Historical Battles are what they sound like: standalone missions that let you play through some of the Early Modern era’s military turning points. The two new modes should be familiar to Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition players. Like previous remasters, though, Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition will add some new content as well, including two new single-player modes and two new civilizations. This means you’ll have access to fourteen playable civilizations, eight campaigns and 28 maps.
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition new featuresĪge of Empires 3: Definitive Edition will include all existing content from the base Age of Empires 3 game, as well as The Warchiefs and The Asian Dynasties expansions. They’re a little more fantastical and story-driven than those in AoE1 and 2, but they still cover events like the Spanish Conquest of Florida, the American Revolution and the Sepoy Mutiny. Like earlier Age of Empires games, Age of Empire 3 also features narrative campaigns based on real-life historical battles. The Sioux can repurpose their cavalry as impromptu siege weapons, while the Indians can gather sacred cattle for resource bonuses. (In earlier games, unit and technology selection varied from race to race, but all drew from a common pool.) As such, the Dutch can construct buildings that lock down economic supremacy, while the Russians can field massive amounts of soldiers. One twist in Age of Empires 3 is that you can receive shipments from your “home city,” which will supply your outpost with resources, soldiers or unique technologies as matches progress.Īnother feature that sets Age of Empires 3 apart from earlier AoE games is that each civilization has access to a completely different set of units, buildings and technologies. You’ll start off with a small base and a few villagers (or a larger force in certain campaign missions or game modes), then construct a base, gather resources and raise an army, all while exploring the map and researching new technologies. Gameplay is pretty much the same for all three, though. There are three main game modes: Random map, campaigns and multiplayer.
As such, Age of Empires 3 introduces a ton of interesting options that weren’t available in previous games, from riflemen, to artillery, to cash crops. Age of Empires covers the Stone Age through the fall of Rome Age of Empires 2 covers the Dark Ages through the Renaissance Age of Empires 3 covers the Age of Exploration through the late 19th century.
For those of you who have never played the Age of Empires series, it’s an historical RTS series in which you take control of one of the world’s great civilizations.