AGE OF THE EMPIRES

[lastsamurai]

This was one of my fav games to play...I still play it once in a while when i'm bored...

Celts are the BEST!

[Ogre]

which one

[lastsamurai]

AOE...AOC IS GOOD TOO.

[GuyOnTilt]

I got conned into buying AoE3. It's actually pretty fun and I own. Also, it is fun to watch Evan send in his covered wagon and villagers into battle. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

GoT

[peachy]

i actually played this game when i had surgery cause i was laid up for a while and my lil bros played it...haha i actually lived it - i was apple's people!

[BK_]

i used to play aoe2 pretty seriously back in the day. i dabbled with age of mythology when it came out, but quit after about 3 months.

[kenberman]

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which one

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the star wars one

[lastsamurai]

When i take a break from hold em i like to play NOOB games and use japanese...MONKS/SAMURAIS/ornager combo owns!

[GuyOnTilt]

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i was apple's people!

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[tongni]

Huns rape. I wouldn't mind playing a game or two of this if someone really good wants to, although I am currently playing AOE3 at the moment.

[HamJam]

If we're talking AOE:2 + expansion, Spanish are the best and I don't think it's close.

Starcraft was miles better.

[Blarg]

Starcraft is the most overrated game in history.

AOE 2 was a ton of funs. I used to love watching other people's games for ideas and build strats almost as much as playing sometimes.

[gorie]

i had a hard time getting into AOE , i think because i sucked at it. plus it reminded me too much of starcraft , which i liked better.

[MarkL444]

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Starcraft is the most overrated game in history.

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blarg, i used to think you were reeally cool. now i hate you deeply.

[Blarg]

Sprites v. 3D, jokey hideously rule-bound physics vs. realistic physics. Outdated well before it even came out.

[MarkL444]

its all about balance and gameplay imo. its a strategy game, not a real life physics simulator.

[Stickmn24]

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If we're talking AOE:2 + expansion, Spanish are the best and I don't think it's close.

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I think the Turks can give them a run for their money, especially if you get enough bombard towers built into a wall-like formation. Their accuracy specialty helps, too.

[Colonel Kataffy]

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Outdated well before it even came out.

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No way. Starcraft was the first game of the genre where the different sides were truely unique, yet still very balanced. This is what made is so damn fun.

[henrikrh]

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Outdated well before it even came out.

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No way. Starcraft was the first game of the genre where the different sides were truely unique, yet still very balanced. This is what made is so damn fun.

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Quote ofr truth. Still the best balanced AND varied factions in an RTS.

[lastchance]

Plus, best storyline ever. Singleplayer = amazing for RTS, plus so damn balanced for non-abusiveness.

[bakku]

AOE1 is one of my favorite games of all time. my friends and i used to be pretty good, ranking in microsoft zone's top100

[Blarg]

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Outdated well before it even came out.

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No way. Starcraft was the first game of the genre where the different sides were truely unique, yet still very balanced. This is what made is so damn fun.

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Big deal. An extra side.

And it certainly wasn't the only game where people have felt it was balanced.

The gameplay mechanics were amateurish and retro years before it came out.

[Blarg]

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its all about balance and gameplay imo. its a strategy game, not a real life physics simulator.

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Both of which can be greatly affected by how physics is handled. "Rules-based" physics are nowhere near as immersive or compelling as rules that let you do what you want and have it make sense instead of conform to some more or less arbitrary rule set.

Having a reasonably balanced game is hardly a world-class achievement.

The gameplay was decent RTS standard gameplay. Some people got off on the story(yawn). Some people thought a third side was mind-blowing(feh?). For many it was simply their first introduction to a RTS, or to one that had a large readily available online community to play against, which is pretty vital to an RTS.

It was a competent and colorful RTS, promoted far more heavily and far longer and more broadly than any game I've ever seen.

[kiemo]

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Starcraft is the most overrated game in history.


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Dems fighting words!

[swede123]

Every once in a while even Blarg is wrong. This is clearly one of those times =) Just because you feel the game is lacking in many areas you can't really argue its success. If the game is so flawed and its only strengths were its marketing, then how come it's still played by thousands of people? How many other games from '98 can boast this?

Swede

[Colonel Kataffy]

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Some people thought a third side was mind-blowing(feh?).

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Its not that the number of sides, its that each side was completely different. Hell, AOE has way more than 3, but they are all essentially the same. In other games the difference is that one side builds a litter faster, or one has a special unit... This was the only game of its kind where each side was truley unique.

[Blarg]

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Every once in a while even Blarg is wrong. This is clearly one of those times =) Just because you feel the game is lacking in many areas you can't really argue its success. If the game is so flawed and its only strengths were its marketing, then how come it's still played by thousands of people? How many other games from '98 can boast this?

Swede

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When did I ever argue its success? At least financially or in terms of popularity, which it appears you are getting at.

[swede123]

My point is that the commercial success and extreme longevity of the game indicates that it's actually a very well constructed game, in spite of all your complaints about it. That's all.

Swede

[Blarg]

I didn't say it wasn't. Just that it was overrated.

[gol4pro]

I was and still am one of the best AOE conquerers players in the world. Top 500 at my peak in 2003.

[Blarg]

Top 500 is one of the best in the world?

[orange]

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I was and still am one of the best AOE conquerers players in the world. Top 500 at my peak in 2003.

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DM or RM?

[orange]

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If we're talking AOE:2 + expansion, Spanish are the best and I don't think it's close.

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Are we talking RM or DM? Because in DM, which is what I played, Huns beat all other civs.

[MarkL444]

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"Rules-based" physics are nowhere near as immersive or compelling as rules that let you do what you want and have it make sense instead of conform to some more or less arbitrary rule set.

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Would you consider chess to be nothing more than an arbitrary rule set?

[Blarg]

I wouldn't consider it physics based.

[tongni]

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I was and still am one of the best AOE conquerers players in the world. Top 500 at my peak in 2003.

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I was like 1950. By the way, huns are definately the strongest in RM and DM, but I always had a soft spot for the celts. Nothing like men at arms raping skirms.

[orange]

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I was and still am one of the best AOE conquerers players in the world. Top 500 at my peak in 2003.

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I was like 1950. By the way, huns are definately the strongest in RM and DM, but I always had a soft spot for the celts. Nothing like men at arms raping skirms.

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1950 in rated? I was 1900 in rated DM :P..not anymore though.