 were the custom maps. Afaik, they won't be portable to the new game version.
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Re: Age of Empires II HD
Dang. I loved Castle Blood.Originally Posted by Tiaexz
But good ol' AoEII is just fine. Definitely will buy.
Re: Age of Empires II HD
But people will be able to make new ones. Guess it won't take long as the old, most favorite maps resurface in their new, shiny HD editions
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Any thoughts on the game? It came out earlier this month, is it worth it?
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Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Age of Empires II HD
Waiting for the Steam sale. In no rush to buy it before then.
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Re: Age of Empires II HD
Been checking out the forums and it's extremely buggy.
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Re: Age of Empires II HD
I own it and I can verify that it is buggy, and the 'improved' fire and farms suck, but the new water is ok. Overall, yes, it will be very much worth it if they follow up with some patches and fix the bugs. The unit limit and the number of units that can be selected at once have been increased, which is totally awesome.
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I will purchase this, but for the moment I'm putting it off until they fix the bugs.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
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http://steamcommunity.com/app/221380...6115141842643/
Expansion for AoE 2 announced on Steam.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Age of Empires II HD
IMO this is a pretty risky move. AoE2 is old and I doubt many younger players can connect to it, and even older players probably installed it more out of nostalgia than anything else. The HD certainly hasn't made much difference for me.
Creating an expansion for a reworking of an old game....how many sales do they expect.....
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Re: Age of Empires II HD
I will buy it. I still love playing AoE. (though TBH, I usually play the disc version and not my Steam version.) That may change now.
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
Everything you need to know about Kadagar_AV:
Re: Age of Empires II HD
beh. I've had some good times with AoE2, but it's just way too old now. Can't stand the "improved" graphics either, looks worse than the original.
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I think the expansion is more that they are removing GFWL and they are needing a new system, like Steamworks, to replace it and it is too expensive to retro-add it in.
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Re: Age of Empires II HD
This I agree with completely. They should have just left things alone. That said though, there are mods that restore it to looking like the original.
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
Everything you need to know about Kadagar_AV:
Re: Age of Empires II HD
This I agree with completely. They should have just left things alone. That said though, there are mods that restore it to looking like the original.
Hammer, anvil, forge and fire, chase away The Hoofed Liar. Roof and doorway, block and beam, chase The Trickster from our dreams.Vigilance is our shield, that protects us from our squalid past. Knowledge is our weapon, with which we carve a path to an enlightened future.
Everything you need to know about Kadagar_AV:
Re: Age of Empires II HD
I installed this for the first time and to be honest with you, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It's Age of Empires II exactly like you know it, with a couple of small modifications like the graphics of the sea and the fire graphics (which are the most evident). Other than that, it's a good game for 1-2 hours of nostalgic fun.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Age of Empires II HD
Got this on a Steam Black Friday sale - AoEII HD + The Forgotten Expansion for £3 and a bit.
It has reminded me just how fantastic these old games looked. And that scenario editor.
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Even after 10+ years, AoE II is still ridiculously addictive.
Ja mata, TosaInu. You will forever be remembered.
Proud
Been to:
Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
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