Age of Empires 3 is a classical RTS that doesn't come up with much new, but it's been polished on every field.
The graphics in AoE 3 are breathtaking. They are actually among the best graphics I've ever seen in the RTS genre. There's a huge attention to detail here. At first the game looks just good, but when you first attack buildings with your cannons you truely see how great this game looks. The buildings get smashed into pieces which'll fly through the air burning. Especially the firefights at sea are awesome. The sails blow up and splashes down into the water, and the destructive fealing you get is really unike considering the fact that this is a strategy game!
The sounds are also very good, but kinda dissapointing this being a new strategy game in the Age of Empires series. The sound effects are good, and the music is very nice, but it's all a bit to repeating and you get a little bored after a while, but it's overall okay.
This is truely a Age of Empires game all the way through. When you sit down with it for the first time, there's not many surprises. It's now set to the "Napoleon period" which is cool, but that is basically what's new about this game! You have the new home city which sends you shipments of choosen goods, such as soldiers, food or gold, and this works really well. I must add that the campaign is really good with an interesting story telling the exploration of America. Age of Empires 3 is a very good strategy game with awesome graphics, great sounds (though a bit repeatative), and a polished gameplay with great value. But what forces Age of Empires 3 down a bit is the lack of inventions to the genre. If you're looking for a classical RTS game, look no further.
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Breathtaking graphics. Good sound effects and moody music. Good campaign with an interesting story. The new home cities are really great. The game has great gameplay value.
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Both sound effects and music are a bit to repeatative. Very much like previous strategy game out there.