I remember playing this a lot as a child. I will definitely pick this up when my gaming pc is fixed.
Microsoft Reveals Age of Empires II: HD Edition
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well, i put in my pre order. even when its 10% off, still a lot of money in a way for an old game like this. but well, i know i will play it a lot and therefor worth the money 
On the one hand, awesome. On the other hand:
If they're going to go to all the trouble of doing this, why go with such crappy low resolution? This is a PC-exclusive (for the moment at least) remastering of a PC exclusive game. Why do we constantly have to get stuck with TV resolutions when even many console ports do better than that?Steven Bogos said:
I will contain my orgasms until I see how this turns out. There have been several HD remakes recently that were fucked up, even though people perceived them to be easy to make. Although, from the description at least, this seems like more of an HD "touch-up" than a remake.
The most important thing of all though, is how it handles online matchmaking. Since it's Steam-only (Microsoft...are you feeling alright?), I'm guessing there will be some sort of support so I can play with my friends without jumping through hurdles like in the original version. That alone would be enough to warrant a purchase for me.
Of course, it all depends on the price as well. If this launches at anything more than 15$, they can go away and leave me alone.
The most important thing of all though, is how it handles online matchmaking. Since it's Steam-only (Microsoft...are you feeling alright?), I'm guessing there will be some sort of support so I can play with my friends without jumping through hurdles like in the original version. That alone would be enough to warrant a purchase for me.
Of course, it all depends on the price as well. If this launches at anything more than 15$, they can go away and leave me alone.
Right at the end of the video at the top it shows a load of monks healing a cobra car, so I'm guessing that there will be cheats.knight4light said:
Sweet I hope they do this to age of mythology as well that game was amazing, shame it gets kinda of forgotten.
The term (1080p) usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a resolution of 1920×1080. What's your PC monitor's resolution? If it's 1920x1080 then it is essentially a "1080p display". Sorry, it's kind of an industry buzzword.Kahani said:
I WANT THIS... seriously, this game was my childhood... okay to be fair age of mythology took up more of my time. But wow, I need this. NOW!
The same happened to me. I lost my old cds and couldn't find a way to buy it anymore.caselj01 said:
Last time I intalled it, though, there were several graphic glitches (grass turned red, sea turned purple).
For the ones who'll inevitably bash this, the ability to set up a multiplayer match without going through the hassle of going on IRC and trying to directly connect to random ppl's machines is well worth it already.
EDIT: WOLOLOOO
thats what i have as well. like it has turned in to 16 colors or so. really annoying and unplayable like this.mateushac said:
Is this just a cash grab? Probably
Do i care? Hell no. This i am gonna get.
I do believe this game holds the record for used cheats.
Screw using horses/ships and what not, Just get a good old fashioned sports car that shoot rocks by flapping its doors.
Do i care? Hell no. This i am gonna get.
I do believe this game holds the record for used cheats.
As soon as i started reading that, all of my memories came back.knight4light said:
Screw using horses/ships and what not, Just get a good old fashioned sports car that shoot rocks by flapping its doors.
I miss being able to cheat in games, so bad. Some of the happiest gaming moments of my childhood involved slapping on the photonman. Or likewise, turning on avatar mode on Rainbow Six, casually ignoring the terrorists panicky gunfire like I'm the goddamn terminator.knight4light said:
After AoE 3's disappointment, its good to finally see someone come up with this massively great idea.