Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition - All Unique Units Comparison - Original vs Remaster

[@remgl5431]

Now this is what we call a *Reforged*

[@RolandTemplar]

Yep

[@battlestar7615]

Nope, it is only a remastered not a reforged

[@RolandTemplar]

@@battlestar7615 os better still

[@mortache]

@@battlestar7615 really? Its more like building a completely new game inspired by the old one

[@thessop9439]

That's why a *Definitive* is superior

[@zeroomega3781]

Samurai: Checking their katana every 2 seconds

[@Domini_I]

- Wher..! Its here, fine then

[@ghostknight2011]

Nani?

[@notevencalm]

*THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR POPULATION*

[@ElPeppito]

Hm yes, its still there, good....................WHERE IS MY KATANA DID YOU TAKE MY KATA- hmm its still here

[@manhngo3618]

1:00 . that's right (y)

[@marcello7781]

Finally Mongols and Byzantines managed to calm down their horses.

[@asterlofts1565]

But now the Samurais are like crazy with their Katanas... although that makes them funnier... it's like they are paranoid and ready to fight like good suicidal Japanese.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@asterlofts1565 uP

[@pablovirus]

The elephants also move very fast lmao

[@BasileusHorus]

Thats what I loved most, horses more ready for battle than riders.

[@caoduynguyenvuong3016]

While the Bolyars' horses now gone wild and the Magyar Huszars still couldn't calm theirs.

[@juanfranciscosanda6780]

DE Samurai be like: "My katana its ok? Oh yes it is-WAIT WHERE IS MY KATANA oh here it is, looks good... Ok wanna see it again oh yeah everything in order, i love my sheated kata-NEED TO CHECK JUST IN CASE"

[@ucthebadvc134]

Thats funny^^

[@someorclad9738]

Can't blame them. If I got a cool sword, I wanna draw it out from time to time. Just got hyped up and all you know what I'm saying.

[@xktwnxl4zlx213]

Nice~~~

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@someorclad9738 Indonesian

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@someorclad9738 Indonesian

[@asdf-un9gs]

When I was a child, they always looked like the ones on the right...

[@danfontaine8179]

Lower resolution screens everywhere. You were used to it.

[@MysticAura-vs1ps]

How old are you?

[@asdf-un9gs]

@@MysticAura-vs1ps 35 now

[@elgatocasanovafumadordeeuc5382]

@@asdf-un9gs wtf rlly?

[@M0D776]

@@asdf-un9gs time really does fly by...

[@mekal779]

I havent played since the original conquerors expansion holy cow there are a lot of civilizations now

[@thejuggernault9647]

the expansions and the new Civs were: Forgotten empires: - Incas - Indians - Italians - Magyars - Slavs African Kingdoms: - Berbers - Ethiopians - Malians - Portuguese Rise of the Rajas: - Burmese - Khmer - Malay - Vietnamese Definitive Edition: - Bulgarians - Cumans - Lithuanians - Tatars you know the rest

[@250914616672152]

a lot of civs came out on the HD expansions, i think 4-5 per expansion

[@shahranmahmood3366]

They added 4 more in definitive edition which aren't here.

[@prankstereddy]

@@shahranmahmood3366 you tripping?? Covered all the civs there is.

[@prankstereddy]

@@housshil3675 u guys are correct he did miss it. sorry

[@cesararrieta7854]

I like to see the horses jumping and doing things that the horses do

[@tiffles3890]

Watch a documentary.

[@TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo]

That's what I liked about the original one. The remastered, the horses just stay still. I really don't like it.

[@Nostalgia_Addict]

@@TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo they look like statues. Lifeless when standing still

[@buildinasentry1046]

@@TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo but in this video they are moving but at different points than the original

[@vmsh9810]

Not in all horses, in fact some units from the definitive edition move more than the original

[@AS.47]

Thanks for showing the units from every angle and even having the same background on each side. Very professional video.

[@johnjaehwan]

See Blizzard? this is how to remaster. take note please.

[@balnur7995]

Graphics wise Reforged wasnt even that bad, the unit models especially were for most part great imrovements....everything else though....

