Quote Originally Posted by TB666
AOE III is what you say true eyecandy game.
It is exactly like the other AOE games only with a nicer graphics and rag-doll physics.
Once you get past the wow effect the game stinks.
I had hoped that they would actually take a step towards a more tactical game instead of the "click-build-gather and rush the enemy as fast you can" sort of game like they have done before.

And it is very true that when you compare AOE III to RTW you realise that the AI in RTW is actually better.
Hell, even RTW 1.0 had better AI then AOE III.
you can't say that. AOE will always be better at multiplayer than RTW. I remember back in the day of AOE1 and AOE2, they looked good, very good. AOE's didn't even need that much computer power, and they looked damn good. The custom maps are a load of fun too.

Single player wise, rtw is probably better, but multiplayer wise AOE is definitely better.