Age Of Empires: Definitive Edition Review: Antique Revival
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition introduces gameplay tweaks and 4K visuals to a 20-year old classic, but not everything holds up to modern standards.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition introduces gameplay tweaks and 4K visuals to a 20-year old classic, but not everything holds up to modern standards.
All the additions are nice, but they aren't necessary for your continued enjoyment.
This is not quite the game you hoped for. Even worse, it has some definite problems.
I was out of gaming for over 10 years. A person at work had me download the trial for AoE and that is how I became addicted again. RTS games are away to create an environment that allow for people of all ages to enjoy ... Read Full Review
9 of 10 users found the following review helpfulThis game has not aged well.I first discovered Age of Empires in the Xmas 1997 issue of PC Zone. It was on the demo disc (where I also discovered Grand Theft Auto) it wasn't a timed demo, just a restricted one, and it pl... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe RTS boom is finally upon us starting with the humble beginnings of Dune 2. Now there’s two dominate players being Warcraft and Command and Conquer. Both plays similar as it relies on resource gathering however ... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulAlthough not reaching the phenomenal standards of later strategy games such as Total War, Age of Empires 1 is a true classic just because of the sheer amount of detail and diversity in the game design. However, the game ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulAge of Empires I is not as good as the later Total War games by far, but the aesthetics, details and sounds makes Age of Empires I a true classic. Unlike Starcraft I its gameplay do not stand the test of time, but it's s... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulAge of Empires had a good base concept: to deliver immersive RTS gameplay with realistic historical flavour. The single player campaigns in particular seemed designed to teach the player a bit about our planet's early ci... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI loved age of empires because it was imaginative, creative, clever, artsy and intrigued you even after you stopped playing it. The levels were cool and it was obvious someone had put a lot of time into it. The cheats an... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulNote: the following review is based on finishing the single player campaign mode on moderate difficulty. -What it is An old real time strategy game that takes place in the antiquity and started a famous franchise. -... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulAge of Empires has few faults one can sometimes be its AI, however the scenario editor and the ability to put your own AIs in the game make up for the weak basic AI. The scenario editor includes all the units included in... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThis game has been amazing me since I was a little kid making his first gaming steps. I got it together with my old PC, actually in the demo version. I have been playing campaign for a while, every time trying to rule ou... Read Full Review
4 of 4 users found the following review helpfulThe game is a RTS with a lot of potential, but the problems of the game destroy everything. First of all, the campaign is very hard even on moderate, it´s hard to win a map in the first time, even if you are a god of RTS... Read Full Review
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