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

Age of Empires 2 (AoE2) - All Wonders Graphics Comparison - Original vs Definitive Edition Side by Side.
All the game captures, editing, thumbnail were done by me.
list civilizations:
0:00 Intro
0:17 Aztecs
0:30 Incas
0:43 Mayans
0:56 Britons
1:07 Celts
1:20 Franks
1:32 Huns
1:46 Goths
1:58 Teutons
2:11 Vikings
2:24 Byzantines
2:37 Italians
2:50 Portuguese
3:04 Spanish
3:17 Koreans

3:32 Chinese
3:47 Japanese
4:00 Mongols
4:14 Persians
4:29 Turks
4:43 Saracens
4:56 Indians
5:11 Berbers
5:24 Malians
5:38 Ethiopians
5:53 Slavs
6:07 Magyars
6:21 Burmese
6:36 Malay
6:51 Khmer Magyars
7:05 Vietnamese
Extra Wonders:
7:31 Amphitheatre
7:43 Colosseum
7:58 Pyramid
8:11 Cathedral
8:25 Quimper Cathedral
8:39 Gol Gumbaz
8:53 Sanchi Stupa
9:06 Sankore Madrasah
9:21 Temple of Heaven

[@TomsMucenieks]

This is actually really beautiful. The amount of detail they worked on for each building. Just magnificent.

[@holopainenstirling8846]

Hey Tom! I love your music :D

[@goldencrisp4671]

It’s also amazing the details they go in destroying the buildings not just the wonders I only wish they put that same effort in the ships

[@UnfamiliarPlace]

This is how remasters should be made. Faithful yet with all the details added in that memory used to add... DE looks like how I remember AoE2 looking when I was 8.

[@patatoth6646]

well said

[@4AneR]

Wait the AoE 2 Definitive HD Edition with destructions in VR

[@zeroomega3781]

At least Microsoft learned from that cash grab called AoE 1 DE

[@peterjoyfilms]

@@zeroomega3781 I honestly would've preferred they just release AOE 1 on steam in 1080p.

[@zeroomega3781]

@@peterjoyfilms "Oh no no no, we gotta promote our own upcoming store and new Windows first. I know! Let's remake AoE 1 and release exclusively on our store, only compatible to our new Windows, without even fixing any problem the original game has whatsoever!!! Nostalgia suckers would surely flock in in swarms!" - Some higher-up asshole at Microsoft

[@mrnobody6354]

Just here to see if the mongol great tent collapses in a different way, was not disappointed.

[@truefeelke]

Agreed. They really paid attention how different materials would collapse. Really impressive job.

[@Drackormort]

Even so, it feels a little weird to see how a rock is pulverized when it hits the fabric or canvas of the roof

[@duyson5632]

The pyramid though, different from others, it's actually rigid, not hollowed and therefore should collapse differently than what shown here... Still an amazing job

[@seraphimconcordant]

@@duyson5632 Pyramids are technically hollowed out to a point

[@wizardsummoner9124]

@@seraphimconcordant They aren't. They have small corridors inside, but are mostly solid. A pyramid can't collapse.

[@gilbertandrew2556]

Wonders collapsed in HD version : *beautiful cinematic Wonders collapsed in ori Version : ADIOS

[@obedulloa6219]

The HD version still was just ADIOS, it's the DE version where the collapsing animation was added

[@tyraelpl]

Those fall apart animations are insanely impressive. Notice how wooden viking temple falls apart quite differently than stone buildings.

[@vinaymane5538]

*stave church

[@yekaterinasmirnova214]

Wish they did the same with the Slavic Kizhi church, which is wooden too, but fells like it's made of stone.

[@Zeekyyyy]

The mongol tent tho lol

[@dvrchweesse1frfdozemkaanai594]

I don’t still understand after so many years why did they make the Temple of Heaven as an extra Wonder Building if the Chinese Wonder Building is the Temple of Heaven 😹😹😹

[@warbacca1017]

Okay, the Mongols was the one I was most curious about seeing destroyed and I really like how they kept the identity of a tent by not making it shatter completely, but the cloth kinda flutters down

[@billyzm]

Such attention to detail. It's the only one that's not made of hard materials, and it fell down differently!!!

[@unrealsimon93]

Damn..watching these amazing wonders collapsing into the dust in glorious HD and high details really hurt lol

[@YOYODODO]

Yes, the animations look amazing!!! :)

[@Litovskyy]

@@YOYODODO how much money to buy AOE Definitife edition?

[@YOYODODO]

​@@Litovskyy I bought it in this steam pack store.steampowered.com/bundle/11831/Age_of_Empires_Definitive_Edition_Bundle/

[@goutsou2]

@@Litovskyy 20€

[@Litovskyy]

@@YOYODODO ok thank you

[@jhtiger1104]

Blizzard...You guys should be shamed. This is what Remaster should be.

[@JirkaMichalik]

Blizzard is dead, even previews of Diablo 4 looks like a 2010 game.

[@drakebelljoson2501]

hope they dont ruin starcraft 2

[@alecoram7874]

Imagine if they treated the Diablo 2 community to a remaster of this caliber. Too bad they're lazy, out of touch, or just simply don't like success and their fans.

[@raziel6304]

@@drakebelljoson2501 They ruined Starcraft 2 with Heart of the Swarm tho

[@XTheLolX301]

@@raziel6304 why? I think all starcraft 2 was good, not revolutionary as the first one but a good game

[@LuciusVorenusCL]

Everyone is talking about the animations, but let's take a moment to appreciate the different cultures music. Eargasm

[@CarlosAnimax]

Yup. 😊 ❤️

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

It's actually per expansion. Kings>Conquerors>Forgotten>African>Rise(?)

[@thecomradered]

The management of the Portuguese wonder hotel would like to inform all guests that the pool will be closed indefinitely after the remodelling of the exterior facade.

[@YourLocalMairaaboo]

Thats the Belem Tower. A military fortress turned museum.

[@Punisher6791]

i just watched 10 minutes of buildings collapsing... WHY!?

[@Gloriankithsanus]

Thought the same thing

[@arshdeepsingh8185]

Because it is not just a game, It is AOE

[@coachrenaldo]

Why not?

[@juancruzmunoz5963]

x2 XD

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

Trust in 9/11 Physiks for Games. Beleave in it... xD

[@ulrickts]

Temple of Heaven: *Collapses* Local Vegetation: *"Well, guess I'll die then..."*

[@Danymok]

That moment when the Pyramids of Giza catch on fire and collapse 8:00

[@juanmanuelc6644]

i know what you mean lol

[@Grimm666Jow]

you meant to say deflate :D it was like they were empty on inside

[@Danymok]

@@Grimm666Jow yes that is a better way of putting it. They deflated lol

[@louievelayo4100]

But... Heavy(TF2): EEZ NOT POSIBOL!

[@greenme770]

Wow you

[@humbertosandoval55]

I find it funny that the huns wonder is just a pillaged roman arch

[@Catalysten]

Taking Rome *would* be their ultimate wonder!

[@vertigo9507]

Wonder: starts collapsing Flames: AIGHT IMA HEAD OUT

[@ihsantriapramanda1973]

Lol they died out immediately

[@lextremesounds8583]

Trees falling out like legos... ok.

[@Distrido75]

Probably the best remaster even made. A lot of work done with respect of original game and fans, not a simple "free money" selling product. Thanks to the devs and Microsoft for doing this remaster well, unlike some other companies...

[@barbarameza9151]

Came here to cleanse my soul after that Warcraft reforged launch

[@RolandTemplar]

Cleaned

[@kaylays9982]

cleansed

[@RolandTemplar]

@@kaylays9982 ty

[@juanjuri6127]

really digging the paintjob on the aztec + maya wonders. also I appreciate how the collapse animations are different depending on yhe building material. you can tell a lot of care went into this.

[@swiftlaker6]

Huge props to the developers, this was so awesome. I absolutely love the rubble mechanics. So much attention to detail. I loved every one of the remastered building, but in my opinion I do prefer the old Britons wonder.

[@krux02]

The problem with the old Briton wonder is, it is the Aachen Cathedral (not at all in Britain).

[@afz902k]

While I like the new Britons wonder more, I like the old Inca wonder more! The new one looks messy

[@lalitbhati7157]

Blizzard should learn this is how you remaster a game.

[@spectreaf146]

I have owned this game for 15 years and I didn’t know the pyramids were destructible this whole time

[@Endless-fire]

The small ones go crazy when you finally get them low. Atleast that's what little me found out when I purged Cairo in the Saladin campaign. Like the devs thought it would be cool to stack every snow, flame, flag and torch animation onto the model. Considering the small ones had even higher HP than the big one, quite a feat to ever see that.

[@dragovern]

It's a shame that wonders are so rarely seen in actual gameplay. They did an amazing job.

[@lucasfigueroa3500]

1:21 Any similarity with reality is pure coincidence...

[@vacciniumaugustifolium1420]

Its Notre-Dame de Chartes, not Paris...

[@arpanmukherjee961]

Um okay😂😂😂

[@rocketguardian]

The way buildings collapse now is sooooo satisfying. I love the free falling. Brilliant touch.

[@FaithfulOfBrigantia]

I really enjoy when they start colapsing in a small area in the base, leading to the colapse of what it sustains such as in the Goths 1:50 And also when its a single tower who colapses and its weight hitting the surface bellow leads to the collapse of the rest, such as the Malay 6:40 instead of those times they simply start crumbling all over the place. Also Wooden structures look really neat, and the Mongol great Tent's physics are perfect.

[@Pierre-Jonqueres]

Yeah, half of it is a pity, everything starts collapsing at the same time, also some building are completely empty. I mean, mountains for Incas and Pyramids, how the fuck should they collapse on themselves xD

[@edgar6051]

@@Pierre-Jonqueres yeah but how else were they going to portray it

[@Pierre-Jonqueres]

@@edgar6051 Domino effect for collapsing, starting from one point getting to others. Some strctures (like pyramids and the mountains) should have just the surface and the buildings on it collapsing And to allow domino effect, have a true 3d model inside the building, even if not every room and badly textured, just to do not give the impression that it free falls on itself with no resistance whatsoever

[@year111]

I wish they would remaster Star Wars galactic battlegrounds.

[@HerbInRealLife]

EA would never let that happen.

[@LuciusVorenusCL]

@@HerbInRealLife cause Echu Sen-Jon isn't canon

[@jeremyoleary5788]

year111 I really wish the same thing, I got the game for my new computer but it doesn’t work and idk how to fix it. And right now I would really like a remastered version of it because I really really want to play it

[@stevenpohl8662]

@@jeremyoleary5788 the expanded fronts mod on moddb fixes some capability issues with newer systems in addition to adding a crap ton of new features. It's the best you can get for the time being.

[@DeanFWilson]

Yes!

[@irend1163]

8:07 *so it was hollow, all this years*

[@XochiCh]

Its weird how some of these Wonders just implode as if they were hollow, unlike both Temples of Heaven, they collapse beautifully and with physics!

[@simplelife88393]

@@XochiCh a non-hollow pyramid is the most stable structure you can have, couldn't really animate its destruction without looking dumb

[@XochiCh]

@@simplelife88393 I know, I'm an Engineer, but it still doesnt look good that the Pyramid og Giza, the Templo Mayor, the Great Jaguar Temple, and Machu Pichu are all hollow, when they are really fucking solid structures in the real world.

[@vinaymane5538]

And pyramid was white, covered in marble and gold.

[@bruhletiusmomentus2785]

@@simplelife88393 Yeah it's the same with the Sanchi Stupa (8:55) - it's a mound of dirt, not hollow at all.

[@SiddheshBagade]

Too much work and effort went into this video. 👏🏼 very much appreciated.

[@YOYODODO]

thanks :)

[@djMiSSDeeeZ]

Amazing game ! This remaster is very wel done ! Congratz for the video !

[@ShangDiAboveGodhood]

@3:33 My Faith ❤️ This Wonder is our Altar of Heaven。。。天壇。 The specific building depicted is 祈年殿。 Sadly, it was greatly damaged by fire in 1889... but it wasn't attacked! It was 🌩️. Then we REBUILT 😁

[@lionzion619]

I love the improvement, especially the changes in the Briton and magyar wonders, and then the colosseum...

[@cesar_8336]

1:23 Welp, that really happened to Notre Dame in 2019.

[@SmokeyBCN]

That's not Notre Dame...

[@husseintoufaily2424]

1:39 chariot nooooooooo

[@raddox7]

This "definitely" brings back so many memories

[@varunmanjunath9123]

Nice pun, Kanna... good work

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

Remember the 9/11 Physiks, now include in Video Games xD

[@ChemicaaLz]

1:30 Hawk flies by at the same moment, coincidence? I think not!

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

No reason for Questions! Trust in the 9/11 Physiks xD

[@neophyte1994]

Great video!

[@andrewkiluk]

1:24 Too soon

[@delamovies]

Should have made it burn out instead of collapsing

[@bobrobrules]

That's not Notre Dame

[@RodolfoVladimirBeltranMallea]

Hahahahaah

[@johnsmith361]

Allahu akbar

[@abdulhaseeb8574]

@@juanmejia1399 you fucking christian that worshipp fucking jesus

[@Imperator_Finn6]

The smoke when a building gets destroyed is too late

[@Bombur888]

Thanks! I was searching for something like this! You forgot some of the bonus wonders, though, like the Ethiopian one ;) .

[@masterman1001]

A remaster that is actually worth its money? Impossible!

[@alexanderpasha1826]

Byzantines: did you copy our homework again? Turks: Nö, iz muç differünt oürs spiky!!

[@xander3162]

Hello, you wrote it wrong, you will write our they are not thorns but minaret

[@TheSteve285]

They did not copy but stole it.

[@timetobool9413]

My man Thanos snapping all the buildings over here too.

[@ice_the_critic]

Watch and learn this, Blizzard

[@ancientworld6913]

I love it. Imagine being in a intense battle, fighting to defend your wonder and it gets destroyed with this animation. Just so impressive and sad, all the greatness of the wonder destroyed with a pretty dramatic destruction animation. Very powerful

[@Eric-ue1bv]

The building destruction animations alone make me want to buy the definitive edition!

[@SimonDeng1]

Seeing how those tall buildings collapsed, I guess I know perfectly what the American Wonder would be.

[@ankokunokayoubi]

Walmart

[@ShadowWulfGaming]

oh man going through this, makes me appreciate that I grew up watching my dad play this, and just appreciate ancient architecture

[@MegadethTillDeth]

I couldn't be more impressed. I'm very thankful that the devs put so much love into this game. Great video.

[@rickiryuin]

Amazing video

[@YOYODODO]

Thanks Rick, probably make the video

[@rickiryuin]

@@YOYODODO Nice!! :D

[@AnAmbientGrey]

Pyramid's destruction is so whack. They ain't hollow lol. But regardless, looking amazing

[@MkFilipe2]

Also the Incas apparently build on hollow hills lol

[@hR-gw3re]

true. basically every pyramid type building (aztecs, mayans, incas, etc)

[@IrritatorXleXretour]

Well they had to come up with something unrealistic because in real life these are just impossible to destroy, even today it would take sooooo much explosive power, and Im not even sure of the results tbh.

[@AnAmbientGrey]

​@@IrritatorXleXretour lol. Yeah. It's not a historical game. More history flavoured, like Civ. Still, it irks me

[@marekstanczak5449]

Built to last

[@Chizzoide]

Woow such an awasome job! must feel so much more deeper playing AoE like that.

[@bry756]

gadayumm the animation is just wow. makes you feel a pang in the heart whenever one of these great structures comes a tumbling down

[@heyma7800]

1:23 that looks somewhat familiar

[@imosplace]

I live in Rome and that Colosseum collapsing was too much for my heart :(

[@wewuzvikangz4829]

I felt the same way when the arch went down

[@wewuzvikangz4829]

@S dont be a dick

[@arkantos2227]

@@wewuzvikangz4829 the arch was already in ruins.

[@Epintus06]

Well I'm french and seeing a burning gothic cathedral was a pain ^^

[@jimhalpert9803]

Lol

[@vmsh9810]

The attention to detail in each one of the definitive edition animations is just insane

[@SergioGarcia-gd6ti]

I didn't know I needed this, thanks...

[@adamalucard4655]

One thing amazing about DE is that no one expected they to add the collapse animations,but they actually bothered to do it...and it turned out looking tragically beautiful.But I have one small complaint about DE,which is that since they added collapse,the damage effect should be remade into buildings being partially damaged,to make it consistent with the final collapse,not inheriting the flame effect in original.This looks a bit out of place.

[@screwnacorn]

nice to see the update to a briton wonder modelled on something in briton not france

[@rodrigomejia953]

The other one (Aechen Cathedral) is actually in Germany as far as I know.

[@screwnacorn]

@@rodrigomejia953 my bad

[@hyouzanren1846]

Looking How these wonder collapse is..... Beautifull!!! 😭😭😭... Make you want to defend it even more!

[@paddotk]

Those collapsing animations are terrific!

[@ILikeAmazingThings]

Nice Video! And actually, they fukin killed it with this game. I didn't even hear about the DE version until it was released and boi, I was and still am happy af. Such a pleasure to play some smooth multiplayer parties with my homies.

[@RETSZTIRF]

The britons and viking buildings were already exceptionally detailed. Truly showcases of the original art style.

[@wilhelmskoog8059]

Thanks for this :D

[@user-xl1by5rd6q]

I don’t know why but I watched entire video and it made me feel so good.

[@Kapa_nebesnaya]

Remastered was made by LEGO

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

and the Physiks steal by 9/11 xD

[@enriquehuamanyauri8651]

Im glad they made the Incas wonder more accurate to the civilization

[@inconemay1441]

I just noticed the slight differences. That said I wonder how do you collapse a huge mountain?

[@superdrunkdnb]

@@inconemay1441 How do you build a huge mountain (=rock)?