[@cutenoob21354]

@@balnur7995 yes :((

[@balnur7995]

@@erundorgames8941 Well yes they were, you would have to be quite blind not to see how much the units were improved. Although again here I have to say that job was not even done by Blizzard, but by outsourced studio...

[@cyjeroxloadstar587]

Erundor Games stop saying « barely any » you are overeacting to support your statement. They are quite improved and of an higher quality. We can all agree saying that reforged was a failure but let’s be fair.

[@sharilshahed6106]

they did upgrade the og Starcraft, in fairness.

[@gluaykrairiksh]

The soundtrack reminds me of my childhood soooooo much 😭 used to play this game almost every day when i was young

[@moazzamlxxl]

Jaguar warriors are like King from Tekken

[@ags8507]

its the other way around

[@1594fefe]

And Rattan archers are like Raiden

[@dsjenzen]

Persian War Elephants should be radically redesigned to incorporate a rider/mahout, just like Battle Elephants. It will be more realistic.

[@napolien1310]

My 8 years old self is crying inside

[@justarandomguy5731]

Same ;-;

[@MeDicenEvelyn]

Same Bro :'D

[@DrsJacksonn]

I always liked the ones that were completely different from regular units. Like the Chu Ko Nu who fired arrows like machine guns. Or the teutonic knight, who was like the hoplite in AoE1.

[@AEGISAOE]

or mangudai shred rams or longbowman hits u from fog of war

[@NomanJohan]

This is a really well done remaster by Microsoft and Relic. Well done guys. You didn't destroy a classic.

[@PixXx31]

Just fyi, relic made age 4. Age 2 DE is made by Forgotten Empires.

[@NomanJohan]

@@PixXx31 Aren't the modder group that started Forgotten Empire work for Relic now?

[@satyakisil9711]

@@NomanJohan no, they have their own studio.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@NomanJohan Some of Forgotten Empires devs help out on AoE 4 regarding balancing.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

It’s not made by Relic you dimwit lmao

[@MrSwordstroker]

One important fact is that the older models are not ever viewed at such close distance and designed to look better from the distance of the original resolution.

[@SCDJMU]

Take a look Blizzard. This is how you do remasters.

[@RolandTemplar]

Hahha yeah

[@berserker2551]

Yeah 😎

[@sharilshahed6106]

@Kemm Miarvil warcraft reforged is the crap everyone is hating. SC R is fine.

[@widadmapandre2831]

My complain is with the teutonic knights. They used to have different pose now its just one

[@Leon-oc4em]

I knew it was a long shot but I was hoping for a shield.

[@tsugoiotaku7412]

i thought that they were black bearded man xDD now i see that they just wear a black helmet

[@Mishu777]

I used to see them as vampires now i can see their helm clearly

[@NickkTran]

They look like penguin in the old one.

[@motazal-hyari692]

they looked like old ladies in old ver

[@marufyaman9561]

hd editon: 114p definitive edition: 720p

[@orestisanguridis4372]

Did you mean 144p?

[@manupainkiller]

@@orestisanguridis4372 Yes, he meant that. But think of it, if it would be about his dick size...he wouldn't make the mistake by saying 11 instead of 14 !

[@thephoenix8036]

@@manupainkiller someone is edgy

[@firstcooommment3675]

1:51 They still look badass

[@SuperCaelum]

4:15 YOU'VE GOT TO PIMP MY RIDEEEE.

[@kronokryro]

HAHAHA

[@vvvppp6021]

yo dawg, we heard you like feathers ....

[@martonszcsaba]

But unfortunately those are not Magyar Hussars. Those are the Polish Winged Hussars. Magyars also had Hussars but they looked differently. Even the original work did not get the Magyar Hussar real look but that was closer. Dont get me wrong it looks awesome, but we like our polish buddies and the Winged Hussar is their trademark. :)

[@sharilshahed6106]

@@martonszcsaba ok

[@rickiryuin]

Those samurai really love looking at their katanas xD Excellent video!! ❤

[@_semih_]

Yup they are checking their katana every 2 seconds 😂

[@_semih_]

Nobody: Samurai: oh its here it's OK. *2 second later* Samurai: hey are you there my katana? *Checking it again* ... 😅

[@yuhin4694]

Remember using Woad Raiders like crazy back in the days, they are one of the (if not the) best unique units

[@h.m.s.belfast4047]

*Looks how they improved my boy*

[@kimkimashepherd8041]

Miss those rainy days in saturday when i used to played this game. Back when weekends are so special.

