Age of Empires® III (2007)

They took this off the steam store, which i mean to be expected it got old, donno if writing a review is worth it or not but hey if you still own the original game here, what's up? :3 why you looking at reviews for an unplayable version of this game on steam (unless you still have it) regardless i'm glad you're here. the colonial aesthetic to this game has always been a fascination of mine, i was a big nerd for the american revolution as a kid simply because i thought Redcoats looked super cool, it's that child like awe for me i guess and this game was also the first AoE game i ever played (which shows cuz i suck at any other AoE) i remember messing around alot in like the scenario creator or whatever it was, just spawning in a bunch of units and making them fight eachother and that was alot of fun for me. i also remember playing this game against my stepdad and the rage and annoyance i felt when he would spam me with sheep and just end up maxing my pop cap. good memories, good nostalgia. i recommend no matter which version of the game it is. Thank you for your time and reading this. Have a good rest of your day.

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A classic RTS with great colonial-era flair. Beautiful maps, strong factions, and the home city system keep battles varied and fun. Too bad it's no longer on steam.

ENG/CZ review/recenze
ENG:
I have over 100 hours of this game outside of Steam. Some grew up on the second part, but I still have the third in my heart. Although I like to play multiplayer, I have to admit that singleplayer is fun for many hours. Whether it's the campaign, which I think has a good story overall, or the skirmish, where you gradually level up and get better cards for your deck. Nowadays, it's definitely worth buying the definitive edition, which provides more options. But it would be a shame to forget the version that preceded the definitive version, so a big big up to the developers for this masterpiece.
Pros:
Graphics
multiplayer functionality
variety of units
quite a good story (in the campaign)
Cons:
irrelevant game considering the creation of the definitive edition
few players in multiplayer
optimization (experiences FPS drop with a larger number of units, specifically on a 1050 graphics card)
CZ:
Na této hře mám mimo steam přes 100 hodin. Nekteří vyrůstali na druhém dílu, mně v srdci zůstal třetí. Ačkoliv si člověk rád zahraje multiplayer, musím uznat, že singleplayer je na spoustu hodin zábavy. Ať už kampaň, která si myslím že má v celku dobrý příběh, tak skirmish, kde si postupným levelováním získáváte lepší karty do balíčku. V dnešní době už se určitě vyplatí koupit definitivní edice, která poskytne více možností. Byla by ale škoda zapomenout na verzi, které defitivní verzi předcházela a proto velký big up developerům za tento masterpiece.
Plusy:
Grafika
funkčnost multiplayeru
rozmanitost jednotek
celkem dobrý příběh (v kampani)
Negativa:
nerelevantní hra vzhledem k vytvoření definitivní edice
málo hráčů v multiplayeru
optimalizace (zažívá FPS drop při větším počtu jednotek konkrétně na grafické kartě 1050)

Best game ever imo. The playtime 14 hours in steam is just after I purchased the game in Steam, but my playtime was way above that. This game has so much memories.

The colonial era combined with the classical music creates an atmosphere that pulls you in. The rock-paper-scissors -esque combat is fun and creates a jolly good challenge. The campaign creates great set pieces and Skirmish is fun for awhile. Sad that the multiplayer was shut down. Other than that, it's superior to the Definitive edition in many ways.

Excellent title. Maybe considered lesser than others in the series but still very well done and compares well to any RTS on the market.
I know the Definitive edition has released but OG still has several advantages. Yes, I would recommend DE for multiplayer, mods and the more comfortable ability to zoom out. But for just campaign mode OG should be fine. And it was decent, if fictional, campaign. Besides, ♥♥♥♥, my PC can barely run DE and this thing was top of the line in 2016.
Also, frankly, DE butchered the Warchief's Shadow campaign for some 'Politically Correct' ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Short version: wars are bloody and messy affairs. I liked the main character deciding he was fighting for the wrong side halfway through. The modern rewrite - god forbid a colonist or settler ever kills a native. Yeah, the history books all record our ancestors and getting along merrily.
I won't be ditching this edition anytime soon.