[@diegotlamantli]

I really love the physics on how the buildings collpase

[@georginenov6779]

They sure did a fantastic job, but still I wonder how no one from Microsoft saw that fires magically extinguish themselves before each building collapses.

[@idontlikerome2744]

It pains me to see such architectures destroyed but at the same time is oddly satisfying to see the details of it collapsing

[@totallynotanaltaccount7248]

Same. it really broke my heart to see architectures collapse especially from my country but still the details are awesome lol

[@hyouzanren1846]

The game is already great and this update is simply beautiful! 😍😍😍

[@towkirshuvo97]

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

[@mehmetenesbilici5636]

8:02 Pyramids are empty inside!? That hits hard man.

[@josegabrieljavier3894]

Age of Empires 2 buildings being destroyed be like "poof"

[@bencevarga3508]

It's nice to see that stone still burns :D

[@soul-yi6ng]

Watching the building crumble piece by piece is much more satisfying than having the building just go from a building to a pile of rubble

[@emilyding2496]

8:07, if you guys did not know, that was the rubble pile for the Original AoE1. From 1998

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

Ben Carson was right, the pyramid is hollow, it is a big silo after all!

[@arbiteroffate3601]

I think the devinitive edition has more sharp graphic and bright colors. While the HD edition look is more classic and rely more on the aspect of natural colors.

[@Leonhart_93]

If it would be only that it would just be "okay". But what is amazing on the DE version is that they added more intricate and impressive details, with some wonders looking a lot different.

[@Babanimus]

6:48 Music:Age of Empires 2 DE - The Last Khans - Extended (Arr. by Vitalis Eirich)

[@masterjaymj8003]

5.45 ?

[@omeletus]

*"Sir, this building is a 100% stone structure!!!"* *"But it's not cool if you dont light it up"*

[@FranciscoArena]

I wish Command and Conquer Generals got remastered like this..

[@hoangvu2751]

The first command and conquere got a remastered, you can check it

[@barron5970]

My PC having anxiety when these buildings collapsed, ugh*.

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

The destruction animations are so satisfying.

[@jstsmslovenc92]

sick effects! Mayan is still the nicest looking wonder. thanks!

[@coaster-star3636]

10min. of Reasons to play AOE 2 Defintive Edition... awesome animations! And 6:40 is one of the best...

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

All made by; 9/11 Physiks xD

[@strikemanpop]

As a mexican, seeing the aztec marvel fills me with pride

[@DonMolke]

Thank you very much :D

[@324234124]

the physics of the particles, working is very cool

[@jtbfii]

It's like if the movie Independence Day was set during the middle ages.

[@Hellaow]

0:56 : Notre dame de Paris dans moins de 2 ans 6:66 : Rien

[@SergioGarcia-gd6ti]

Everyone should look at the detail on the stairs of Mayan wonder when destroying at 0:45...

[@RomaInvictusSPQR]

wow great job well done

[@YOYODODO]

Thanks Roma :)

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

Great 9/11 Physiks xD

[@CheemsofRegret]

If only they'd do the same thing for Rise of Nations

[@bsherman8236]

Funny how they instantly stop being on fire just to collapse

[@aequilibrium4028]

Indeed bad design choice

[@lordcaedus8713]

This was satisfying to watch

[@Andulvar]

Building destruction looks like it was done with Houdini.

[@nezumiyun4skir451]

Or with the 9/11 Physiks xD

[@TheChimples]

The Magyars wonder is sooo much better. And it looks almost exactly like the Hunyadi castle

[@sovereignberserk1346]

Apple Aya since i never heard of the magyars before, i just assumed it was hogwards 🤣

[@TheChimples]

@@sovereignberserk1346 you should go visit it, although today the castle is in Transylvania, Romania

[@TheChimples]

@Chiriac Puiu lol yes of course you're right, I meant to say Transylvania Romania. Back then Transylvania was part of the kingdom of Hungary.

[@georgelupas3499]

@@TheChimples well depends, back then Transylvania was an autonomous vassal of the Hungarians.

[@TheChimples]

@@georgelupas3499 should be autonomous today too

[@karenkk7881]

i love how the mongol tent has the same amount of stone and wood in it as any other building

[@BahriAlaydin]

Looks great. Seems they worked on every details. Buildings are collapsing the way in the materials nature (For example Mongols tent isn't collapsing like a stone building but a tent made of cloth 4:01)

[@Jan-xf8sk]

the camels collapsed inside too. great attention to detail

[@Neonblue84]

The wonder, the wonder, oh noooo!^^