May 19, 2005

Portugese Urine: Roman Toothwaste

Since E3 '05 is going on lots of pretty new gameplay videos have been released on Age of Empires 3 and the game looks very very very good so far. The graphics are the first obvious thing, but their new physics operations are amazing. The buildings, contrary to most other RTS, don't just enflame as they take damage or begin to disintegrate, but parts of the building fall off gradually, becoming hazardous debris towards units. Trees will collapse around targetted areas. The water will make realistic splashes and ripples. When units get hit their guns and hats will actually fall off and roll around, and they'll bounce off buildings if blown into one. This gives me a new respect and hope for Ensemble Studios after Age of Mythology, which had fair gameplay in its own right, but wasn't what I was expecting. The game will be out around September or later this year and you'll surely find it on my wishlist.

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