[@pcdeltalink036]

Staring at the new Kamayuk I saw a flicker out of the corner of my eye and thought for a second the old version had lights in their spears.

[@davidblagoev8044]

Holy shit the old models look so much better... for me personally their vagueness makes space for the viewers imagination. Now I know that Brit's longbowman actually had a helmet instead of what I though to be big dark hair and I don't like this fact.

[@buildinasentry1046]

You’re on of those guys who prefer books over movies I take it?

[@andrewramadhanar]

this is the typical content i'd love to see. i hope you cover the rest units

[@kutejikashi1959]

Well, they all look *Definitive*

[@MrHixz]

i like it more when each unit moves with a lil bit different pace from each other, it feels like they have diff personality not just a copy paste robot :D

[@bla2030]

I see those Byzantine Cataphracts received the love they needed, at last! Much improved!

[@willemverheij3412]

The teutonic knights look so amazing now, only a shame the cross on their tunic is not always black as it should be. A colored cape is enough to show team color. Cathapract might have gotten the best improvement out of all of them though, but generally I like all improvements. Just a shame the player colors aren't that great outside of red and orange. The rest could be muted a little to look more like a color that might have been used in history.

[@Serird]

Yeah, but you need bright colors to make everything quickly recognizable.

[@willemverheij3412]

@@Serird Could be a bit less bright though. The original yellow color was so much better, the new one is a bit green. I do like that the new green is consistent with its mini-map color. Blue could be more muted easily, no other color looks like it. Grey could better be black to stand out more.

[@TheBoneKing]

Actually expected them to change janissary but dissappointed cause they're looking like rifleman with karate gi's

[@bugrabal1836]

Yeah i feel you bro

[@cadunkus]

They could have added the Janissary hat.

[@kutejikashi1959]

@@cadunkus well, with the hat they looked like KKK. Pretty controversial if you ask me. The same reason why they not put those hats on the original game

[@jacobnion2525]

@@kutejikashi1959 I get that for the original game where everything was pixelated. But now in high res? The actual janissary headwear is pretty distinguishable from that. They could have done that these days.

[@kutejikashi1959]

@@jacobnion2525 Well, with this generation of easily offended people, the devs probably think that the hat thingy was just too risky to be added. I think they still make a good decision.

[@Vincentdeoliveira]

Left: How the classic looked like Right: How we thought the classic looked like in the back of our minds going down memory lane :D

[@0428733]

all of the new ones be looking thicc

[@avortinus6031]

Which is ugly

[@7dayspking]

Yeah a bit ugly and cartoonish.

[@colourred9752]

When a remastered is better than a reforged.

[@c182SkylaneRG]

They still forgot to give Janissaries their distinctive white hats, which were literally the defining item that MADE them "Janissaries" vs any other soldier with an early gun... And I liked the older War Elephant animations: if you ever watch African Elephants, they DO wave their ears around like that all the time, because they're fanning themselves with them. Those are basically giant radiators. Standing there and swaying, and especially so often and so quickly, doesn't resemble a graceful giant in the least bit...

[@vuivui4273]

1:51 perfect unit to take back the Holy Land

[@m_5373]

*DEUS VULT!*

[@hailsatan2712]

3:07 the elephants are listening to motorhead \m/

[@m_5373]

It's "What is love"

[@johnwickinyt3017]

samurai: where's my katana, oh it's here *1 second later* samurai: oh s**t i need to check if it's still here

[@ronalduzcategui1818]

3:02 New metalhead elephants 🤘

[@m_5373]

It's "What is love"

[@StraightEdgeNexus]

I don't know how I feel about cataphract. The DE one is historically accurate, sure and they still look good. But the old cataphract looked so badass. The designs also matched their stats. The new catas feel like they should have 3 or 4 base pierce armor but they still melt against archers. Catas attack rate is among the fastest and the new catas with same rate looks unbelievable

[@sharilshahed6106]

When I first saw them I (used by enemy team) wondered if it were some evolution from the light cavalries. It doesn’t look that different for me to bother much now.

[@54Specter]

I enjoy the new designs but... the elephants definitely seem to have gotten into the barrels of alcohol or something. They idle like they're about to topple over. I wish there was a bit of way to randomize the units movements it seems a be off even with so few units to all move the same way the same time.

[@JadedForever1]

Not everything can be perfect to the smallest detail. Tsk

[@Nemausos]

@@JadedForever1 Everything can be perfect and that perfection is called AOE2.

[@Caysari]

actually elephants were feed wine before fighting its historical fact :D

[@JadedForever1]

@@Caysari ooooo. To make the go crazy 🤪

[@Greggee100]

would have been k to hear the elephants roar when going into a skirmish...

[@iTzTiMeToJuMp]

Why didnt they add in idle animations for boats? They could have added some kind of rocking motion to make it look like theyre actually on water...

[@Greggee100]

it would have been k to rear the wood crackling on boats when they were moving on water

[@loganfong2911]

I mean at least the flags, if not the sails, on the caravels need to show some movement...

[@theinternetshavecome1640]

I never realised War Elephants had those spiked leg band things. They're even on the original sprites as well.

[@lod340]

The war elephants are feeling the beat 🤣🤣🤣

[@catcalico6930]

I've never played updated versions of AoE2 other than the original 1999 game but the graphics for the DE are just incredible. Extrely lifelike and awesome

[@berserker2551]

Age of empires will come with me in the grave when I will die.

[@7dayspking]

Surprised it was you who uploaded this, been waiting on basically this exact video for months.

[@terii3695]

Ratan archer in DE now looks like heavy archer like the description

[@TheBikeOnTheMoon]

yeah, they looks way more awsome than in HD, like some kinda imperial guard archers in the palace

[@terii3695]

@@TheBikeOnTheMoon in HD they just looks like Vietnamese rice Farmers with bow and arrow

[@rexcolt9742]

Eagle Warriors are technically unique. Should have been included in this video. I mean, Imperial upgrades made the cut...

[@lizdepictor90]

What irks me is the way some idle animations loop, like the War Elephants, they don't look natural at all. I like how Teutonic Knights look.

[@godisforever7263]

The elephants in DE are vibing to the ost.

[@ElPeppito]

Do one with hero units please, they did unique models for them

[@Vrangsynn]

Huskarls no longer with 1970s bell-bottoms :(

[@jckcc]

I always thought Berserks wore some kind of orange hood mask until I saw they were actually beards and hair

[@pathakjay5002]

3:04 affraid of no one. Monk Enters. Situtation intensifies...

[@mrcopycat2355]

Damn, seeing these updated models brings a tear to my eye. This game was my childhoold "EET FEER. TOLL. TOLL. GOGO! GOGO!"

[@campbellstomato]

Wololo

[@satyakisil9711]

Even the music is remastered, it feels so good.

[@CHR3S_1]

I like the older ones more. They all have animations that make them look alive, the newer ones just stand around and have a breathing animation.

[@garurumon1203]

Buf... not me. The old ones are aging terribly.

[@CHR3S_1]

@@garurumon1203 The older ones also had more effort put into it. Let's take the Samurai Animation as an example, in the older version there were multiple poses for the samurai (standing, sheathing sword, holding the sword on back) while in the newer version the Samurai not only has his sword backwards but also only has 1 animation.

[@brandonmarcial2792]

@1:40 they forgot to animate flame on the torches?!

[@sheetalkulkarni6337]

Yeah they have a lot more work

[@sharilshahed6106]

pretty sure they're only lit when in action, which would make it more realistic.

[@Yora21]

If that is HD, I am glad I don't remember how the game originally looked.

[@GeorgeMasterclass]

The best remaster ever!

[@jesseharrold1812]

The bucklers on the hips of the longbowmen is a really nice touch.

[@stefanbacvanin6653]

WE need new AGE OF MITOLOGY!!!

[@56thCrusader]

As of this comment, 87 people prefer WC3:reforged.

[@Leon-oc4em]

YES finally, thank you

[@primoRJP]

Warcraft 3: Refunded left the chat

[@vuivui4273]

4:15 When the Winged Hussars arrived!

[@aruthorcarly]

War elephant Old: looks like elephant DE: *vibing;

[@Komunist88]

SWEET ! I loved this IMPERIAL RTS!!!!!

[@localman9063]

3:03 It was like those war elephants were nodding their heads to the beat of the background music. Lol

[@thewallachianbard6975]

You see Blizzard, this is how you remaster graphics, you make it look cool, not like something made in a sweatshop in a basement somewhere in china .

[@OldNerdPlayingOldPCGames]

Good job, big like dropped

[@anor_naur]

The Magyar Hussars aren’t supposed to have wings. Only Polish Winged Hussars had wings (duh).

[@favorius]

even ottoman akinjis had wings

[@mullerpotgieter]

Jannisaries look like armed choir boys

[@alpereo6730]

However in the real life they was completly different... they was red

[@mullerpotgieter]

@@alpereo6730 You'd also be after THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED *Awesome instrumental ensues*

[@elitemangudai1016]

tarkans no longer light their torches ? janissaries still lack their cape teutonic knights supposed to have white robe with black cross

[@furkansaryerli]

Tarkans only light their torches when they are not idle. Teutonic Knights' white robe and black cross would make the unit harder to recognise, for instance if the player 6 (Purple has a teutonic knight) but I assume its the player 7 (For having a black cross). That could cause some unit recognition problem. About jans, I do find their look a bit bland for a janissary. I wish they could get their hats.

[@JinnYoungKim]

I prefer old version. Remaster is great. But I can't get used to it....

[@kastanowthescorpion]

Hungarian hussars never had wings

[@RolandTemplar]

Samurai and templars were cavalry units, vikings dont wore Hornet helmets.. ur point?

[@LeeRenthlei]

Longbowman were horse mounted

[@Hfsm33]

@@LeeRenthlei Wot? The british ones were definitely not. The bow was too big to be used on horseback.

[@thessop9439]

Huszar*

[@Sagar_Patelv28]

@@RolandTemplar In Early period yes but later they sometimes (not always) chose to fight on foot as soon as gunpowder and anti cavalry tactics became dominant. Plus it's a multiplayer game rather than hard core history so balancing is needed thru out all factions

[@lunaluneta2695]

TEUTONIC KNIGHTS LOOKS ELEGANCE AND THEY ARE MOST POWERFUL FIGHTERS. I LOVE IT 😍

[@pattagame]

nice comparison - iam subscribed

[@joseantoniogaticabahamonde8417]

when i played Age 2 for the very first time, i thought that teutonic knights where black people with some sort of sunglasses, it is nice to see how different they look in DE.

[@zombee0036]

i never saw how much detail is in the unit graphics. i have both aoc without the hd, so the old cd version, but also bought the aoc de. i am actually blown away now and glad i supported the devs ^^

[@towkirshuvo97]

AOE franchise is without any doubt the BEST strategy game franchise ever and it still is💖💖💖💖💖💖. Change my mind.

[@sin5946]

definitive units has less idle movements, I think thats a point where the older versions were better. Also the weapons in most case look bigger or strange, which doesn't resembles the original designs, but in overall the quality update is visible as well.

[@svenhassel1312]

The winged hussar it's more like Polish. ( There are some depictions of Hungarian winged hussars, but not typical...) But the unit looks good.

[@911Maci]

they just slapped a shield with Árpád lanes on the polish winged ones

[@boss0800]

There is a mod to replace that.

[@twinsen1949]

WINGED HUSSARS BABY! Although the Winged hussars were heavy cavalry if I recall correctly, and the Magyar Hussars are more of a... less light-light cavalry instead of actual heavy.

