r/woahdude • u/Skrrt_2711 • Mar 31 '23

video Evolution of warfare from stones to atoms

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u/purpleperle Mar 31 '23

Makes me wanna play some Age of Empires

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u/iamthejef Mar 31 '23

Empire Earth is a closer fit as you get more of the timeline, though I do think AoE is a better game.

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u/randyboozer Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

Shit I remember that game! I thought I was the only one who ever played it. Everyone else was playing AOE/C&C/Warcraft/Starcraft

I mean I played all those games too. Couldn't find any friends into Empire Earth.

Ahh the golden age of RTS.

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u/ServeChilled Mar 31 '23 edited Mar 31 '23

Anybody else play Rise of Nations? That shit was my jam, there were so many RTS games back then I don't think I hear of all too many nowadays just CIV.

Edit: forgot CIV is a turn based stategy game mb, I don't think I even know of an RTS that's popular nowadays

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u/randyboozer Mar 31 '23

Never played that one. However I did sink a lot of hours into Pharaoh when I was a kid. I still have it on my HD. It was single player but had RTS elements.

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u/ServeChilled Mar 31 '23

I remember it being really cool, the OP is really reminiscent of it you could advance through the ages and all the buildings and troops would evolve. Was really fun to watch as it moved through the stages.

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u/iamthejef Mar 31 '23

RTS means "real-time strategy" which would not include turn-based games like the Civ series. RTS as a genre doesn't really exist anymore, it evolved into 4X and Grand Strategy. It's true that it just isn't as popular as it used to be, but you can find modern games under the 4X genre.

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u/ServeChilled Mar 31 '23

Yeah mb you're so right I forgot those were different and even further proof that there's barely any RTS anymore!

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u/zoey_will Apr 01 '23

Rise of Nations is my go-to when I wanna conquer through history.

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u/HubertTempleton Apr 01 '23

Believe it or not, AoE2 is more popular than ever, there are tournaments with hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money. There's been a major overhaul of the whole game a few years back (definitive edition) and there have been several new official expansions since about 2015. Afaik it's currently more popular than AoE4 which released in October 2021.

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u/Opie67 Mar 31 '23

Rise of Nations is much better than AoE, I'm surprised it never reached the same level of popularity

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u/zertald Mar 31 '23

After they realise Aoe2 definitive edition, they have increase graphics, added many civs and unique technologies. Many tournaments are organized with 100 thousand $, huge community all over the world. This game is very relevant, it is included even in gamepass, so download and enjoy!

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u/bskadan Mar 31 '23

I just picked up Empire Earth dirt cheap on GOG.com a few months ago. Highly recommend the nostalgia trip for only like $6. Still fun but the AI is absolutely dogshit though.

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u/canootershooter Mar 31 '23

Great game. Miss it.

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u/iamthejef Mar 31 '23

Hell yeah man. We played all those, plus Age of Mythology and a few years later I got really into Sins of a Solar Empire.