Comments on: Age of Empires 3 Demo http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:42:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Thornhillboy http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1360 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:32:45 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1360 To be honest, I dont know why everyone seems to love the graphics so much. I have always been of the opinion that graphics to do not make a game, and on my PC they look distinctly average. I have never felt that a strategy game needs good graphics, and actually, I preferred the simpler, less pretty graphics of earlier Command and Conquer games, to the nice Generals graphics. Still havent played this demo properly yet though... To be honest, I dont know why everyone seems to love the graphics so much. I have always been of the opinion that graphics to do not make a game, and on my PC they look distinctly average. I have never felt that a strategy game needs good graphics, and actually, I preferred the simpler, less pretty graphics of earlier Command and Conquer games, to the nice Generals graphics.

Still havent played this demo properly yet though…

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1354 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:26:43 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1354 http://www.cardboardhookers.com/holliday/aoe3/ That is how AoE3 looks on my PC. Jealous? http://www.cardboardhookers.com/holliday/aoe3/

That is how AoE3 looks on my PC. Jealous?

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1353 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:19:53 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1353 It's a shame. You, with your 7800 GTX, playing the game on 115% detail and hating it. While I'm quite happy with it all on low detail, with my pissy little Radeon. You're wasting your video card. Better hand it over. It’s a shame. You, with your 7800 GTX, playing the game on 115% detail and hating it. While I’m quite happy with it all on low detail, with my pissy little Radeon.

You’re wasting your video card. Better hand it over.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1352 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:15:28 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1352 I think I talked with you about it before you got the demo as well. Trying to crush your dreams as best I could. What are friends for no? I think I talked with you about it before you got the demo as well. Trying to crush your dreams as best I could. What are friends for no?

]]> by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1350 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:15:03 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2005/09/age-of-empires-3-demo/#comment-1350 Yes, I remember when first seeing the screenshots of the home cities some time ago, my jaw dropped. But then I read up on exactly what home cities were, and then it made much more sense. You don't march in to them at all, they're really just for show. I can definately see how screenshots like that would create unrealistically high expectations, but after I read enough reviews I think I was well prepared to expect what I did, so I wasn't disappointed. Yes, I remember when first seeing the screenshots of the home cities some time ago, my jaw dropped. But then I read up on exactly what home cities were, and then it made much more sense. You don’t march in to them at all, they’re really just for show.

I can definately see how screenshots like that would create unrealistically high expectations, but after I read enough reviews I think I was well prepared to expect what I did, so I wasn’t disappointed.

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