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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition adds 4K Resolution, Zoom Levels, Remastered Soundtrack

posted by martyb on Tuesday June 13 2017, @12:16PM   Printer-friendly
from the New!-And-Improved! dept.

takyon writes:

A remastered version of Age of Empires is being released for the game's 20th anniversary:

Microsoft is updating the game for 2017 with a modernized interface and gameplay refinements. In addition, said Isgreen, "We've re-orchestrated and re-recorded the entire soundtrack to the game" with a symphony. Multiplayer will be available via Xbox Live. Microsoft previously remastered 1999's Age of Empires 2 — that upgrade, Age of Empires 2 HD, was released in 2013 on Steam. Forgotten Empires, the studio that developed Age of Empires 2 HD, is also making the Definitive Edition of Age of Empires.

Also at VentureBeat and PC Gamer.

Official website. Trailer.

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Tuesday June 13 2017, @02:29PM (2 children)

    by tangomargarine (667) on Tuesday June 13 2017, @02:29PM (#524927)

    Microsoft is updating the game for 2017 with a modernized interface

    *runs away screaming*

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  • (Score: 2) by BK on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:34PM

    by BK (4868) on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:34PM (#525156)

    At least it wasn't Microsoft Bob. Or Clippy.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:57PM

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Tuesday June 13 2017, @11:57PM (#525166) Journal

    The article says it will offer a "Classic Mode" which may make it look pretty similar to the original. Zoom levels are nice, and hopefully screen scrolling will be less choppy.

    Improvements to AI pathfinding are a big deal since it was definitely worse compared to AOE 2.

    I'm interested to see whether they will make it so that you can walk on top of farms as in AOE 2.

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