Age of Empires style games.

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Hi guys,

Installed AoE 2 HD last night and although I love it, it really does feel like I'm covering old ground... Has anything ever succeeded AoE, or come close even?

This is about my third play through of AoE 2 but I really want to move on now :)
 
Ha, thanks guys, played both of those - they're getting on a bit too, aren't they? I was hoping I'd missed out on a natural successor to AoE :D
 
iviv said:
Tried Rise of Nations? It's rather similar and also on Steam.
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Rise of Nations will be the closest to what the OP is asking for.

I think the OP is asking for a "spiritual successor" to AoE II.

For me, because Blizzard kept on delaying Warcraft III, I jumped ships from Warcraft II to AoE II as it was similar play style and still had a medieval setting. AoM and AoE III were just for kicks really, so I always ended up going back to AoE II. I haven't found a spiritual successor to that yet.
 
My friend and I have been hammering AoE2 for the last few weeks, feels like old times :D it was in a sale so we grabbed it for some nostalgia.

Not got a recommendation but not sure if you have tried the new 'Forgotten' AI? MUCH harder than the original AI as was based on actual humans playing. 'Standard AI' is the old style whereas 'AI' is the new.
 
Richeh said:
Not got a recommendation but not sure if you have tried the new 'Forgotten' AI? MUCH harder than the original AI as was based on actual humans playing. 'Standard AI' is the old style whereas 'AI' is the new.
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AoE2 AI was severely limited by the "tactical AI". It simply cannot play like a human due to hardcoded limitations. The custom AI scripts used to increase the "town size" to improve the unit combat behaviour somewhat.

AoE3 AI has vastly more potential but there were hardly any custom AI's made due to the coding difficulty, no debugger and lack of documentation.
 
Richeh said:
My friend and I have been hammering AoE2 for the last few weeks, feels like old times :D it was in a sale so we grabbed it for some nostalgia.

Not got a recommendation but not sure if you have tried the new 'Forgotten' AI? MUCH harder than the original AI as was based on actual humans playing. 'Standard AI' is the old style whereas 'AI' is the new.
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I'll have to check that out, is it an expansion? I've got the HD Edition and if memory serves it also came with a few other whistles and bells - so might already have it :p

I played the original AoE II to death and all official DLC at the time but I still miss it... 2 player (in the same room), head-to-head used to be my thing as far as multiplayer went.
 
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