Age of Empires 2 – Original vs Definitive Edition Remaster Graphics Comparison

This video compares the graphics of Age of Empires 2 Original on PC with the Definitive Remaster Edition on PC.


System used in this video:
BoostBoxx Exxtreme PC 5410
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Intel Core i7-9700K, 8x 4800 Mhz (OC)
32 GB DDR4 3000 RAM
ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
ASUS ROG STRIX Z390F Mainboard
250 GB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 PCI SSD
4 TB HDD
Windows 10 Pro 64bit

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[pali]

Funny how a nostalgic memory works. For my brain it always looked this awesome.

[AlejoConejo-vbln]

I only wish they had also remastered the intro cinematic with the kings playing chess. Apparently everyone forgot about it cuz no one seems to be complaining like me.

[arikm]

I used to play this with my dad all the time. He is still playing the original in his spare time. I'm definitely getting this for him

[DjLouisFerdinand]

Warcraft 3: Reforshit brought me here.

[javierg.]

Hey Blizzard, this is how you should do a good remaster of a old master piece!

[SteelShroom]

That Teutonic Knight looks _beautiful._

[ParlonsAstronomie]

So the Teutonic knights no longer look like black men with a red cape, nice.

[thanachatlertwiram]

Original: 144p with 30 FPS.
Remaster: 4K with 60 FPS.

[kmed]

We want rise of nations definitive edition 2023

[hohuynhquocchuong]

I come here after the WC3:R release to clean my eyes.

[kirillluftreiter]

That is so lovely to see when developers remaster their games without changing a gameplay, but with a new physics and graphics.

[waxy]

Obviously the HD version has the better graphics, but I always like the style of the left. Probably for the same reason I like the way Sim City 2000 and 3000 looked more than any of the following in the series.

[BrianMakesFilms]

Wow. I didn't realize how much of a graphics enhancement that was. In my brain (as many other people's) it looks how I remembered it looking as a kid. But the new version is actually way more detailed.

[Arindam_Gaming]

Next up, Age of Mythology & SW: Galactic Battlegrounds Definitive Editions.

[Strothy]

Blizzard do you see this!? we wanted this not whatever you did... :D

[SugaBear]

That's so beautiful. I played many many games over my years, and I will always go back to my first/favorite. I'll never forget the late morning playing, trying beat the campaign on the hardest level.

[julpe]

How the game (original) is vs how I remember it (remastered)

[berserker]

They make a great work in the definitive edition, but my hearth for ever will live in the original :')

[jaymendoza]

Somebody should make a side by side video of the first 18 mins of AOE remaster vs W3 Reforged.

[FenNick]

The Teutonic knight went from being a tall, proud and most intimidating infantry unit to just looking like a wide walking tent. There is still something very fearsome about that, but in a different way.