neodata686 All American 11577 Posts user info edit post |
Thank you steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/
http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/03/07/age-of-empires-2-hd-to-launch-with-improved-visuals-steam-workshop-on-april-9/
Someone embed?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_MEFt7KrxQ 3/8/2013 1:24:01 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Never played AoE2 but AoE3 was the jam
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neodata686 All American 11577 Posts user info edit post |
AoE2 defined my middle/highschool gaming. Haha. So much fun. AoE3 was alright but still didn't compare to 2. 3/8/2013 1:28:31 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
OH WAIT
I had AoE2. I remember the expansion and the star wars game now after wikipediaing it
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BSTE02 All American 1493 Posts user info edit post |
What a great game. We can play this when Simcity's servers are down. 3/8/2013 1:41:40 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
age of empires II (and I) was a lot of fun.
I prefered Empire Earth however for truly epic campaigns. 3/8/2013 1:56:58 PM |
Nighthawk All American 19623 Posts user info edit post |
I loved some AOE. Played all three, but probably spent the most time on II. Really good memories from middle and high school. 3/8/2013 2:08:30 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
my friends and I still play AOE2 when we want some good ole fashion RTS. Hard to find decent modern RTS games that is actually balanced and fun since the genre is dying. I'm hopeful that Planetary Annihilation would fit the bill down the road, but this is good news. 3/8/2013 2:20:26 PM |
icyhotpatch All American 1885 Posts user info edit post |
AoE II with the Conquerors expansion pack was my jam in middle school. Saracens ftw!
My computer was too slow to handle AoE III
^ After getting tired of SC2 I've gone back to WC3 ft. Still some good competition on the Northrend server.
[Edited on March 8, 2013 at 2:22 PM. Reason : ^] 3/8/2013 2:20:27 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah I played EE more as well. It was just so fucking awesome going from the stone age to having nuclear bombers and stealth jets - if you could play that long
^I thought they took down WC3 servers. I was trying to play dota and it wouldn't let me log in.
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Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
i never played AOE III but I heard it was terrible in comparison. 3/8/2013 2:22:56 PM |
icyhotpatch All American 1885 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "^I thought they took down WC3 servers. I was trying to play dota and it wouldn't let me log in. " |
I thought so as well when I tried to log back in to the Azeroth (US East) server a month or two ago. I tried the Northrend one and it works just fine.3/8/2013 2:26:17 PM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
AOE III is awesome in the sense that is automates lots of the micromanaging with farms, fishing, etc. But the soul of the gameplay that made II so great is lost a bit. I still play it occasionally on my 5 year old machine, and it runs fine with the exception of water heavy maps. I'll definitely be getting this and hope we can run some group battles. Dibs on the Britons. 3/8/2013 2:26:31 PM |
brianj320 All American 9166 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Hard to find decent modern RTS games that is actually balanced and fun since the genre is dying." |
hello Company of Heroes! can't wait for CoH2 coming out soon
and yes AoE II is awesome; III was good too but II i think was better.
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sand robot Sand Lion 2227 Posts user info edit post |
*pre-ordered* 3/8/2013 3:23:24 PM |
wolfpack2105 All American 12428 Posts user info edit post |
me and my dad used to have epic battles back in the day. He still plays this against the computer! lol. It was always great being in rooms right across from each other and hearing each other yell when the other got the upperhand. I will definitely be getting this and will tell him about it.
However, is it just me, or is there not a lot of difference in the graphics? 3/8/2013 4:41:54 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Honestly from that video I think the water looks better in the old one. Its way too nice in the new one for how shitty everything else is lol.
