It’s a title rich in identity and content as is generally expected of the franchise, but does also come with plaguing gameplay issues that are difficult to ignore. Collaborating with historians and First Nations consultants, developers Tantalus Media and Forgotten Empires made steps to correct many harmful inaccuracies depicted of Native Americans within the narrative of Age of Empires III. One could argue that it is a completely different game than the original because of all the improvements made to it - including steps to create a more historically accurate and respectful representation of its Indigenous factions. From quality of life updates, to new factions and AI movement, it’s almost like a whole new game. In the meantime, Age of Empires III already had a plethora of content to keep players busy, but this Definitive Edition is packed will all previous content and more. At the rate this is going, perhaps an Age of Mythology: Definitive Edition is around the corner? I’ll keep my hopes up until then. Now the franchise is back again in 2020 with its latest Definitive Edition of Age of Empires III. Fans of the franchise have much to celebrate as these paradigms of the RTS genre were remastered and overhauled for a new generation.
In 2018, we were treated to the release of Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and in 2019 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It’s been an immense last few years for the Age of Empires franchise.
