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For context, I’ve put in hundreds of hours into Age of Empires II and its Definitive Edition, and I’ve never finished a single-player campaign.

The single-player campaign is something that many people simply ignored in Age of Empires and Age of Empires II. And while the single-player mode has some interesting features, I don’t think it has enough to make the game truly stand out in 2020. Rather, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition‘s focus is very much on the single-player scenarios rather than faction and gameplay balance. It made sense at the time of release – single player games were more popular in 2005, so it may have helped draw new players in at a time where PC games were struggling to sell.Įven though some work has gone into improving the multiplayer in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – there are new maps, integrated leaderboards and crossplay is available between the Steam and Microsoft Store versions of the game – it still suffers from not being the focus.

Age of Empires III, on the other hand, focused instead on a heftier single-player campaign. With both games’ Definitive Edition releases, that core multiplayer gameplay shines, and their playerbases have evolved to reach a new generation. Both Age of Empires I and especially II have a thriving multiplayer scene that has endured to this day thanks to their focus on the core mechanics.