Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Trailer Revealed!

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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Trailer Revealed!

Mr Wednesday
Cavalier
(id: matty12345)

posted 06-11-19 00:50 AM CT (US)

Microsoft has unveiled the trailer for a 'definitive edition' remake of Age of Empires 2 at their 2019 E3 Briefing.
You can view the trailer now!

Trailer Link

The trailer doesn't reveal much, but keen eyes will see loads of quality of life improvements, including complete redesigns of all unit and building graphics, full 32 bit colour, increased frames for smoother animations, destruction graphics for buildings, better water and terrain rendering, and even some sneak peaks at the four new civs and some unique units! Reddit users have broken down the trailer shot by shot, with a pretty great summary of all that can be seen here.

Join the discussion on Reddit, or sound off in the comments below. Is this DE enough to get you to buy yet another remake of your favourite RTS?

[This message has been edited by Mr Wednesday (edited 06-11-2019 @ 00:51 AM).]

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Zetnus
Squire

posted 06-11-19 04:36 AM CT (US) 1 / 18

Here's a few minutes of gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUnimH7WcWU&ebc

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dontstayafk
Squire

posted 06-11-19 05:57 AM CT (US) 2 / 18

so fastttttttttttttttt

Lord Basse
MI6 Scenario-Making Machine

posted 06-11-19 06:08 AM CT (US) 3 / 18

It could have been worse.

I will try it out for sure, but I can't really see myself switching over. Particularly now that the few modding skills I have acquired go out the window with the introduction of modern 3D graphics.

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Basse
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posted 06-11-19 06:25 AM CT (US) 4 / 18

I will try it out for sure, but I can't really see myself switching over. Particularly now that the few modding skills I have acquired go out the window with the introduction of modern 3D graphics.

Is it real 3D? Aoe1: DE still use sprites I think. Wouldn't they have to make huge changes to the game engine to use real 3D graphics?

Personally I think the game is too bright, but I will definitely buy it. Hopefully it will be more polished than the HD Edition was.

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Lord Basse
MI6 Scenario-Making Machine

posted 06-11-19 07:03 AM CT (US) 5 / 18

I don't really know either way but, yeah, it makes more sense that they would use sprites with many more frames, rather than rework the engine. Still, even if older mods are somehow compartible, they will look very much out of place.

Mr Wednesday
Cavalier
(id: matty12345)

posted 06-11-19 07:20 AM CT (US) 6 / 18

The graphics are done the same way as the origin, 3D models rendered as 2D sprites. Apparently now though, there are more angles and more frames per angle, so modding in a new unit would be a huge effort. We will have to see though.

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Leif Ericson
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posted 06-11-19 08:08 AM CT (US) 7 / 18

I was grinning ear to ear while watching the trailer and that gameplay video. I'm really excited, and I'll probably be getting back into this game once it comes out.

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Kataphraktoi
Squire

posted 06-12-19 03:34 PM CT (US) 8 / 18

After the AoE DE debacle I was ready to write anything FE makes off and ignore AoK DE. But now that seemingly substantial updates and progress is happening, they earned enough credit now so that I will check it out at release. Maybe I will make a writeup on the new campaign, although I can already see it being cakewalk mode for all the people who didnt play AoK for 15+ years now. I dont really care about graphics but they didnt look bad in the trailer.

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TriRem
Huskarl

posted 06-13-19 01:35 AM CT (US) 9 / 18

These units are indeed still 2D sprites, now with 32 directions instead of 8.

For those who want to see a bit more, here's a Cysion interview with some gameplay

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Mahazona
Squire

posted 06-13-19 04:05 AM CT (US) 10 / 18

so fastttttttttttttttt

flags on gates move really fast.

Bala Arizalu
Squire

posted 06-13-19 11:28 AM CT (US) 11 / 18

flags on gates move really fast.

Frame rate.

denjamin_8921
Squire

posted 06-16-19 03:35 AM CT (US) 12 / 18

Some of graphic elements based on fan modifications and knights of honor game

Mahazona
Squire

posted 06-16-19 05:54 AM CT (US) 13 / 18

Some of graphic elements based on fan modifications and knights of honor game

True that,but they look nice with the destruction graphics.

Shiro
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posted 06-18-19 04:46 PM CT (US) 14 / 18

Maybe now I'll finally resume working on the projects listed in my sig =)

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Possidon
Slayer

posted 06-19-19 01:42 PM CT (US) 15 / 18

Does anybody know whether this will be playable on Mac? I really think they should consider it as many people these days use macs a lot more than they did back when the original game was released.

Mr Wednesday
Cavalier
(id: matty12345)

posted 06-19-19 07:48 PM CT (US) 16 / 18

The system requirements are unfortunately quite hefty. Certainly not extreme by modern PC gaming standards, but a lot more restrictive that the HD remake or the CD version are.

Part of AoE2's charm has been that everyone pretty much can run it, so I imagine a decent portion of the fanbase will be a bit inconvenienced by this.

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Draconian Devil
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posted 06-20-19 08:02 AM CT (US) 17 / 18

I wish they give us a more powerful scenario editor, something of warcraft level!

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Basse
Squire

posted 06-23-19 01:10 PM CT (US) 18 / 18

The system requirements are unfortunately quite hefty. Certainly not extreme by modern PC gaming standards, but a lot more restrictive that the HD remake or the CD version are.

Couldn't it be part of the Windows 10 requirement? They are pretty similar

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