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streamofthesky posted...

So it's going to be a more recent age of time, following the trend, then? I'd rather they revisit older times, with an updated game engine.

That's the guess, but we know jack-shit about the game save for it's existence and Relic is making.

Also, they are updating Age I, II, and III in the exact way you described, 4K graphics and improved engines, AI, etc. Called the "definitive" edition. The one for Age 1 is due in October, on the 20 year anniversary. Actual gameplay improvements are sparse though, save for attack-move being added (no idea if they are balancing anything else).

Loved AoE II especially, I kept my graphics card from updating beyond 2008 updates for over five years just so I could play it w/o the graphics getting messed up.
III just wasn't as fun, couldn't turtle at all anymore. I LIKED having endless hordes of foes die on my walls and end battles w/ a 20 to 1 kill ratio. :(

I mean, trebuchets still out-range everything save for Longbowmen, but the ability to build a billions towers and castles made turtling a wee-bit silly in Age II.
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