Why no more Age of Empires?

[Angthoron]

The camera angle/zoom also made AoE 3 shittier than it could have been. I really hated the extremely limited FOV. I mean, why? It's an RTS, not a third person shooter.

 

[pippin]

I still have nightmares about AoE1's pathfinding.

 

[Endemic]

I still have nightmares about AoE1's pathfinding.

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

I think Age of Mythology was my favourite out of the bunch, AoE III was quite good for all the shot it got, I used to love AoE 2 back in the day but couldn't get into it again when I tried 1-2 years ago.

I think the last RTS that I liked and played was Company of Heroes I. Too bad the genre seems to be dead by now, it always had a special place in my heart. Seems it won't make a comeback anytime soon, the twitch players are happy with their MOBAs while the strategy and history buffs look out for more realistic alternatives

 

[Destroid]

I think Age of Mythology was my favourite out of the bunch, AoE was quite good for all the shot it got, I used to love AoE 2 back in the day but couldn't get into it again when I tried 1-2 years ago.

I think the last RTS that I liked and played was Company of Heroes I. Too bad the genre seems to be dead by now, it always had a special place in my heart. Seems it won't make a comeback anytime soon, the twitch players are happy with their MOBAs while the strategy and history buffs look out for more realistic alternatives

Maybe they will make a CoH moba.

 

[Volrath]

I think Age of Mythology was my favourite out of the bunch, AoE was quite good for all the shot it got, I used to love AoE 2 back in the day but couldn't get into it again when I tried 1-2 years ago.

I think the last RTS that I liked and played was Company of Heroes I. Too bad the genre seems to be dead by now, it always had a special place in my heart. Seems it won't make a comeback anytime soon, the twitch players are happy with their MOBAs while the strategy and history buffs look out for more realistic alternatives

I've been playing Supreme Commander again, had forgotten how much fun the game is.

 

[Ovplain]

Always thought AoE 3 killed the franchise? Huh, checking it out now on wikipedia, seems it got pretty solid ratings everywhere. The computer mag I read at the time gave it a 68 (means it's mediocre), compared it to a sandwich you buy at a gas station, which you eat because you're hungry but you sure ain't enjoying yourself eating it. And based on that I never bothered checking it out, even though I really enjoyed AoE 1 & 2.:S

Huh, how 'bout the Total War series? Shogun, Medieval and Rome were all released between AoE 2 and AoE 3. Also WarCraft 3. Wouldn't be surprised if titles like these made AoE 3 look pretty unappealing.

 

[Sranchammer]

Because RTS is dead.

 

[thesheeep]

Yeah, I can't really see many AAA publishers picking up RTS genre again in the near future.
Those who did mostly try to copy SC (1 or 2, it really doesn't matter) and are then surprised if they can't beat it at what it does.
And because that happened so often in the past, why would publishers bother, really?
The mostly lack the imagination to come up with something that is not a repainted Blizzard or Westwood game.

Then again, maybe DoW3 will revive something, though it looks like another repaint, tbh.
Spellforce 3 sounds more interesting to me.

 

[Volrath]

I just want another base building RTS that isn't shit.

Is that really so much to ask?

Apparently it is.

 

[ortucis]

Yeah, I can't really see many AAA publishers picking up RTS genre again in the near future.
Those who did mostly try to copy SC (1 or 2, it really doesn't matter) and are then surprised if they can't beat it at what it does.
And because that happened so often in the past, why would publishers bother, really?
The mostly lack the imagination to come up with something that is not a repainted Blizzard or Westwood game.

Then again, maybe DoW3 will revive something, though it looks like another repaint, tbh.
Spellforce 3 sounds more interesting to me.

I always enjoyed Spellforce games. They perfected the Warcraft 3's RPG+RTS formula.

I just hope they improve the visuals with Spellforce 3. I was disappointed with them re-using old Spellforce 2 engine for so long. Oh and new story would be nice (I am so done with whole dragon crap, fuck the dragons, most boring POS creatures).

Looks nice. From the Steam forums, I learned that apparently these developers have been working on this game for long time now.

 

[Destroid]

I just want another base building RTS that isn't shit.

Is that really so much to ask?

Apparently it is.

Maybe Ashes of the Singularity will be good.

 

[Volrath]

I just want another base building RTS that isn't shit.

Is that really so much to ask?

Apparently it is.

Maybe Ashes of the Singularity will be good.

 

[LESS T_T]

#Xbox

 

[Tick Tock Crocodile]

I remember completely sucking at--and nevertheless completely loving--AoE2 as a kid. I used to be obsessed with making very religious civilisations and sending coteries of monks to assimilate everyone else into the hivemind

Now I kind of feel like playing it again. Is the new HD edition thing just a straight-up improvement or is there a reason to go digging for my old CD instead?

 

[pippin]

The HD version is pretty faithful, has working multiplayer and steamworkshop support. It's ready to install and play. I'd say it's worth it.