Ages of Empires: Definitive Edition
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyPlECHiXcM
My dad is a big fan of the original Age of Empires, and years ago I played every game (though not as intended, I was too young for that). I was wondering why the original AoE wasn't on Steam like the others, but it seems like they were just waiting for the 20th anniversary. Currently it's in opt-in beta.
Thoughts on the HD graphics and new OST? I personally prefer the original pixel art graphics and MIDI soundtrack.
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@LB_ I could not approve of this more. I could never get into the second or third one. My favorites in the series will always be that one and 'Mythology.
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@LB_ said in Ages of Empires: Definitive Edition:
I personally prefer ... MIDI soundtrack.
The MIDI soundtrack was horrible! Was quite a shock when I heard that the first time, being used to the CD-quality soundtrack.
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@Atazhaia With the disk I have, the game plays a different set of music depending on whether you have the disk in the drive while the game is running or not. Is that what you're talking about? Both sets of songs sound like MIDI to me.
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@LB_ Like a bunch of other games of the time it had the soundtrack as normal CD audio, which would play on supported hardware. And due to MIDI devices being a bit hit-and-miss at times, for me the CD soundtrack is vastly superior as it sounds both good and sounds the same on whatever computer it's played on. And, you can even put it in any CD player just to listen to the soundtrack!
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@Atazhaia I remember that being the case for Age of Kings, but not the original Age of Empires. It's been a very long time though, I'd have to find the disk and check.
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@Atazhaia said in Ages of Empires: Definitive Edition:
Like a bunch of other games of the time it had the soundtrack as normal CD audio,
Starsiege Tribes was so much better if you put Rob Zombie's Hellbilly Deluxe in the CD drive. Somehow the tracks all matched up with the game's maps perfectly.
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This is a video by a guy who was, at some point in the past, part of the dev team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umjNs1L96yoI didn't realize it would be Windows Store + Windows 10 only, I hope that changes someday.
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@LB_ If it's like Killer Instinct, it'll come to Steam in two years.
