Age of Empires

**edyzmedieval** · 01-10-2012, 19:21

Anyone here still play Age of Empires II? I saw the advert for AOE III on Steam and it brought back some good memories.

And here comes the question - how good is AOE III?

**rajpoot** · 01-10-2012, 19:52

I haven't played it since a few years, but AOE 3 was a good game.
The mechanics obviously is same as all the previous games, but for someone who was a fan of the series it was fun.

The main new concept they introduced was of the home city. Earn points and unlock shipments. Also you could visually upgrade the home city to make it look more beautiful.

In short, I recommend it.

**Vuk** · 01-10-2012, 20:24

I only played the demo, but I gotta say, I was not impressed by AoE III. In short, it sucked. AoE II was and is still the best in the series. I'd stick to that if I were you.

**Vuk** · 01-10-2012, 23:51

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

Huh? AoEIII is just AoEII with better graphics and a new settings. If you like AoE2, you'll like AoE3. Just don't expect anything to be radically different.

Unfortunately, I have to disagree. AoE III felt so...miniature! Instead of feeling grander, your men, your buildings, everything just seemed so miniature and insignificant in their environment (the weakness of AoE II, only weaker), plus the gameplay felt cheap. To each their own, I guess. I have heard many good things about it from fans of the first two, but I gotta say, I was not impressed.

**Vuk** · 01-11-2012, 00:03

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

Actually, you're right. The better graphics make the lack of scale much more apparent and bothersome. It was just as bad in AoE2, but the awful graphics gave it an excuse. It's a pretty big immersion breaker if you care about that sort of thing.

Yeah, it really did make it impossible for me to enjoy the game. I am not sure if the scale was bigger, smaller, or the same as AoE II, but it felt a lot smaller.

EDIT: Age of Mythology on the other hand I would recommend highly (the expansion pack was ok too, but I wasn't too impressed). While in many ways a big break from AoE, it was also very similar in many respects. If you liked AoE, you probably will love it.