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Title: Age of Empires II
Post by: Bråneu Excelsio on December 05, 2022, 03:20:54 PM
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Has anyone played this game in the last 23 years? Played a match last night with my cousin, whom I played with 23 years ago for the first time.

I remember I had three original cds and read the game guide every night before going to bed when I was 10 years old. Great times.

When "Conquerors" expansion was released, I was thrilled.
I always chose Aztecs. Big time Jaguar warrior fan.
Even had the thing that they used to intimidate their enemies, the famous Death whistle and the Jaguar whistle.
Altough all whistles are up for sale if you ever had the chance to visit Teotihuacan, a 60 minute drive from Mexico City.


I remember I was fascinated by all the civilizations and their History and how most of them are only remembered now because of the things they left behind, buildings, texts, weapons, recipes, kitchen tools... and I believe the Kingdom of Talossa is a proper civilization, a kind of Babel Tower if you please.

I'm really happy to be here.

Let's play Age of Empires, tho.
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on December 06, 2022, 01:25:59 AM
I was always a Byzantines fan, myself. Wide-open tech tree, cataphracts as the unique unit, and a good civ for a defensive player (in my youth I was known to build walls out of towers if stone reserves permitted...)

Of course, as I got older, I discovered the sheer might of 25 longbowman launching a volley on a single unit at once.
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Alexandreu Prominè on December 08, 2022, 04:35:32 PM
Broooo the memories, ialways played with spanishs and later in the steam version always used the Mayans.
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 08, 2022, 04:37:02 PM
I remember this well -- I was always terrible at RTS, and this was no exception, but it was such a fun game!
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Ián S.G. Txaglh on December 09, 2022, 02:15:03 AM
i have the definitive version of AoE2 from steam, but played it for the last time two years ago. i was more into paradox games (CK, HoI or stellaris) or age of wonders (almost any version, but no.1 was my prrrrecious).
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 09, 2022, 09:40:18 AM
I never played Age of Empires but did play another game in the genre called Alpha Centauri. I remember playing this game so much that it actually found purchase in my dreams. Always played as the United Nations of course.

(https://i.ibb.co/h9Lms8m/screenshot-www-google-com-2022-12-09-07-35-39.png) (https://ibb.co/F3mD67D)
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on December 09, 2022, 11:33:15 AM
I've played a lot of games in this genre, but I don't think I ever played Age of Empires. I love playing world-building games!
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: GV on December 10, 2022, 09:00:24 PM
The Mittani came to fear the Hittite Heavy-Catapult/Armored Elephant rush.

I loved Scythe Chariots.  The Age of Kings community is small, but intense.  Lots of YouTube...
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Danihel Txechescu on December 10, 2022, 09:17:01 PM
Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă on December 09, 2022, 11:33:15 AMI've played a lot of games in this genre, but I don't think I ever played Age of Empires. I love playing world-building games!
Same here. I could spend days and nights on a single Civilization game.
Title: Re: Age of Empires II
Post by: Mic’haglh Autófil, SMC EiP on December 11, 2022, 11:51:28 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 09, 2022, 09:40:18 AMI never played Age of Empires but did play another game in the genre called Alpha Centauri. I remember playing this game so much that it actually found purchase in my dreams. Always played as the United Nations of course.

(https://i.ibb.co/h9Lms8m/screenshot-www-google-com-2022-12-09-07-35-39.png) (https://ibb.co/F3mD67D)

I remember seeing the trailer for this, it was one of the extras on the disc for SimCity 3000, along with trailers for The Sims (the original game), Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, and a few others.