What was the best Age of Empires game?

Ensemble's seminal Age of Empires series of games is notable for being one of the most consistently well made, high production, and genre leading series of games ever created. While Ensemble was around, the Age of Empires games were notable for being the best Real Time Strategy titles around. And while their shuttering by Microsoft is a crime against gaming that can never be forgiven, we can at least honor their magnum opii by discussing it extensively.

So.... what Age of Empires game did you feel was the best one of them all?

We have Age of Empires, and its expansion, Rise of Rome.

We have Age of Empires II, and its expansion The Conquerors.

We have Age of Empires III, and its expansions, The Warchiefs and The Asian Dynasties.

We also have Age of Mythology, and its expansion The Titans.

Which one do you find the best?

The one I played yesterday (Age of Empires 2)

Age of Empires 2. Oh, and your poll sucks.

Age of Empires 2. Oh, and your poll sucks.

glez13

Age of empires 2 (PC)

Age of Empires2 is best, then I would say Age Of Mythology and AOE3.

I played AOE more than AOE2, but AOE2 was the better game.

I liked Age of Mythology the best.

AoM + Titans. Best "Age of..." game ever.

AoM + Titans. Best "Age of..." game ever.

lordreaven

AOE2 + Exp no contest.tagyhag

Is Age of Mythology just a spin-off of Age of Empires? It is just too bad that there was never a sequel to that game.

I think i played Age of Mythology the most, the gameplay is just so fluid, simple and so beautifully constructed, i have always replayed it from time to time. In AoE 3 i really enjoyed playing the campaign, and that magnificient soundtrack will always be stuck in my head. Then there's AoE 2 which i want to play again right now because of this thread. F*k, i love them all, i can't pick.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]AOE2 + Exp no contest.aaronmullan

Nah. AoM + The Titans was also very good.

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]AOE2 + Exp no contest.aaronmullan

The one I played yesterday (Age of Empires 2)

Maroxad

AoM + Titans. Still one of the greatest RTS's I've ever played. Next would be AoE2, then 3. Never played one.

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"][QUOTE="tagyhag"]AOE2 + Exp no contest.limpbizkit818

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"][QUOTE="aaronmullan"] This. Anyone who says anything else is an idiot and wrong.tagyhag

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]

[QUOTE="limpbizkit818"] Nope, AoM is the better game. The single player mode is hands down superior, I'm sure you wouldn't disagree on that. Having three distinct civilizations with god powers really added depth to the multiplayer. AoE2 is as bare-bones as it comes by today's standards and offers little outside the rock-paper-scissor combat of a dated RTS game. limpbizkit818

mythology imo

Age of Mythology. God Powers FTW. I ran the Zero clan back in the day. We had top 20 in Deathmatch for a while.

Is AOE3 good at *all*? It's cheap on Steam today and I'm tempted to get it. Heil68

Is AOE3 good at *all*? It's cheap on Steam today and I'm tempted to get it. Heil68

AoE II is probably the sole existing example of a perfect game.

[QUOTE="Heil68"]Is AOE3 good at *all*? It's cheap on Steam today and I'm tempted to get it. charizard1605

charizards threads always entertain me so. To bad this one is on AoE :(

charizards threads always entertain me so. To bad this one is on AoE :(

inb4uall

What a silly question. AoEII of course.meetroid8

[QUOTE="inb4uall"]

charizards threads always entertain me so. To bad this one is on AoE :(

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="inb4uall"]

charizards threads always entertain me so. To bad this one is on AoE :(

inb4uall

1 > 3 = 2 > M

TBH, I never really enjoyed AoM.

1 > 3 = 2 > M

TBH, I never really enjoyed AoM.

Blade8Aus

[QUOTE="Blade8Aus"]

1 > 3 = 2 > M

TBH, I never really enjoyed AoM.

charizard1605

Yeah, all with expansions. RoR makes AoE a lot better, I admit.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Blade8Aus"]

1 > 3 = 2 > M

TBH, I never really enjoyed AoM.

Blade8Aus

Yeah, all with expansions. RoR makes AoE a lot better, I admit.

[QUOTE="Blade8Aus"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Are you talking about vanilla AoE1 or with RoR?charizard1605

Yeah, all with expansions. RoR makes AoE a lot better, I admit.

Yeah, I didn't bother mentioning the expansions since I had a similar opinion before I played them.

I could try the core games again for the sake of finding if my opinion's changed, but I really don't feel like playing AoE 1 without unit queing when I have the expansion.

lol, this trash should be thrown into the fire.... The answer is AOE2.

lol, this trash should be thrown into the fire.... The answer is AOE2.

ShadowDeathX

Age of Empires 1 consumed my childhood; played everyday after school. I got it for free in a Nutri-grain box.

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