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Microsoft announces Age of Empires Online

Started by jackdawsson, Aug 17 2010 09:22 AM

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#1 jackdawsson

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Posted 17 August 2010 - 09:22 AM

One of my favourite gaming franchises soon to be resurrected. Why aren't I terribly excited then?    :unsure:  Judging by first impressions, looks like it'll be a strongly dumbed-down version for the masses.  Still, maybe one to keep an eye on for those of us who rue the day that Microsoft decided to disband the quite brilliant Ensemble Studios:

Microsoft announces Age of Empires Online

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Posted 17 August 2010 - 01:50 PM

Eww... looks so... cartoony... :bleedingeyes:


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Posted 17 August 2010 - 06:04 PM

It looks like ancient Toon Town.
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Posted 17 August 2010 - 07:01 PM

View Postthe Battle Cat, on 17 August 2010 - 06:04 PM, said:

It looks like ancient Toon Town.

The similarities are startling.
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Posted 18 August 2010 - 08:39 AM

View PostJanichsan, on 17 August 2010 - 01:50 PM, said:

Eww... looks so... cartoony... :bleedingeyes:


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Yeah, I have to agree. As you described, it looks… :bleedingeyes:

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View Postthe Battle Cat, on 17 August 2010 - 06:04 PM, said:

It looks like ancient Toon Town.

The similarities are startling.
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Posted 20 August 2010 - 03:44 AM

View PostThe Liberator, on 18 August 2010 - 08:39 AM, said:

Yeah, I have to agree. As you described, it looks… :bleedingeyes:


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The graphics do look quite cartoony :P that said, the gameplay does look very similar to the classic Age of Empires stuff (aka Age of Empires II). I'm looking forward to it, but I'm prepared to be disappointed
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Posted 08 December 2010 - 03:57 AM

there are a couple of good things...Age of empires II had low pixelation and this has better graphics, only that scenarios, landscapes and visuals are too un-serious than the game it really is...Thank god there is a night play mode...and hey the dimensions are also mismatched not like the original AOE II

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Posted 28 August 2011 - 04:14 AM

I like the cartoony look, sadly no mac version...

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Posted 29 August 2011 - 06:20 AM

Weird design decision. If this was some other game I would have said it looked interesting. But the fact that it's an Age of Empires title makes those screenshots just seem wrong.
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 09:04 AM

I guess they made the choice since kiddy design is all the rage at the momemnt, especially for games that target a wide audience. Also, I guess it skales a bit better with different machines?
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 09:35 AM

View PostThain Esh Kelch, on 29 August 2011 - 09:04 AM, said:

I guess they made the choice since kiddy design is all the rage at the momemnt, especially for games that target a wide audience. Also, I guess it skales a bit better with different machines?
I've seen the game first-hand at the GamesCom and the in-game graphics reminded me a bit of Team Fortress 2 – and I haven't seen a lot of people complaining about TF2's style. :P

However, especially the menu graphics are very cartoony. I guess you are right: it's supposed to cater to the casual gaming community and hence sports this "friendly" look. I'm not sure whether the graphics are really that scalable, though: they are pretty detailed, despite the cartoon style.
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Posted 29 August 2011 - 10:26 AM

View Postthe Battle Cat, on 17 August 2010 - 06:04 PM, said:

It looks like ancient Toon Town.

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Posted 29 August 2011 - 11:33 AM

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I'm not sure whether the graphics are really that scalable, though: they are pretty detailed, despite the cartoon style.
I just assume they were cell shaded, and I believe that such games in general runs easier on older models, since they usually keep the number of polygons lower.
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