I Played EVERY Age of Empires Game in 2022

It's been an entire year since Age of Empires 4 released, and since my review of the same game. For that occasion, I thought it would be exciting to look back at the main games, AOE 1-4, and review and compare them all. This is a series with a lot of history and a massive fanbase. I only played the games once the Definitive Editions came out however, so this is something of an Age of Empires 1-4 Definitive Editions series review.

From the new or longtime fans, let me know what you think of both the games, the definitive version, and this video below :)

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[LCB_Instituto]

AoE3 = changes, eeew >:(
AoE4 = no changes, eeew >:(

[MiniUchiha]

It's interesting to me how some people are put off by the card system in in AoE3 but to me that is the single most important gameplay mechanic that makes you go back and play another round. It creates so much variety in the gameplay and it enables civs to have many different strats as long as you work with the cards that you've got in your deck. I really think AoE3 shines in it's multiplayer and it's still getting updated to this day

[Dr.Akakia]

Nothing can beat AOE2 and AOE3 specially the DE versions

[TekEffekt]

The Malian and Ottomans update are more than a flavor pack as they bring with them not only two very unique civs but also a complete naval combat rework.

[Maveriqxs]

I got AOE 1 from a cereal box, that game was my childhood so much fun even the cheats were iconic! Age of mythology built on that, probably my favourite RTS game, the other games never quite did it for me. I think there's something about the bronze age just feels so epic for age of empires

[kruko]

I just love Aoe3 as it has so many builds with the decks, natives, mercs, revolt, boom, rush, etc. Also they give so much respect to cultures having many of the cards being related to historical moments or cultural aspects. Lastly it has the most satisfying artillery (great bombards, Lil Bombards, Sebastopol, Papal Bombards and gatling type units) nothing like killing 15 strelets with a single cannonball.
edit: if you play it the default UI is kinda wack, use the classic UI

[donjezza]

Something that I think people should keep in perspective is that each game is set in a specific period of time, and the gameplay reflects each time period very well in my opinion.
The first game had more demand for resources and less complexity in its system, but that was reflective of the basic nature of the Stone to Iron ages of mankind.
Meanwhile, the colonial times (oh wait, sorry... the "Commercial times") were coming off the heels of previously established empires, so there was less need for certain materials and more complex government systems.

Which game I like the most is largely based around what time period I'm currently interested in experiencing, and I personally like that the games differentiate in mechanics to build better emersion.

[serardin]

6:17 You can zoom further than that, you need the free UHD graphics dlc to to that.

[rohitchaoji]

I'd like to point out that the changes between the original and definitive editions of the game (Age of Empires 2 I mean) are more than just aesthetic. There are several UI and gameplay changes as well, even though the core gameplay remains the same. Such as zooming in/out which was not a feature until DE, and that panning thingy you showed immediately after, among a few other things that were added in DE as quality of life features. There are also differences in balancing of units and buildings. Also in the original Age of Empires 1, there was no tech tree. It came printed out along with the manual and is a Definitive Edition feature. So I'd say there are some significant changes in the UI between the original and definitive editions that changes the game experience itself.

[lucashund]

Aoe 1 has that real magic that other aoes never quite had. It is a very nostalgic game, but its a shame theu didn’t put more work into it

[TekEffekt]

The complaints about AOE4’s graphics are overblown. Some units are bland yes but the architecture of the buildings is the best in the series to me. This ties well into how distinct and different each of the civs are.

[RoyalPurpleSPower]

Having played the original AOE3 back in the day Ill say that two things. 1. I really enjoyed it, the home city mechanic and the time period were very fun and cool to play through. 2. The definitive edition is a massive upgrade compared to the original in terms of visuals and ui. When you showed it on screen my first thought was "that looks too good to be AOE3" The ui looked cleaner, thd buildings were sharper, the units looked good. Great game and great video, just wanted to point out that the original aoe 3 looked no where near that good back when I played it. Personally AOE 4 is my favorite as I love how different all the factions play and it really reminds of Age of Mythology in that way.

[dtownclwn]

a lot of people don't know but if your archers on high ground in this game they get an attack bonus

[Athielmon]

AoE3 is definetly the best for me. One thing you forgot to mention about AoE3 is the combat. Jesus, the combat in AoE3 is just perfect, the game took the rock paper scissors to another level, units have melee attack, siege attack, range attack, snare, different abilities, its just outstanding the amount of mechanics you get from that game.

[reign]

Scouting isnt viewed as a chore, rather as a core game mechanic, that will determine your sucsess in the game

[berka]

Aoe3 for me was the shit. I played the shit out of aoe2 actually and it was fun. Main reason aoe3 was not as popular is because of insane graphics back in 06. Not everyone had mad PC's back then, so everyone just got stuck with aoe2.

[bibliotecadekuat]

What really hurts AoE3 are the AoE2 purists who cannot adapt to new things. After a lot of 3's matches, i can say it is as complex as 2's, although not in the same aspects.


Infinite resource buildings may sound broken, but they gather extremely slow. So you either risk it and fight for the resources or stagnate your eco.


You must be ready for everything. Literally, even the craziest ideas can get you off guard. Transforming your buildings into units without hard counter? Sure. No house strats? Possible. Skipping ages? Yup. Contain the enemy army with a zoo? Done it. In that game everything is possible amd I love it.

The native civies is a really good mechanic. You can get some interesting units that will catch your enemies off guard

[minjod]

How in the world did you completely ignore Age Of Mythology?

[JacaboBlanco]

One of the only games i had for pc way way back as a kid.

This, roller coaster tycoon and a few other random stuff.

The good ole days man

[sartajwali]

I installed AoE 1 by chance, in windows 98 cd there was Microsoft games folder and AoE trial version was provided. This was my first ever experience with any RTS game, though it took me 3 days to get understanding of how one can play such game. Self experience is best experience I suppose and AoE 1 is still my best version as it introduced me to new kind of games i.e. strategy games.