I think you have to have a more powerful PC to even watch this video without lag. To say short – you have to have at least 512 Megabytes of RAM and 1 GHz 1 core processor to play the game. Actually they were low even 10 years ago. And if you have lower end PC, don’t worry, the requirements of the game are really low. Anyway, the game is free, you have nothing to lose except your time. Don’t be that dancer or player in this instance. Meaning that the bad dancer is bothered to even by its own testicles. We in Lithuania have a nice proverb for people like that: Blogam šokėjui ir kiaušai trukdo. Some players hate this setting, saying that it is impossible to command your army with great precision when the fight happens behind those buildings. As you can see from the footage, the biggest difference from the Age of Empires is the proportions of buildings – they are real size comparing to your units. So, basically this is the same vodka, but with different bottles.
AD began in the year 2001 as a mod for Age of Empires 2 and later evolved to stand alone game. This is a free open source cross-platform strategy game. Civil War, World War and war between Coke and Pepsi… ah, the latter might not be in the game, but there you will feel no lack of wars, I promise you that. Here you will take part in the greatest battles in the history of mankind. So, I’m recommending you to try Empire Earth 2 Gold Edition, which includes expansion The Art of Supremacy. You do not want to play the game which has a Metacritic user score of 3 – out of 10. So, if you’re new in this franchise, you’re probably thinking – oh my, I will try the third part, it has amazing graphics! No.
The first part is the most loved by the old school players, but let’s be fair – graphics here are just like your hairstyle – outdated. I do recommend putting it into your wishlist and wait a while for it to leave early access. Game is still in early access, so buying it is the same as buying Schrodinger’s cat now. Sadly low player count makes it hard to get into multiplayer, but if you have a friend or two – you’re in a safe zone. It also has a rich story, few factions to choose from, heroes and so on. Also, it is easy to learn, but hard to master – in my opinion, this is the main ingredient of any RTS game. The game has very good multiplayer core design, it is easy and fun to play, because of the great balance between macro and micromanagement.