Age of Empires (1997)
Genres:Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Historical, Warfare
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Age of Empires (AoE) is a history-based real-time strategy video game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. The game uses the Genie, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages (the Stone, Tool, Bronze, and Iron Ages), gaining access to new and improved units with each advance.Show more
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Age of Empires is a true relic of the RTS Genre. This game is one of the main reasons i became interested in history, which later expanded to my interests in economics and politics.
I remember getting this game in xmas 1998 and my life changed ever since.
This game was simply enough to learn, but hard enough in the main campaigns to pose a true challenge. This game has aged relatively well to be a worthy addition to GoG's DRM-free catalog, even without the later remasters.
First strategy game I was ever given to play... and made a mess of it by focusing on building cities because it was cool. Oh, to be 9 years old all over again...
Premier jeu que j'ai acheté sur PC, je pouvoir seulement y jouer sur le pc de travail de ma mère pendant les vacances. Il m'a donné goût à l'histoire, même s'il y a quelques erreurs. J'ai passé énormément de temps dans l'éditeur de cartes pour faire mes propres aventures. Cela m'a donné également plus tard au modding.
My very first PC game and my childhood as well. It's simple yet addictive. The first time I've ever seen that wololo priest, never seen that done in other RTS games, except the sequel.
Yes, AOE 2 improved the gameplay A LOT, but for me the first AOE will always have a special place in my heart. I've been playing this game for over 25 years now. I don't think it has ever left my hard drive. This game is pure nostalgia for me. The music especially gets me every time I hear it, especially the expansion OST. In case you didn't know there's an unofficial patch (called UPatch) that lets you play the game on modern operating systems flawlessly. It also adds some much needed balance changes, although unfortunately range units still reign supreme. The game is owned by Micros*ft so I'm not getting my hopes up.
-Translated from German to English, with Google:-
The game was my first RTS as a child. I sat in front of the screen for an evening, I should have been asleep. My mother came in twice and told me off. The third time she ripped the cables from the screen like a madman, which were still screwed on at the time - all the pins were bent and I had to go to bed. A great time. :)
-German:-
Das Spiel war mein erstes RTS in der Kindheit. Ich saß einen Abend gebannt vor dem Bildschirm, ich sollte eigentlich schon schlafen. Meine Mutter ist 2x reingekommen und hat mich ermahnt. Beim dritten Mal riss sie wie eine Furie an den Kabeln vom Bildschirm, die damals noch festgeschraubt waren - alle Pins verbogen und ich musste ins Bett. Eine tolle Zeit. :)
The first Game I ever got to play on PC. To this day, I remember the cheats I used when playing this, because my 10-year-old brain wasn't capable of winning without them. "bigdaddy" for cars with rocket launcher, or "flying dutchman" for ships who can drive on land.
But even without cheats, the sound effects of the game are also burned into my mind.
It's hard to describe how much nostalgia I feel for this game.
Demo of AoE 1 was my very first game that I've played on pc. Loved that game. It got me into RTS genre. I have non DE and also DE version of it on steam. AoE 1 is mostly popular in Vietnam and people mostly prefer AoE 2 over AoE 1. But i personally also love AoE 1, it's a shame that it did not receive as much love and updates as AoE 2 DE did. I'd love to see it released DRM-free on GOG.
This is the game my husband got me into gaming with. We played co-op games together against the machines or we played against each other. All's fair in love and war?
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