Age of Empires III is due for release the first week of November.
I’ve never been much of a gamer, but I’ve always enjoyed wasting hours (sometimes days!) with the Age of Empires games and other conquest type games.
At present you can only download a demo, but it’s more than enough to give you a feel for the game.
What do you get?
If you remember the type of gameplay that you experienced in Age of Kings then Age of Empires 3 builds on it. The graphics are simply incredible.
Bits of buildings fly off as they come under bombardment which lends a certain degree of realism to battles that the previous versions lacked:
Real-time physics – Infantry struck by cannon fire will be thrown like rag dolls, perhaps even over a cliff and into the water. Cannonballs bounce and ricochet.
Detailed destructions – Shingles, shutters and whole towers may fly off a building and interact with the terrain, such as crashing into nearby water. This next generation effect is done on the fly so that each building always has a unique destruction, no matter how many times you see it.
The AI has improved in some areas, but I did find the settlers (villagers in previous versions) a little to lazy at times 🙂
The story of Age of Empires 3 begins where Age of Kings left of as you follow the adventures of Morgan Black and his family as they try to make a life in the New World.
The demo is great fun, so the full game should be well worth the waste of a few winter evenings 🙂
More information on the offical site
Age of Empires III – Collectors Edition (PC)
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