Guest DarthMaulUK Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Currently playing the AOE 3 trial and I have to say that I am not impressed at all. Its almost like playing Rise of Nations and all those fancy screenshots we saw with the Harbour are not actually playable it seems at first glance. The graphics are nothing special either(I have a Geforce 6800 GT 256MB) and overall seems to be just an average game with the same sounds from AOE2 hehe. Looks like people are going to be disappointed here especially as the AI dates back to the dark ages! I dont want to turn this thread into an AOE thread so head http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=151998 there to debate it DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmaster_821 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I chose AoE3 (big surprise). Since we are discussing longetivity, I won't disagree with DMUK about the demo here. It has the largest fanbase and the most hype. It also has a very addictive MMO side that is currently stopping me from doing my requisite work. E@W is innovative and potentially very awesome, but I have a feeling that it will get the similar treatment as SWGB (which was an awesome game which people and reviewers dumped on for the retarded reason that it resembled AoK). It will be overlooked and the mutliplayer situation will go down to like 200 players in a couple of months. I hope and pray that it will be different and the game will catch on and we can have a long lasting online community. But the pessimist in me thinks the same thing will happen that happened with SWGB. It wont stop me from buying the game and enjoying it online, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FroZticles Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 The trail of AOE 3 lacked and yes I said it would just be like AOE2 just better graphics and some gameplay add-ons. Still I think this will catch on alot better then E@W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarthMaulUK Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 The hardcore fan base will love AOE3 but it is awful. For a game thats been 3 years in development - this is the best they could do? The demo certainly wont be winning over any new fans. Publishers are having a habit of late, releasing screenshots that just aren't possible in the game itself. Even if you look closer at Empire At War - some of those screenshots appear to be drawings (art) rather than actual in game shots. DMUK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sithmaster_821 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I think that they are possible, but only on the most top of the line computers. I don't expect E@W to look like the screenies on my computer. I just expect it to look good compared to what other games look like on the same machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardif Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 i guess i am somehow old-fashioned... but who cares about grafics in an rts. easy to handle - good atmosphere - innovative gameplay/ideas... imho these and some others (i prolly forgot the most important points ) are way more important than grafics. of course the developers and publisher these days want great, never-seen-before grafics, but as i said before: grafic is, what i personally consider not important. it prolly makes you "whoa" at the start, but on the long run, you wont enjoy it as much as simple (easy-to-learn) controls and various gameplay-features. sincerely, a geek, who still likes good grafics and long posts without any new content -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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