Age of Empires III [Archive]

Brutus

07-29-2005, 13:17

Aaargh! They've given the early 17th-century Dutch a king William of Nassau!! http://www.ageofempires3.com/Civilizations/Dutch.aspx

Also, they send the Ottomans to the New World.

So much for historical accuracy...

Screenies look nice though, that seems to be promising, as well as the concept of a "Home City".

Productivity

07-29-2005, 14:26

Uh, did they ever promise historical accuracy?

Colovion

07-29-2005, 21:02

oh well, at least it'll look pretty - kids are bound to buy it

/rtw

Adrian II

07-30-2005, 00:25

oh well, at least it'll look pretty - kids are bound to buy it

/rtwCome on, Roboticus Eroticus, at least admit that the Home City graphics look achingly beautiful.

I'm considering bying the monster. For the kids, obviously.. :sneaky:

GoreBag

07-30-2005, 00:29

The Ottomans were included just as a "what if" scenario, and I think it's a fine idea.

Colovion

07-30-2005, 05:45

Come on, Roboticus Eroticus, at least admit that the Home City graphics look achingly beautiful.

I'm considering bying the monster. For the kids, obviously.. :sneaky:

Oh well I'd be a fool to not claim that - I mean it's built on the havok engine for starters. Plus, ES is among the main developers I proudly support.

dessa14

07-30-2005, 06:22

no way im buying this...
Age of empires has always been pretty C&*p.
thanks,
dizzy

Brutus

07-30-2005, 19:39

Uh, did they ever promise historical accuracy?
Probably not, but at leat there is a difference between accuracy and being bluntly wrong. Giving the Dutch Republic a king is a mistake that has been made in games far too often already (apart from the fact that between 1584 and 1647 there was no Nassau in any form of power who was called William).

However, I was a huge fan of Age of Empires II, so I might still get it... in the end, accuracy isn't everything of course, I might just as well read a book. And indeed, it looks promising enough to keep me busy for a couple of hours (seeing as I don't have any kids yet...) ~D

The_Doctor

07-30-2005, 22:44

It is only the website.

-It has Queen Elizabeth talking about British forces.
-It a letter to General Howe and a reference to a Queen, probably Elizabeth, and it is dated 10-10-76 and it is from a Sergeant.
-It has Napoleon talking about conquering America.
-It has Dopplesoldners in 1802.

But still is just a website, it is just an interesting way of presenting information.

VAE VICTUS

08-01-2005, 22:03

well its not like conquering all of europe is historically accurate either.its just fun.if you want history read a book.thats what i do.lol.but in games i want to spread terror,war,disease,(get it, dis-ease?)and death.with their was a game that focues more on being a warlord than conquering an world reaching empire.to me that would still be fun.

Taurus

08-02-2005, 09:46

I must admit the early previews I saw of Age of Empires III looks cool, still don't know if I will buy it though. ~:cheers:

dessa14

08-02-2005, 10:08

want to know the funny thing, napoleon was going to conquer america....
all of his troops he sent to america to invade, got tied up in the haiti business.
thanks,
dizzy

screwtype

08-06-2005, 08:27

Is this game actually available yet? I can't find a single review of it, or even a mention of a release date on the net, and yet when I walked into my local EB store last night it looked like they had a dozen copies on sale at AU$89.95. Of course, it might have just been advertising to wet the appetite of gamers, but even if these were only "Coming Soon" pretend boxes on its shelves, that usually means the game is only a couple of weeks away anyhow.

Colovion

08-06-2005, 11:51

well here's a Preview (http://www.heavengames.com/previews/aoe3community/index.shtml) from Heaven Games.

It's not scheduled for release till Winter. Demos from ES usually come out pre-release.

The_Doctor

08-06-2005, 13:13

I wonder what the system requirements will be.

screwtype

08-08-2005, 03:57

It's not scheduled for release till Winter.

EB must have really jumped the gun on this one then. Thanks for the info CV.

The_Doctor

08-09-2005, 10:30

There is a unit preview on Gamespy:
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/age-of-empires-iii/640099p1.html

They don't look too inaccurate.

Taurus

08-09-2005, 11:21

That unit looks cool Martinus. I might have to give AoE III a go when it comes out, maybe.

~:cheers:

Csargo

08-09-2005, 11:50

I think that it look pretty cool. I'll probably buy it.

Wonder if they'll make another AOE.

~:cheers: :charge: :duel: