Been playing aoe2 for 15+ years and its still my go to game
@robertocortes8971 Жыл бұрын
Hi Hera
@emilbirkedal8430 Жыл бұрын
And you are quite good at it..
@kurtos9 Жыл бұрын
@@emilbirkedal8430 i guess he isn’t bad at it
@apan990 Жыл бұрын
@@kurtos9 id go as far to say hed even win some tournaments should he compete in them.
@adrianfawkes2932 Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥
@admiralsfleet2668 Жыл бұрын
I used to love reading the encyclopedia on the main menu. AOE2 nurtured my love of history and provided me with information before it could be so easily found on the internet. Often when I read or think about historical periods I subconsciously associate with my time playing AOE2. The conquerors expansion was one of the best expansions in video game history
@isphus Жыл бұрын
I actually had a high school paper i wrote using Age of Empires as a source (those "civilization history" entries in the game). I just... read the credits, found the guy in charge of the historical research team and quoted him on the paper. Don't think the teacher ever found out lol.
@MorwenWhyte Жыл бұрын
Me too, I think it sparked an interest in history I didn't had before that and I now give for granted but it all started around 2000 with AoE II and it's Conquerors expansion.
@leviturner3265 Жыл бұрын
I have not spent that much time playing Age of Empires II. The time I have spent, I have enjoyed much like I have with Age of Empires IV. Mostly, however I spent a lot of time playing Age of Empires III. That game got me really interested in history from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
@mcmerry2846 Жыл бұрын
encarta
@Natsu-jf6br9 ай бұрын
yeah when i was younger aoe 2 was like homeschool history teacher for me 💯☺️📜
@PS-xu7wj Жыл бұрын
That valentines day card has got to be the cutest thing I've ever seen.
@MiniMackeroni Жыл бұрын
Relationship goals
@maxmustsleep Жыл бұрын
@@MiniMackeroni true!
@FrenziedManbeast5 ай бұрын
I made my wife a bespoke William T. Riker Rash Valentine's Day Card years ago and it's still discussed regularly in our home. Bravo team-DannyWife.
@SoapSoapCrayon Жыл бұрын
It was truly a pleasure to be at one of the sister studios on these projects. The level of passion and desire to ship an incredible product was a great feeling. We didn't crunch, we didn't destroy ourselves. We got extra time and resources where needed, and I think the results speak for themselves. Sure there were problems, as there are in all endeavours, but the brilliance and passion of all the teams shone through.
@celsus7979 Жыл бұрын
It shows in the details, like the sounds. Some are so iconic that i remember them from playing the game when it came out.
@laka1469 Жыл бұрын
Good to hear a studio not taking advantage of developers' passions to abuse them with crunch.
@DraconianEmpath Жыл бұрын
@@celsus7979would be nice if they brought back the tarkan thumps though :P
@sadbravesfan Жыл бұрын
What role did you have there may I ask?
@morbuskobold4233 Жыл бұрын
You Guys are Awesome! Very well made and fun recreation of the RTS Spirit in General. I will buy every DLC for AoE2 till my life ends, just cause. Even if i don't have the Time to play that much anymore. PS: Looking forward to the Rome DLC and the bug fixing afterwards. Keep going. That was hell of a Comeback.
@T-West Жыл бұрын
One of the great aspects of being such a popular game is that there are so many people who enjoy it in different ways. Whether playing it, modding it, or just watching it. It's one of those games where it feels like almost everyone who touched a video game in the 90's has played or at least has heard about Age of Empires. But the revival started before 2018. Aoe2 HD Edition was rather poorly received among the existing Aoe2 esports community. But a fan-made mod called the UserPatch continued adding in new features to the original CD version, including rotatable Gates, a spectator mode, reduced lag and improved performance, better AI scripting features, and a whole lot more. Many of the features in Aoe2 DE originated from this mod. We ported the new civilizations that were made for the HD Edition to this version, and before the DEs were released Microsoft actually sponsored tournaments on this "unofficial" version. The availability of the spectating mode was one of the major reasons the Aoe2 Twitch streaming and esports scenes grew into what they are today.
@zonetropper Жыл бұрын
Hi twest. When are you gonna do a pacifist aoe2 demo run ;)
@nymets1104 Жыл бұрын
Lets Go Mets!
@ManthanPandYEAH Жыл бұрын
Hey T-West big Fan of your work, love you content. wish you and SOTL make some collab content - that would be fun
@belisarian6429 Жыл бұрын
Indeed, it was slow buildup, for me Spirit of The Law and T90 awoke my interest in the game while back, and in my opinion were one of the aspects of why game remained popular and got enough attention to receive DE version.
@kieranrollinson8750 Жыл бұрын
OMG!!!!!!! IT IS T-WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, DOES THE VIDEO CREATOR KNOW THAT AOE 2 ORIGINAL WAS ALSO RELEASED ON PLAYSTATION 2?????????? :D :D
@mauromerconchini Жыл бұрын
I grew up as a young kid in Cuba who was lucky enough to have access to a computer via some family friends. This was one of the very few videogame experiences I got to have as a young child, and it's responsible for making me foster a love for the medium as a whole. Thank you Danny and crew. Thank you to the old teams at Ensemble. Thank you to the devs who are keeping these games going today. Thank you for being such a big part of my childhood.
@OscarDiaz-nn9ch Жыл бұрын
Bro AOE is well known in the entire island. We even ran it at the Computer labs. I had a pentium 4 with 512 of ram, probably the best pc in the neighborhood in 2005 😂. I remember saving the game every 5 minutes in case there would be an outage, you know those were the days. I have saved files in that same pc. I think there was a Cuban mission that someone made for us to enjoy.
@DwAboutItManFr Жыл бұрын
How the fuck did you get acess to it???? I mean in Cuba???
@OscarDiaz-nn9ch Жыл бұрын
@@DwAboutItManFr by pirating the heck out of it like just about anything 🤣 Ppl who had family in other countries could bring the copies of the game, same with movies and music. I’ve watched all Harry Potter movies in a CD in the lowest quality possible 🤣
@toangomo Жыл бұрын
Like here in Vietnam, we played AOE1 as a kid, like an e-sport game. in the 2000s With a weak computer and 300 MB storage, we can easily set up and play with friends with epic 4vs4 matches and dozen audiences standing around. Kids gather and play AOE1 (or watch people play) This is a typical day in every village or town in Vietnam. That is why until today, AOE1 is still popular among Vietnamese fans. A top player Livestream may reach 400,000 people watching simultaneously on Facebook alone. We had the same childhood bro. Best wishes to the Cubans brother.
@rimaq_ Жыл бұрын
@@DwAboutItManFrbruh Cuba has computers just old ones (so ideal to play OG AoE II) and piracy is a thing all over the global south, get real
@sprEEEzy Жыл бұрын
Age of Empires 2 really has a soul! It's something that most other games today lack. I'm back to playing it after 20 years, and I'm enjoying it as much as in '99!
@user-fq8se3bu8g Жыл бұрын
havent seen ur stream in a while. u still streaming?
@AEGISAOE Жыл бұрын
we need also aoe1 and aoe3
@saidmekki1293 Жыл бұрын
more like your soul is stuck in nostalgia
@Brigtzen Жыл бұрын
@@saidmekki1293 no, i just found out about it a few months back and im loving it! Really does have a soul id say
@tiffles3890 Жыл бұрын
Playing the William Wallace tutorial campaign in the OG AoE II demo was one of my formative experiences in childhood.
@spicytranslations9604 Жыл бұрын
Best game ever. The older the game gets the more popular it becomes. An RTS classic.
@Dr.looksmaxxer Жыл бұрын
Not the case with the first one .. its actually only the second one received will because its the more successful version of aoe1 and its came in the golden age of rts and its was easier to run and easier to play
@ar11999 Жыл бұрын
number one is Counter-Strike of all times and for ever!
@ArawnOfAnnwn Жыл бұрын
@@ar11999 No, number one is Dwarf Fortress. :)
@Imperiused Жыл бұрын
The very definition of a classic!
@AEGISAOE Жыл бұрын
@@ar11999 you can even now find servers from the cs 1.6
@physicsmonkey2 Жыл бұрын
Would love to see a documentary about just Aoe2. The way its community and pro scene kept it alive. How people like T90 popularised it on KZbin and how new content was added before definitive edition was released
@workoutandread Жыл бұрын
They should hire you as a writer because what the are producing now is absolute garbage.
@RAZKEN. Жыл бұрын
I remember back in the day when I accidently put the AOE2 CD in my portable player and discovered that you could play the soundtrack without having to fire up the game I was blown away!
@utki1808 Жыл бұрын
WHAT? You could do that?! I've literally left the game running just to have AOE2 ambient music running in the background. Wish I knew this haha.
@LucasCunhaRocha Жыл бұрын
most old PC games were like this since they recorded the CDs as an audio disc in the first sections of the disc.
@lukehawksbee Жыл бұрын
You could do this with a bunch of old PlayStation games too.
@Krzych66665 Жыл бұрын
I did the same thing with total annihilation, amazing soundtrack
@shaunw9092 Жыл бұрын
I did this with Half-Life too.
@AyushBahuguna Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy they mentioned Age of Mythology! The fact that they will be incorporating what they learnt with the other definitive editions into AoM Retold is very exciting and I have really high hopes that it'll be the fantastic revamp that the AoM series always deserved.
@Spamster3212 Жыл бұрын
I've loved AoM since I was a kid, I'm looking forward very much to Retold, especially since Extended Edition + Tale of the Dragon was kind of a mess.
@todallard8791 Жыл бұрын
AoM was great for the single player on release but the online multiplayer was so bad it drove players away, there were many of us back then who played AOE2 and were exited for AoM and shortly after AoM came out we were going back to AOE2 then the zone was shut down.
@Voo504Doo Жыл бұрын
i literally play aom everyday still
@DarkysLPs Жыл бұрын
"I wololove you" Holy shit that made my heart melt
@AnthonyAvon Жыл бұрын
I can only speak for AoE 2 DE, and all I have to say is... OMG IT'S SO GOOD AND IT JUST KEEP GETTING BETTER! We all saw the horrible remasters of popular games in recent years, and this is the example of the opposite. The devs working on this have improved the original in every single way, completely preserving the spirit of the game. I could not be happier.
@devilsolution9781 Жыл бұрын
3 wasnt bad, they remade skins on certain units and added super zoom which made distinguishing difficult on mass scale. However tue breath of life is a blessing, updates etc
@devilsolution9781 Жыл бұрын
I have over 100 houra on 2de which was ablast before 3de
@milkteaalliance1748 Жыл бұрын
Age of kings amd conquerers is the best. DE uses the new 4k crap and new animations looks retarded. They should have just added more bonuses to the age of lings level of tech. But they are obsessed with 4k but it doesnt leave room for imagination plus the details ironically look blury in the end. 3d sucks
@Prometheus727225 күн бұрын
Because the devs truly love the game their creating.
@TheObsessiveGamer Жыл бұрын
If there is one series that brought me into PC gaming, it was this series when I was a child. Played it so damn much as a kid and I love seeing its revival. I didn't realize how well the Definitive Editions were done till I saw this video, I must get this! Thanks for covering this and bringing attention to it.
@rickychardzz Жыл бұрын
Welcome in the age family. If you want there is a big nations cup happening with only 6 nations left ! And KOTD5 qualifiers 2! Enjoy
@celsus7979 Жыл бұрын
You've got to check the aoe2 channels on twitch! Great streamers and players, tournaments, explanations and fun 😆
@FrostGiantStudios Жыл бұрын
We were very happy to see Stormgate included here! It's been great to see the resurgence in popularity for Age of Empires and other RTS games. We firmly believe the best days for RTS are still ahead and we hope you all enjoy playing our game!
@brandon86678 ай бұрын
Excited for your game!
@MusicaX79 Жыл бұрын
One of my greatest regrets in life was giving up on the community when MSN Gaming shut down the servers. I wish I had stuck to the game, instead of moving on to other games like League Of Legends. The AOE2 Community while it has a large resurgence in players as of late is still a close group that doesn't put up with toxic players. If you are toxic they will just not play with you again. It's such a positive and open community.
@apan990 Жыл бұрын
ironically the only toxicity ive dealt with in game is in diplomacy maps (we had a group of like 50 some yrs ago and played it all the time) however what happened in the game stayed in the game (mostly) so it was healthy? toxicity lol. but in general i dont really come across anyone toxic, and if i do its usually settled in a rematch, whether as a team game or 1v1.
@celsus7979 Жыл бұрын
I've watched different games on twitch and i have to say the aoe2 streams and community is the nicest on there. It's rare to see negativity!
@ayesaac Жыл бұрын
It's a little disappointing that an Age documentary only has a single throwaway line to the community who actually kept this game alive, and started building up its popularity again to justify a remake. There was a small but extremely dedicated playerbase long before definitive edition came out, and I completely credit streamers like T90 and the competitive scene for the resurrection of the series. They were getting eyeballs on this game and rebuilding a community around it long before Definitive Edition came out. I played Age back in the early 2000's, when I was younger than 10. I got back into it in 2017 because of the competitive scene and the streamers. Microsoft have done really well with the development side of things (for the most part), but that's not what resurrected these games. This is not a story about a company deciding to remake some games out of the blue and actually doing well. This is a story of a dedicated, passionate fanbase bringing a franchise back from the dead. There's a reason AOE II is by far the most popular entry still. AOE II HD went from a Steam post-release trough half a year after release of 2.5k players steadily up toward averages of ~15k prior to DE's release. This wasn't the work of a development team, or a marketing department. It was the work of a community.
@celsus7979 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree! Streamers crowdfunding a prizepool for a showmatch made great content and helped players at the top with income and motivation. Only a great community could make this comeback happen
@WIBOMATIC Жыл бұрын
Amen. This doc was on pretty shaky ground from the moment he said "This all started back in 2018.."😂 Voobly and Forgotten Empires and streamers like t90 was where the comeback started.
@jasonscottjenkins Жыл бұрын
@@WIBOMATIC Voobly definitely bridged the gap for me.
@whuzzzup Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Also just wrote a comment about this. Interview someone from Forgotten Empires who worked on this game long before DE. And especially talk about how the eSports community kept this game alive that a DE even was considered. I will be bold: If it was not for T90, DE would not have been a thing.
@fuyoutubeck Жыл бұрын
yes, that's what I assumed the video was about in the first place when I preemptively liked the video, but I guess it was wholesome to listen to this East Asia looking dev he's such a nice and passionate guy, I didn't catch where he's from hence why I wrote it as East Asia looking, such a great dude
@NolDragon Жыл бұрын
Age of Empires is basically part of international culture by now.
@TheActualJae Жыл бұрын
23:56 I remember the Doom producers saying the same thing and it's just so true. It's a _game_ not a movie, not a book, not a TV show, but a _game_ . Player interaction is the entire point of the thing, so lets get to the fun as fast as possible 😊 It reminds me of something I often say to my wife when a game opens with 15 minutes of cutscenes, "If I wanted to watch a movie....I'd watch a movie." Let me hit that fun button! So I gotta love this sentiment right here.
@Enkelados35 Жыл бұрын
It's incredible how good they made the remakes and how responsive and active they have been in keeping the game alive, interesting and well balanced. They proved that when you do things right, a remake can be a truly new beginning.
@TheBalloonBob Жыл бұрын
Something blizzard could have done far better with War3 Reforged... :(
@TacoTco Жыл бұрын
The most timeless, enjoyable strategy game ever created. Let's hope they never stop making tournaments like Red Bull Wololo and KOTD.
@markdowse3572 Жыл бұрын
Not to forget Rage Forest 😁 and Nili's Apartment Cup and Hidden Cup... 😄
@vassilisa.n.1220 Жыл бұрын
You never forget one of your firsts loves as a game artist i got to say kudos to the artists remaking all the assets and animations, it turned out awesome.
@KyleRyanFilm Жыл бұрын
I haven't touched these games in over 20 years, and I'm getting chills just hearing some of these sounds from the game. The nostalgia rush is heavy. I can close my eyes and see the family computer setup I used to play AoE on.
@SL2797 Жыл бұрын
This documentary was really good, but I wish they had talked about how AoE1:DE pretty much failed, and how they decided to bring AoE1 to AoE2:DE with the Return of Rome DLC.
@jesus1021 Жыл бұрын
It didn't do that bad, then AoE2 came out soon after and it was just better.
@caseyb1346 Жыл бұрын
Most of us original aoe players switched from 1 to 2 back in 2000 and we never looked back. Aoe1 had major gameplay balance issues that aoe2 fixed. Which kinda explains why aoe2 is played competitively around the world, not aoe1.
@stevepittman3770 Жыл бұрын
How did I miss that AoE had come back from the dead in such a big way? I played AoE2 (perhaps the best RTS of all time) for endless hours with a buddy of mine and have so many great memories. Chomping my way through the Black Forest map with siege onagers, filling my battering rams with woad raiders and sending them across the map unsupervised (because if the enemy killed them they would then be accosted by the angry woad raiders inside who were way more dangerous than the ram itself), building massive defensive structures with bombard towers as China, razing whole cities from offshore with Spanish cannon galleons, and of course the endless waves of teutonic knight or war elephant spam. Such good times.
@martinnqueti8233 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome to come back to it, the AOE2 community Is amazing and so wholesome and helpful for newcomers
@MrArekrem Жыл бұрын
Bruh, come back to aoe2:de, the mp is alive and kicking
@stevepittman3770 Жыл бұрын
@@MrArekrem I don't really like playing competitively in games. Give me some friends and a good old fashioned comp-stomp any day.
@TihetrisWeathersby Жыл бұрын
AOE is the pinnacle of RTS
@willfieldsend Жыл бұрын
I’d say a tie between AOE 2 and C&C Red Alert 2
@angelo.strand Жыл бұрын
Nah it’s wargame red dragon
@crackazack510 Жыл бұрын
@@willfieldsend no love for warcraft2? 😢
@ineedpeopletogivememeaning99552 ай бұрын
TA?
@nicklasveva28 күн бұрын
Extremely deep, yet extremely accessible. That's what makes an RTS a great RTS. There are many RTS games that are way too complicated for anyone who has never played an RTS before, basically locking them out of playing that game unless they use youtube guides to understand how it all works.
@Dr.Happy11 Жыл бұрын
Shoutouts to the Forgotten guys with their amazing expansion that showcased the expansive the potential of AoE II, and to guys like SotL, T90, Memb, and many many more in the YT, Voobly, casting and competetive scenes, that kept the flame burning. And of course, to Lord Daut.
@Carlossa-619 Жыл бұрын
Great video!! Personally, I got into my first RTS experience with AoE2 just last year playing with my friends and it is sooo fun. With the recent new updates coupled with the great community I hope they keep their momentum
@CoffeeAndBusiness Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the community!!!!!!!!
@samos343guiltyspark Жыл бұрын
I grew up playing AOE, I'm 32 now, remembering playing the demo that released before the full game... My family, my brothers, my mum, we all played it and often. It just gets me in tears to hear the music and see the colours and graphics in all the beauty of the game reflect what my nostalgia remembers.
@Abraid_ Жыл бұрын
When you see the devs have passion like this for a game then it gets the players just as excited!
@luiz8755 Жыл бұрын
What made me brought Definitve Editions was the feeling that people behind such projects was passionate about it just like me. You can see and feel it in minimal details. Such passion is disappearing in many titles today.
@suningchen Жыл бұрын
Man, this is the kind of game I could even enjoy watching people play and not play myself, it's like watching a basketball match, and listening to analysts talking about buildings and units and etc.
@XPAction Жыл бұрын
This game is timeless
@WartimeFriction Жыл бұрын
AoE 1 and 2 were easily some of the most influential games of my childhood. I now get to watch my nephew play games from the series and enjoy it as I did when I was his age.
@jonc-1989 Жыл бұрын
I remember playing a pre-release version of AoE when I was like 9 due to my dad's job. Before this I was a C&C fan but AoE just completely took my imagination. Many hours spent playing it with my dad. The music, hearing WOLOLO, the battle sounds. Really makes me feel very nostalgic
@vikaskumarpatel5017 Жыл бұрын
I got a demo for this game in 2003 on a CD. We bought a new PC recently. We've never had PC before and without internet, we had no idea of PC gaming. My brother and I started the demo. We had no idea what we were supposed to do. Since we didn't have much to do on the PC, we keep coming back every day to understand the game. The only reason we kept coming back to the game was to hear... 'Passed down to you by Cuauhtemoc, Eagle Warrior of Tenochtitlan.............'. We hear the whole thing, try to understand the game slowly understood it. The sounds of the game were incredible, history part was amazing etc. Bought the game 3 times already........... Age of Empires II
@norrdal Жыл бұрын
Great documentary! I grew up playing the original AoE II and came back to the game during the pandemic, mainly because of T90's videos on KZbin. I'm amazed that this old game is now more popular then ever and it's great to see how much attention it gets, not only from fans, but also from sponsors who are putting more money into sponsorship deals and tournaments than ever before. There's a great community around it and a great competitive scene as well. And it's fun to see the game being played in so many different ways as well. Thanks to the devs for not only maintaining the game, but actively adding more features, DLCs, balance changes and even spreading out to different platforms.
@Derploop Жыл бұрын
I feel like this really misses the most important parts, despite being an interesting interview. Those are basically: Forgotten Empires, and T90. Those 2 entities basically revived the entire game from a front facing, publicity perspective. SOTL might do technical videos for people playing, but just the funny shenanigan casts/videos and Hidden Cup were so insane for making people realise the game was still around.
You have no idea how happy this makes me to see NoClip cover my favourite game. I bought it in 99, and chatted about plotted strategies in Maths with my pals. We'd play on 56k later on. Then repeat it the next day. It's the most wonderful game ever. So incredibly deep.
@ROCKSTAR3291 Жыл бұрын
I haven't touched AOE in 20 years but i'm glad the franchise is doing well after all these years because it was part of my childhood
@spinyslasher6586 Жыл бұрын
Why haven't you touched it? Are you allergic?
@neelchaudhary8993 Жыл бұрын
You should try to get back into it. I stuck by it and am glad the community is back to being interactive
@ROCKSTAR3291 Жыл бұрын
@@neelchaudhary8993 it's been too long, last time I played it was in like 2003, I don't think I have time to relearn the game anymore.
@neelchaudhary8993 Жыл бұрын
@@ROCKSTAR3291 The game is meant to be enjoyed and cherished. You don’t have to learn it. You’ll get goosebumps from just listening to the theme song when you open the leading page. You can also just play against easy bots have also have no idea what they are doing. Or you can do the easier single player campaigns. I usually play age in the weekends when I am free to do what I want. You should give it a try. Trust me, you won’t regret your decision
@spinyslasher6586 Жыл бұрын
@@ROCKSTAR3291 It isn't that tough. Just turn the AI down to the lowest difficulty and start playing from there.
@unwantedscrub Жыл бұрын
Noclip never misses. With the Prey documentary (my favorite game of all time) to AoE II (the first game I ever played).
@Pantelis_Psaroudakis Жыл бұрын
This was the first PC game I saw back in the day when my dad was playing it. I always kept returning to it and currently I am at over 1400 hours in AoE 2 DE. Such an immortal masterpiece. What I love most about it is the history. It gives the player incentive to research further and learn more about civilizations they possibly had never heard about, or even research further their own country's history. It really is a one of a kind game in my heart.
@LeftHans2God Жыл бұрын
Sometimes, you hear someone talk about their work and think "this person is doing what they were born to do." It's beautiful, really
@Wilipeidia Жыл бұрын
I played Age of Kings on my PS2, adored it. So was great to see them talk about a newer console version.
@church348 Жыл бұрын
i was blown away by how well AoE2 plays on console. took a little bit to get used to it, but once you get it, the game just feels so good
@cezarstefanseghjucan Жыл бұрын
It sure is a feat of game development.
@stephenohora4664 Жыл бұрын
I think the real turning point were the mods (Forgotton Empires, Age of Chivalry) and other aspects of keeping the community going by fans.
@overlordmateus407 Жыл бұрын
You're right, there are as many people playing Wars of Liberty mod as just the original age 3
@shauntempley9757 Жыл бұрын
@@overlordmateus407 I myself did not like Age 3, either the story or the multiplayer. It felt like a massive downgrade from what Age 2 did in every way, and almost like a variation of Age Of Mythology, which I liked, since I was playing myth civs. My issues with Mythology were the same for Age 3, and it was my dislike for having build limits for buildings and ships in multiplayer. While I disliked it in Mythology, I hated that aspect of the gameplay when I got to Age 3, after the vast building that could be done in Age 1 and 2. It limited the strategies for fighting in really disappointing ways that for me were frustrating and not enjoyable. As for the story in Age 3, it was annoying to get to Joan Of Arc as a campaign, get to the Aztecs, Mongols and Huns in Age 2, thinking I was about to go back to Europe's upheaval, then jump to America with a weird story that only hinted at history when a few characters showed up. There was plenty of history and a large number of military campaigns that were ignored by doing that time skip. History that even Empire Earth never explored. As for Age of Empires 1, its expansions, and Age of Empires 2 and its expansions, I loved them all!!
@Xandalfo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering the Age series! They're even bringing the Age 1 Civilizations into Age 2!
@cezarstefanseghjucan Жыл бұрын
Hehe, Return to Rome, alright, dropping on the 16th of May!
@apan990 Жыл бұрын
well technically just one civ, being romans, but you can play aoe1 via aoe2 (i still dont know how the hell it works exactly its so confusing lol).
@freundlichermensch7540 Жыл бұрын
Last year I was in Heidelberg for red bull wololo, and organized a public viewing for the games in a local pub, which was great. And before the games started i had a chat with two random guys in the pub. Turns out they played the game back in the games and were quite surprised that the game is still played to this day. They remembered some of the voice lines of the villagers and then I knew they were not lying, because you saw some passion in the eyes. But that seems quite common, people played the game as kid, but then moved on and some years later they rediscover the game again and it brings back all the joy and memories. I played age as kid, i played the HD version in middle school and as an adult i play the definitive edition. That said until the DE version i never played online, just against bots, and I know a lot of people who still love to play against the AI, rather then playing against other people.
@nicholaswoollhead6830 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see someone taking noticed of this incredible resurgence.
@sylfraeaveniore2684 Жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid being stuck playing and listening to Tango Alpha Bravo. AoE1 Expansion song. That song was my gateway to Age of Empires. Mom and dad were always busy with work that, neglecting me and my 3 siblings at the time. They felt bad, decided to buy a PC so it can at least keep us busy (future parents, prolly should never do this-- find time for your kids). Uncle was a huge PC nerd, and he actually built our PC at the time. Year of 2004 and we got our Windows XP. I was 5. He gave me a bunch of CDs filled with games. He taught me how to install them so if ever I got bored, I can just find another curious game I see based on cover. And among the hundreds of games he gave us, this was the most memorable for me. Given my age, I had a hard time controlling my units (still do to this day but got better motor skills obv). So I never got to playing above moderate difficulty. I was 8 or 9 when I stopped playing cuz unfortunately, a big storm came and broke our PC by getting it wet. We got a new PC but bringing more misfortune, we don't have the discs anymore and my uncle has a bad relationship with my dad. Couldn't bring myself to go ask him if he still had a copy of the game. Even now A cousin of mine still held a copy and happily gave me one. Then I was surprised there was a sequel. It was 2015 when I learned of AoE2 HD, and I played the game on my cousin's laptop. We tried everything we could to copy the game to my family PC but couldn't find a way. My cousin said he only got it from a friend of his, so his friend knew how to and was the only one who held the installer. At least we played against each other on AoE1 afterwards setting up LAN. Played until 2016 cuz my laptop broke that year lmao. My lil brothers and sister always had priority playing on the family PC and they didn't like me hogging the PC for hours. Didn't have a PC/laptop until 2018. At the current time, graduated college last year. Now have plenty of time while working. I bought the game this sale so I can play against online players. Add that I'm getting stomped. Now I'm trying to get my friends to play this with me since my circle of friends is perfect for a 4v4 scenario. To everyone who read this, thank you and wololo~!
@sylfraeaveniore2684 Жыл бұрын
For more context on why my parents basically forced us to be sheltered I was pretty adventurous as a kid and nearly got myself killed lmao
@insight_iot Жыл бұрын
Great documentary. I love AoE II to death, it was one of my favorite games growing up, playing it on MSN Gaming Zone and in LAN. And I continue to keep returning to this game. I think it's truly a timeless classic!
@spinyslasher6586 Жыл бұрын
Man I miss MSN Gaming Zone. It had its fair share of problems, but for young me it was witchcraft 😂
@insight_iot Жыл бұрын
@@spinyslasher6586 I cannot even try to think about how many hours I spend on there playing AoE II. For its time I think MSN Gaming Zone was pretty capable.
@Quickeasyguitarlessons Жыл бұрын
"Maintaining the feel while improving the visuals" that is why these remakes blew up. I'm 33 and started to play this game again. I used to play it when I was 10. KUDOS to these guys for making these.
@mosesbrown4126 Жыл бұрын
Shoutout to T90--- the animating ghost of the AOEII community machine Edit: And of course, honorable mention goes to our unofficial mascot, Fatslob. At this point, I can't hear about the IRL Black Forest in Germany without remembering that crazy Scandinavian bastard.
@hansoverhage Жыл бұрын
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@EverydayCharacterArc Жыл бұрын
I started playing this game incredibly young - around 7 years old (I'm 26), mostly because both my mom and dad played AOE1 and AOE2 at that time. To this day my mom still plays AOE2. My dad has stuck with AOE3 and I have since moved on to AOE4. Definitely a huge impact on my life.
@DavoTypeR Жыл бұрын
RTS base building games were my favs back in the 2000s. The Age of Empires series, Command & Conquer I loved them all. RTS needs a comeback. Looking forward to Tempest Rising :)
@johnnychu05147 Жыл бұрын
Still remembered how excited I was when I get my hands on Forgotten Empires mod expansion. That pretty much revived the game and has brought in so much new contents since.
@The76Malibu Жыл бұрын
I mainly played Supreme Commander growing up, never tried Age until Aoe II DE last year. Now I have over 100 hours in and love it! Supreme Commander was complex, but you kind of felt like you fully grasped it. AoE II DE there's always more to learn and room to grow. Incredible scaling from noob to expert.
@OS4N4RU96322 күн бұрын
Greetings from Morocco! My father has always been deeply obsessed with *Age of Empires 1*, far more than any of the other versions. I remember playing *AOE 1* for the first time when I was just 7 years old. Then, in 2011, I tried *AOE 2* for the first time, and it was something else. I absolutely loved it. My father was probably the only person in our entire village who played the game, and it’s funny to think about how he shared it with my neighborhood friends. We all became obsessed with it, and the game became a big part of our lives. To this day, my father and I still play it together. One thing that I really love is that the Berbers were added to *Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition*. As a Moroccan, I feel very honored to see a part of our culture included in this masterpiece of a game. It’s not just a feature in a game, it’s a recognition of our heritage and a way to feel connected to our roots every time we play. The *Age of Empires* series has created lasting memories for my father and me, and the inclusion of the Berbers has made it even more special for us.
@utki1808 Жыл бұрын
My dad bought the first computer of our family and along with the windows 95 installation disc came another one which had the original aoe as a demo. I was obsessed with that one campaign mission I could play over and over again.
@dudule1232 Жыл бұрын
some friends and i started playing aoe2 DE in 2020 and we are hooked. Truly one if not the best game ever made.
@nafnaf0 Жыл бұрын
They did a great job with the definitive editions, hats off to these guys. They really did keep it true to the style and feel of the original games
@DementedDistraction Жыл бұрын
Been playing AoE since 2001, it's one of those games that genuinely doesn't get old. I can remember working at CompUSA back around 2003 and convincing a reluctant mother who was wary of videogames (she was very much the 'no blood or violence' type) to get AoE 2 for her daughter based on the historical merit of the campaigns, lol.
@chillwavemusic5024 Жыл бұрын
My respect for the whole of the AOE developers' staff! You have changed the whole the era of the gaming industry! And your eyes still shine with passion and inspiration! And thanks to the Author of the video for such fascinating story
@chipsinatube Жыл бұрын
Looks like the console edition actually has decent controls, I wouldn't have known that without watching this. Also I love hearing the "what works/what doesn't" stuff from Devs, their creativity and curiosity is always enlightening. I'm excited for the Age of Mythology remaster :)
@MiniUchiha Жыл бұрын
I love how even Age of empires 3 which was one of the least popular one it has received an incredible amount of dev support with like 8(?) new civs in a non symmetrical game is just massive and much more than I ever expected. They increased the number of civs by almost half. Also the graphical upgrade is just insane. The game looks soo good, it fits right in with any other RTS game released today imo. I would have loved for them to cover the design philosophy of the new devs in aoe3 DE, see how they interpret the original design and mix it in with their new one.
@vitorcristovao4037 Жыл бұрын
age 3 is underated, very hard and complex game but very very fun
@TheAvenger1 Жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly, there was an overall lack of AOE 3 DE coverage in the documentary. This is a shame as the game itself features very unique civs that don't rely on the 'one unique unit per civ' philosophy that the older AOE games center on.
@petercollins797 Жыл бұрын
This was an incredible video on the legacy of this game. I, like so many, grew up playing it, it's the reason why my go to genre will always be RTS. Now my siblings and I still play at least one session a week, and usually my friends do the same. I'm really happy to see the revival in the RTS community this is causing.
@huzi990 Жыл бұрын
Gah, this documentary is making me feel so nostalgic! Fantastic work!
@jeremeh911 Жыл бұрын
the multiplayer tournament boom of AOE 2 is what hooked me back into it.
