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reading the reviews for this expansion made me wonder if people *actually* enjoy age of empires II.

as far as this stands, it's more age of empires 2. the campaigns (solo play) are a highlight of the game, and this is more campaigns, with civilizations that come attached with it. as of writing this, it now comes bundled with AoE2DE by default, so you will get the dlc no matter what.

i have no real issue to discuss in terms of balance regarding the civs this adds, being exclusively a solo player, so on that front, this is another DLC that adds to how great the game is.

if you enjoyed 1 i don't even know why you need 2 recommended. it's a good game. play it.

i do disagree with the mention that says you don't need to have played 1. arguably, for the gameplay, you don't, but you should really play it first.

good moody racing game if you like drifting. unmatched aesthetics. fantastic music.

i do have a couple gripes with it, namely races being waaay too long, showcased because the game features absolutely no hazard of any kind. doing a single cup kind of feels like the game drags on too long. it does make up for it by having different game modes, from the very atmospheric grand tour, to essentially making your own custom race in cannonball.

i do think it's good and fun, but it's not the game i would recommend if you want some blood-pumping racing, personally.

it's a fine collection, but the real reason to get it is armored warriors and battle circuit. it's nice that the other titles are included for the sake of availability, but the other two are the real highlight. battle chaser plays great and lets you pull off some nice stuff, and armored warriors has an insanely cool system of using parts broken from other robots.

personally i don't care much for some legacy offerings (side eyeing you, final fight) after playing more recent beat em ups, because in terms of gameplay feel, they blow these games out of the water. not really fair to compare them to games that came out 30 years later, but it is what it is.

I had to get drunk to beat bosses in ringed city

i decided to do a blind playthrough only taking the hardest paths kind of by accident. the game is good but wow does it kind of want you to die bad

but i refuse to shoot kids through the canon. no matter what you try, video game, i aint doing that

Absolutely abysmal port. Frequent crashes and bugs. Save your money.

works great on steam deck.

it's a refined and iterated take of ender lilies, which was (rightfully) well received. if you liked it, the best time was to pick it up cheaper during access. the second best time is now that it's fully released.

the best advice i can give is to try the demo. it's extremely fine, i guess, the game handles well in terms of gameplay. it doesnt try to reinvent the wheel but it also doesn't try to go on forever, it's very clear cut what you have to do instead of letting you have a go at a run with set bosses, floors and such like its contemporaries.

a cautious recommendation?

as others mentioned, this version has pathfinding issues

other than that, the game is very raw. being the predecessor to aoe2, where they greatly expanded upon a lot of ideas found in this one, a lot of things do not feel as thought out (namely, where you research tech is a bit confusing if you go backwards, amongst other things)

i do still think it's one of the greats of the RTS genres, but if you want something a little less raw, the return of rome DLC in AoE2 DE kind of covers a lot of bases, in a better wrapped package

that said, this one has more campaigns if you want the full AoE1 experience