Age of Empires DE is exactly what it says on the tin. If you're nostalgic for the oldschool AOE 1 of your younger days this delivers that nearly perfectly. It's pretty, it's AoE, it's what you're paying for.

Word of warning though. The RTS genre advanced a long long way since AOE 1 came out. This might be a case of be careful what you wish for. AOE1's pathfinding was and is shocking. The addition of reseedable farms and idle villager buttons is a helpful concession to modern sensibilities but even prettied up AOE 1 is a bit samey and no longer a shining example of the genre. There are far better RTS games out there.

If you're okay with that, go ahead and grab the game. But it does need that buyer beware disclaimer.

Age of Empires DE is exactly what it says on the tin. If you're nostalgic for the oldschool AOE 1 of your younger days this delivers that nearly perfectly. It's pretty, it's AoE, it's what you're paying for. Word of warning though. The RTS genre advanced a long long way since AOE 1 came out. This might be a case of be careful what you wish for. AOE1's pathfinding was and is shocking. The addition of reseedable farms and idle villager buttons is a helpful concession to modern sensibilities but even prettied up AOE 1 is a bit samey and no longer a shining example of the genre. There are far better RTS games out there. If you're okay with that, go ahead and grab the game. But it does need that buyer beware disclaimer.