@priyanshrathod8842 Жыл бұрын
This was the best game of my childhood. One day, I will get a good PC and will surely buy AoE 2 DE. Thanks T90 to bring back this game and the community.
@redclaytanto Жыл бұрын
Age of Empires 1 taught me the foundations of this genre which is why I hold them dear to this day.
@ZeddZM Жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you for making this documentary!! My childhood just went back to life
@nicholaswoollhead6830 Жыл бұрын
Come over on the ladder mate! And check r/aoe2 for some good community
@PatrickBateman-wp7fe Жыл бұрын
So glad they brought a version of AOE2 to Xbox series X, really hope they eventually add in the scenario editor feature down the line though this adds a completely whole new dimension to the game
@rolithesecond Жыл бұрын
My god, the golden Age of RTS. I even loved the whacky ones like War Wind 1 & 2, Submarine Titans, Machines, Battle Realms. Just so much good stuff.
@krux02 Жыл бұрын
Yep, I've played all of those games as well and I absolutely agree. The golden Age is pretty much 1997: Age of Empries, War Wind 2 (but I prefer 1), Total Annihilation, (almost Star Craft)
@LucasCunhaRocha Жыл бұрын
Z was great, really far ahead of it's time, Company of heroes play like a modern version of Z.
@rolithesecond Жыл бұрын
@@krux02 War Wind 1 just really had something special going. I think it was way underrated back then. WW2 was still fun, but it had a bit of sequelitis, the graphics were better on paper but the style wasn't as nice and the human faction was a bit odd at first. I did come to like the game eventually too yes, but 1 has the better overall feel I think.
@maggotmusic757 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this whole thing was done so well. Probably my all time favorite franchise, I just can't believe there's a doc THIS GOOD about it ❤
@chaser1254 Жыл бұрын
Still remember OG's demo - played the hell out of it
@kamel971523 күн бұрын
Me and my friends started playing Aoe2 on Xbox against eachother a few months ago. All my friends were Fortnite, CoD and R6Siege players, and surprisingly they all got hooked immediately. We might not be competitive or really good, but we all have a blast playing against each other for hours.
@sethv9039 Жыл бұрын
I remember playing AOE2 when I was young. I was overjoyed when I discovered the definitive edition. It's a work of art and so much fun to play.
@LOGEZZZZZBRO Жыл бұрын
My favorite part of this video is hearing about you and your wife bonding through this game, especially your home LAN cafe while your kid slept. We have our first kid on the way and I’m happy to hear you had some free time.
@milczyciel Жыл бұрын
Original, Red Book format (tracks playing from CD) of AoE 1 soundtrack still gives me the chills and whisks away to another time and place. For whatever reason, both the original midi files, but also the 2019 renditions just don't do the trick.
@Wockes Жыл бұрын
Yeah, my favorite is Track 1(Conquest) of AoE 1 CD. It's so good
@nathangamble125 Жыл бұрын
I'm honestly really disappointed with the new sound of Age of Empires. I like the updated graphics, but I wish I could use them with the original sound effects and music. Age II DE did a much better job of recapturing and improving the original version than Age I DE.
@majormononoke8958 Жыл бұрын
@@nathangamble125 lol, just turn off music and have the age of 1 soundtrack in the back ground
@cyberlemmingasaservice7740 Жыл бұрын
@@nathangamble125 There is actually an option in AoE1:DE to customize the music, so you can replace the 2019 music with anything you want ... including the AoE1 CD music ;)
@sylfraeaveniore2684 Жыл бұрын
My favorite one is from the Rome Expansion. Tango Alpha Bravo. Great gateway song to AoE for me.
@NestanSvensk Жыл бұрын
Thank you. AoE is such an important series for me and my friends.
@ukdeathwheel Жыл бұрын
Can you ask the command and conquer guy to look into remastering Red Alert 2?
@farhadchaudhry Жыл бұрын
And Red Alert 1
@bahweisan Жыл бұрын
The first time I played AOE 1 was 11yo student on a computer in my school library.. was hooked on RTS ever since.
@EddyVinck Жыл бұрын
I only played AOE2 as a kid and I'm having a blast with AOE4 right now. Such a great game!
@janputz4157 Жыл бұрын
The "i wololove you" is actually amazing. Hreat olay on words and sliced up with good aoe2 reference. Big fan, cool wife.
@Korja88 Жыл бұрын
This is honestly incredibly surface level. I honestly cannot imagine making a min-doc about how Age of Empires came back to the limelight that doesn't start with AOE2HD and doesn't focus on community members/efforts, but here we are.
@captainboreale7632 Жыл бұрын
I have to admit this game always has a special place in my heart. It was my first RTS game and multiplayer experience. To me, this game is like a rarest gem in the gaming universe and never lost its quality. While watching the video, many flashbacks and joyful memories were revealed in my mind :)
@gezmac4399 Жыл бұрын
Ah what a gem. I never stopped playing (age 2) since it came out Edit: Had to come back to shout out the auto everything reference lol
@malasian Жыл бұрын
I vaguely remember playing the old AOE2 on my uncle's PC when I was in Kindergarten/Elementary. Good times.
@DillonPetry Жыл бұрын
The AoE2 team that brought it to Xbox will never get enough credit for the people who changed RTS on console. The controls are the best any console RTS game has ever been.
@PlatonicHesaf Жыл бұрын
Playing the game since i was 8 and now im 20 and still playing. My father still love the game and plays it for hours and hours.
@nicktubby9710 Жыл бұрын
Imagine if 343 treated Halo with the same dedication and care as these developers treat AoE.
@DinoPimp Жыл бұрын
The Steam numbers are embarrassing. Its sad.
@kenm3209 Жыл бұрын
Excellent first video on the making of AoE I thru IV DE... Now do one on the following: 1. More technical aspects of the new engines, graphics, etc. 2. Mod support and the modding community 3. Capture Age and similar 4. Support for the sites that supported communities / kept Aoe alive online for years. 5. Praise / concerns of the community about certain aspects of the games. 6. Details about differences between the games. 7. Next steps in this process of renewing the genre. i.e. Rise of Nations, Empire Earth, et cetera. Others I can not even think of yet...
@rcube33 Жыл бұрын
Was really hoping that when the Devs mentioned the community solo-carrying the games for so long that there would be interviews with large community personalities like T90 to speak on it
@shashank0404 Жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see this documentary! Age of empires was this thing we used to do back in college. I had a 2003 laptop I used to call ‘oldmanstillvirile’ who could still play age of Empires but would crash servers more often than not. Those were fun times, and I am so glad this is coming back! I’m gonna hop on back to my Xbox and see if I can relearn the game there!
@James-gj8rn Жыл бұрын
II've always been intrigued by RTS/Strategy games like this but at the same time they seem too daunting and complex and daunting to get into (i want to try Civilisation too)
@rolithesecond Жыл бұрын
AoE is pretty easy at its core and a lot of fun. Civ has always been a bit too daunting for me too, though.
@fnors2 Жыл бұрын
Most RTS or 4X games (like Civ) appear daunting, but are generally not that bad if you don't go into multiplayer. Civ-like games have the advantage of being turn based, so you can take all the time you want to read/ponder things. RTS... There are some good ones to start with, and less good one. Generally, if they have a decent campaign, they'll ease in the complexity. Multiplayer in RTS games is a completely different beast. The meta builds and things get overwhelming fast, but you can always just play against the ai. Nothing really beats doing a 2v6 against hard ai with a buddy. Anyhow, if you want to get into RTS, AoE is probably a good one. The Red Alerts and Command and Conquer are another decent try, though the older games did have some stupidly hard missions. Once you get a grasp on how the genre works, getting in a new RTS gets super easy. As for 4X games... I'd suggest you stick with the big ones for a start. Civilizations is a good start. Civ 3 and 4 were pretty good and should be really cheap nowadays. They still have a distinct soul to them. Galactic Civ 2 should be nice for a space themed game. Endless Legends and Endless Space 1 are different, but pretty good. Whatever you do, I'd advise against going for Paradox games (or similar grand strategy), like EU4, Stelaris, Distant Worlds, etc. At least at the start. Those games are typically _massive_ with hundreds of obscure mechanics with unpredictable relationships. They are amazing games in their own rights, but they are not the best introduction to the genre.
@gaborsalamon3629 Жыл бұрын
Aoe is pretty much the easiest RTS franchise to get in. It's a good starting point for getting into RTS games.
@ziptink1710 Жыл бұрын
Play on easy mode, do the tutorials. You’ll love all of them. Once you’ve got the core gameplay of one of them (which is easier than I think you’re making it out to be), you’ve got it for all of them.
@James-gj8rn Жыл бұрын
@@gaborsalamon3629 Might try it then, thanks a bunch
@KompassBKeys Жыл бұрын
Quite a good documentary - been following age 2 for a long time, first as a player, now i'm just watching tournaments. It's important to mention that it was mainly age2 for the western market and it was the community that kept the game alive: Voobly as a platform to play the game, sponsors for tournaments, the players, observers etc. and most of all the team of forgotten empires. They kept balancing the game, inventing new civilisations and making the game playable. Microsoft got some of the developers into their buisness, and then started reinventing HD and doing a remake. And though Microsoft tried to push it, Age4 did not become a new Age2 (or Age 1 in Vietnam). Most Pro's returned to Age2 and viewernumbers are higher again. Well - It was the passion of a community that loved the game and kept it alive. Thank you these people!
@whuzzzup Жыл бұрын
> Quite a good documentary Nah sorry. If you want to talk about the "resurrection" of AoE2, you talk to the community and not some 'outside' devs that just tagged along.
@raulandrus Жыл бұрын
I bought AoE 2 like 3 or 4 times since its original release.
@Calyx Жыл бұрын
I think one of the best things about the original is that it ran on every computer I installed it on. Maybe not on highest settings but nobody really cared. Such a great game, great memories and it's revival is smashing!
@wingwaabuddha Жыл бұрын
I believe it was T90, genuinely. Yes the game is epic, and inspired many of us, but most of us went off to other things, T90 brought people back.
@farhadchaudhry Жыл бұрын
I think it was already there. He just did a really good PR job for it.
@CalebShimomura Жыл бұрын
He was the marketer, I think. The reasons people play the game exist with or without him, but if there's no one to tell you the game exists, no one will play it. T90 brought the game to a wider audience, and reduced the barrier to entry for many people. Obviously without longtime legends like TheViper, Daut, SotL, Chris, MembTV, Fat Dragon, Yo, and many others, the impact would be greatly reduced, but T90 was the one who conveyed the excitement to us when we had forgotten it. Even for those of us (like me) who don't play AoE2 frequently, his casts and videos are genuinely enjoyable experiences that I can come back to again and again. He couldn't have become what he has become without the game being amazing, but the game couldn't have become what it has become without him providing the presentation for us to see that, either. Edit: It's really really important that T90 is a highly ranked player himself as well as being a great communicator. I didn't understand anything about competitive AoE2 when I started watching his videos, but T90 was able to break down what is happening in a game and why a player could be doing that often, even when commentating matches at the highest level. Obviously he doesn't always understand the players' plans, but at the very least, he can help noobs like me understand why a castle on a hill is well-placed or awful, or if a player's lack of production building is losing them the war. if he wasn't a top 100 player, his ability to elucidate the finer aspects of AoE2 would be crippled.