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JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "hello Company of Heroes! can't wait for CoH2 coming out soon" |
That's not out yet and even then, its one of the few RTS games that's soon to be released out of the 100's of FPS, RPG and MMO's out there now. Plus its not really a grand scale RTS game; only get to command a few units and maps are small.3/8/2013 6:06:48 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 53065 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " I'm hopeful that Planetary Annihilation" |
I googled this game and am so glad it is what I thought it is... Hopefully they don't fuck it up like they did SupCom23/8/2013 9:38:29 PM |
tchenku midshipman 18586 Posts user info edit post |
graphics look the same to me
it looks like they just added higher res options 3/8/2013 9:44:56 PM |
wazza31 All American 2433 Posts user info edit post |
^ This. Although I loved AOEII. I would love making a custom game and making a huge ass city sealed with walls and multiple gates. Shit was a lot fun. 3/9/2013 1:56:15 AM |
Jeepxj420 All American 6755 Posts user info edit post |
I used to play AOE instead of doing homework in high school 3/9/2013 1:16:11 PM |
neodata686 All American 11577 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " I would love making a custom game and making a huge ass city sealed with walls and multiple gates. Shit was a lot fun." |
This. And that^3/9/2013 1:39:48 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
3/17/2013 3:45:36 PM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Hopefully they don't fuck it up like they did SupCom2" |
yeah, SupCom2 was a terrible iteration of the series, even the first one failed to be fun. I'll still go back and play some original TA and the community made spring/remade TA is pretty decent, although you can never find players for that game and the maps aren't as large as original TA.
I want a full fledged modern RTS game that does things on grand scales of where you can send 1000 guys flank another 1000 guys while another 1000 are on a different front without the enemy even knowing that huge army is about to flank them. It would be awesome if Total War guys could make just a RTS version of their game instead of the mix of TBS and RTS. While its fun, I think the fun part about RTS's is base building and managing economy with military power.3/17/2013 5:14:44 PM |
Lionheart I'm Eggscellent 12775 Posts user info edit post |
Now If only they can make a remaster of Rise of Nations, loved that game 3/17/2013 5:18:00 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 53065 Posts user info edit post |
^^ You should really go get ForgedAlliance and then check out FAForever. The fan community has really made that game even better. SupCom1 had its issues, and much of that was fixed by FA. FAF just seals the deal 3/17/2013 5:31:05 PM |
JLCayton All American 2715 Posts user info edit post |
i, too, played the hell out of AOE 1 and 2 while in grade school. i will be purchasing this.
i really enjoyed aoe 3, as well. surprised at people saying they didnt like it. it was definitely a lot different.
i got empire earth 2 and only played it a few times. i hated that game.
however, the cornerstone to my rts gaming growing up was warcraft 2. good lord, i loved that game. it was the first rts i ever tried, and when i first played it, i was all, "what is this, it's amazing"
[Edited on March 17, 2013 at 6:23 PM. Reason : .] 3/17/2013 6:21:28 PM |
WolfAce All American 6458 Posts user info edit post |
Pretty sweet, I was excited to see it too. This was definitely the subject of several middle/high school lan parties way back....
On a side note, GameFly is selling dirt cheap digital downloads for MedievalII/ShogunII/Empire/Rome Total War games as well.
I know I played the hell out of the original Medieval: Total War back in the day. 3/17/2013 10:01:10 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
Got it.
Holler 4/9/2013 10:32:19 PM |
Krallum 56A0D3 15294 Posts user info edit post |
Gonnagetit2day
Holler
I'm Krallum and I approved this message. 4/10/2013 9:55:27 AM |
ssclark Black and Proud 14179 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "AoE2 defined my middle/highschool gaming" |
i was playing this in programming class in highschool when 9/11 happened4/10/2013 11:43:32 AM |
steviewonder All American 6194 Posts user info edit post |
^lol that was pretty much every day for me and most of the rest of the class from like 2000-2002 in Electronics and Computer Tech.
Can't imagine how many hours I have put into these games 4/10/2013 9:54:33 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
Just finished up a few rounds
If you want it to be exactly as you remember, then by all means, it's perfect. 4/10/2013 10:54:29 PM |