[@Isengardien]

Yes, the units in the AoE are very unaccurate as I see

[@Sabartoasfaloi]

So, you are wrong, the first hussar hungarian and HEAVY!!! Do not compare the 1450 hussar with 1850! Totally different! in XV. century during hungarian black army lead by Mathias Rex! Hussar (Húsz-ár) in hungarian (translate: Twenty-Price) i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/7b/19/d17b1958e63eaf2b7b2ae1160b1b75f5.jpg

[@7dayspking]

@@Sabartoasfaloi That image in no way represents any soldier anywhere in Europe during the 15th century. His harness looks much more similar to something in the 17th century or very late 16th and even then it's got it's issues. You should look for art from the 15th century rather than trying to interpret random reenactment images. Go and find hungarian manuscript from 1450-1480 and come back to us with an image of that instead. Hungarian fresco, tapestry or manuscript miniature (images in manuscript.)

[@Sabartoasfaloi]

@@7dayspking commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anonymous_Armor_of_Stephen_B%C3%A1thory_09.jpg static.wixstatic.com/media/bf68ac_018c135500f84e44aa62664331f853df~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_386,al_c,q_80/bf68ac_018c135500f84e44aa62664331f853df~mv2.webp Bathory István hussar armour replica from 1500 www.amazon.fr/Generic-Combinaison-m%C3%A9di%C3%A9vale-Breastplate-VAMBRACES/dp/B07NZCPMW1 Antonio Bonfini the main sources, Black army of Hungary

[@7dayspking]

@@Sabartoasfaloi Only one of those is historical and it's an incomplete and very late 16th century harness. These armours have absolutely nothing to do with Hungarian configurations of the 1450s, you're more than 100 years off. You might as well arm them with flintlock pistols. Bathory ruled in the 1570s and wasn't even born until the 1530s. I'll tell you to do the same thing I did last time again. Go look for Hungarian frescos, miniatures, tapestry's or other Hungarian art from the 1450s-1480s. See how the Hungarians saw themselves. Come back to me when you find some. What you find is going to be far from ideal to your narrative which is why you've returned instead with one late 16th century original and two pages of reproductions that do not list any specific original they're based on allowing you to attach whatever date you want to it. You'll probably find many of the Hungarians are more heavily armoured than your late 16th century Hussar, wearing full steel armour from head to toe and a visored helmet or a helmet with a gorget or bevor.

[@toyosatomimi]

Look how they *improved* my boy...

[@jjhh320]

Something about the old ones being not quite smooth looking and just a little bit hard to discern make me love them way more than the DE. Idk, always liked how the graphics weren't perfect for this game but you saw exactly what you needed and sometimes a mapmaker would work some real magic to make things look phenomenal

[@unearthlyenemy]

I think I preferred the slower, more deliberate animations of the original for some of these. Namely, the Samurai. They seem more anxious for combat than a Huskarl or Berserker, the latter of which I expected to be looking around for something to fight constantly. The Elephants have a groove to them, so that's okay with me, and I do like the less hyperactive idles of the new cavalry units. As a suggestion, the Teutonic Knights should be made to instill a dominating presence through a body stance adjustment, and an animation that's as slow as their movement speed. wat do u think

[@mrjblacc85]

I really like how much more calm the cavalry is

[@constanciocloro682]

Great video

[@DoodleDan]

For some weird reason I like the old ones better.. nostalgia maybe?

[@ghastlyghandi4301]

I don’t know this is normal, but one time I was playing on islands with an Aztec player and for some reason he had war-carts.

[@SABaruj]

men, the persian elephant looks awesome, really menacing

[@nicolaorsi4862]

This is awesome, will you make a video for heroes too?

[@benberk8541]

That HD water at 2:42 looks better than the DE water

[@japsingh8497]

Very good to the point video

[@CmdrDingus]

Those samurai keep checking their swords like 'yes that is sharp.'

[@Patton243]

Those Persian War Elephants on DE look amazing compared to the old AOE2.