After the massive success of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, it's not surprising that developer Forgotten Empires has chosen to celebrate the series' 19.99th anniversary by publishing a remastered version of Age of Empires II. What we didn't expect, however, was the amount of content we'd get: the final edition includes the base game and all Age of Empires extensions to date for €20, over 35 years of content. That means you get 200 civilizations in total, which is over 4 hours of content. All of this content is added to XNUMXK Ultra HD graphics, a new remastered soundtrack, and The Last Khans, which introduces three new campaigns and four new civilizations.
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Image Credit: Forgotten Empires It's also interesting to note that Forgotten Empires has introduced a number of quality-of-life features for future remixes, such as reduced latency, including the ability to multitask or speak on your own. the Agriculture. These updated features are designed to make gameplay smoother for long-time fans and beginners. Encouraging new players to embark on a series that is over two decades old can be challenging, and the developers are under no illusions. "This can be intimidating," explained the game's executive producer, Earnest Yuen, at E3 2019. "In addition to William Wallace's original campaign walkthrough, we're adding challenge walkthroughs that walk you through 'how to hunt a boar without killing yourself. ", this is how to build a castle as soon as possible."
Image Credit: Forgotten Empires But how did Age of Empires maintain such a loyal fan base while also attracting new players? "I think history is timeless, we all have one," says Yuen. "I think it's also because we support our mods. The game comes with an editor and you can create your own campaigns and stories. This is also because of the multiplayer mode, that's all. It's super important. We've seen how people play with their friends and more friends to start playing."Story, multiplayer and mods - these are the three pillars we want to keep as we move towards different versions of Age of Empires."Prices for the UK and Australia have yet to be confirmed, but Forgotten Empires told us that those who own the HD version of Age of Empires II will benefit from a €5% discount in the US, or €14.99 for the game.Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will release "Autumn 2019" , that is, between September and November, on Steam and Windows 10 Store.You can now sign up for the closed beta test through the Age of Empires website.
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