Trailer: There's some lols in the new Age of Empires Online trailer, but we're not sure if that'll be the same for the game itself.
Age of Empires is one of those games we just never quite 'got'. Every time we tried to apply real world tactics, we got our arses handed to us by ADD-fuelled friends who had an inate and obsessive understanding of resource mechanics, build orders, and of the rock-paper-scissors nature of the game's units.
So we'd just wander off and play some Total War instead - at least that made sense!
We're still feeling a slight disconnect from the new Age of Empires Online, though this time it's like the more cartoony feel that Microsoft and Gas Powered Games are aiming for. On top of that, the free-to-play model, while sounding interesting, is going to require some hands on time to really get to know if it'll stack up against the paid-for bonus content available.
That kind of balance is hard to achieve. But, for now, we can at least giggle at the remarkbly PG trailer for the game.
The game itself will be available for download on August 16, alongside a $19.95 bonus pack at retail. More info here.
Issue: 137 | June, 2012