I was going through some of my Steam achievements on Age of Empires 2 and came across this:
Cause for concern maybe?
Showing posts with label Age of Kings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Age of Kings. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Monday, January 28, 2019
Noseblud
In recent months I played a lot of Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings.
And during the Attila campaign i came across this:
Somehow the anime geek in me will never find this not funny.
And during the Attila campaign i came across this:
Somehow the anime geek in me will never find this not funny.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Tower of Power
Computer opponents in Age of Empires 2: Their single minded commitment to destroy my towers never ceases to amaze me.
By way of example:
Needless to say, these guys aren't heading for those buildings I recently captured.....
By way of example:
Needless to say, these guys aren't heading for those buildings I recently captured.....
Friday, July 11, 2014
Tower of Power
Whenever I play Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings it never ceases to amaze
me just how determined the computer is at wanting to destroy my
towers/keeps.
Never mind the Paladins, horse archers, war camels, spear throwing skirmishers, handgunners, crossbowmen, mongonels - gotta destroy that tower!
Never mind the Paladins, horse archers, war camels, spear throwing skirmishers, handgunners, crossbowmen, mongonels - gotta destroy that tower!
Friday, June 6, 2014
Perfect Blue
According to my Steam profile I have, at time of writing, notched up seven perfect games. This means, for the uninitiated, that I have scored all the achievements that came attached to the game.
Not a bad feat I have to say.
This in turn makes an interesting contrast to the XBLA achievements: I have plenty of XBLA achievements to my name but no perfect games to speak of. What does this mean? Are the XBLA achievements too demanding? Or are the Steam achievements easier to get?
I think the Steam achievements are indeed easier to get – why, To the Moon has a grand total of one achievement and that is for beating it, thus setting up a perfect game in the bag. That is not to say that the Steam has its own share of demanding achievements – there’s plenty of Age of Empires 2 achievements that require fighting a thousand battles – but I have found that many Steam achievements require less effort than many XBLA achievements. Why is this so? One would think that the Steam achievements would offer some kind of fighting chance instead of being near impossible. And when a game offers an achievement that actually seems feasible of scoring, one would gravitate to the game and the platform it is offered upon. After all, if a game is worth the trouble of getting a perfect rating then it must be a pretty awesome game, right?
Still, there’s no way I’ll be fighting a thousand battles in Age of Empires 2. I do have a life you know…
Not a bad feat I have to say.
This in turn makes an interesting contrast to the XBLA achievements: I have plenty of XBLA achievements to my name but no perfect games to speak of. What does this mean? Are the XBLA achievements too demanding? Or are the Steam achievements easier to get?
I think the Steam achievements are indeed easier to get – why, To the Moon has a grand total of one achievement and that is for beating it, thus setting up a perfect game in the bag. That is not to say that the Steam has its own share of demanding achievements – there’s plenty of Age of Empires 2 achievements that require fighting a thousand battles – but I have found that many Steam achievements require less effort than many XBLA achievements. Why is this so? One would think that the Steam achievements would offer some kind of fighting chance instead of being near impossible. And when a game offers an achievement that actually seems feasible of scoring, one would gravitate to the game and the platform it is offered upon. After all, if a game is worth the trouble of getting a perfect rating then it must be a pretty awesome game, right?
Still, there’s no way I’ll be fighting a thousand battles in Age of Empires 2. I do have a life you know…
Friday, November 22, 2013
Forgetting something?
Not much to say today but I will share my latest article for Muse Culture:
An announcement for The Forgetten Empires expansion for Age of Empires 2 being available on Steam
An announcement for The Forgetten Empires expansion for Age of Empires 2 being available on Steam
Monday, October 21, 2013
Second Prize
Following on from the previous post, has there ever been a game I purchased a second time around? Why yes there have - and not just one. I'm sure I'm the only one who's purchased multiple games more than once but in some cases, not without good reason.
So here's a list of the games I purchased a second time - and some cases my reasons for doing so may make for fascinating stories by themselves:
Age of Empires
Had the original but seeing it on Steam was too good to miss (expect to see those words a lot ahead). Funnily enough I am still hanging onto the original disc seeing as Steam tends not to be kind to the modding community
Freedom Force
Got it on ebay but it didn't come with an install code. But then I saw it on Steam....
Dragon Age
In my previous post, I mentioned I was considering buying Dragon Age for the PC just to get my meat-hooks onto the mods available. But what would come as a surprise to some people is that my current version of Dragon Age Origins isn't the first: I got my first version of Dragon Age Origins second hand and Awakenings on the cheap. And then I found about about the Special edition....
So I got the special edition, with all it's DLC but to this day I'm still not sure if I saved any money from not buying the DLC on XBLA
Still one can't argue having all the DLC on a handy disc.
Half Life
In 2009, I was in Melbourne and I saw this in a store. I grabbed it and thought I was very lucky to get such a find. And then in 2013, I discovered something called Steam...
Pharaoh
I got Pharoah as a birthday present in 2001. Sadly, in recent years, the original disc disappeared on me so I got a new version. I was fortunate to find one in a Melbourne EB store for $10 - and this one had the Cleopatra expansion too!
Rock Band
I had a Wii at the time so naturally I'd download songs to use for it. But then I got a 360 and discovered that songs could be saved to the console's hard drive and utilized the songs from all the Rock Band games. So I got all the Rock Band games for the 360 and downloaded all the songs I liked a second time. A terrible lack of foresight true but at least I'm keeping certain musicians from going hungry.
Secret of Monkey Island
I managed to get this game working using Scummvm - only to go on Steam and finding the special edition/version.
Sonic CD
I got the Sonic gems collection on PS2 to play this - but then it reappeared on XBLA in HD graphics and with the original soundtrack restored.
Soul Calibur
Once again, it was nice in it's original format (Dreamcast) but to see it on XBLA in HD is even better (still bitter they dropped the Direct the Opening feature though....)
Stars Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Funny story: I purchased this game on the PC before encountering the Xbox and figure dit may be a better played on the console (stay with me). I played the Xbox version a lot but found, much to ym dismay that it wouldn't work on the 360. Solution? Download it on Steam
Xcom
Again: Had it on disc but then saw it on Steam
The GoG parade
Duke Nukem 3d, Baldurs Gate, Deus Ex, Thief 2, Rayman 2, Planescape Torment, Sim City 2000, Clive Barker's Undying, Fallout, Heroes 2, System Shock 2. Why buy them all again? Well I like that I have them all in digital format and they are continuously updated for modern OS by the tireless folk at GoG. Duke Nukem 3d is of special note: I had it on XBLA but then I saw a special event where GoG was giving it away for free for a limited time...
Looking back over what I've just typed, I can see a pattern emerging: If I've purchased games a second time it's largely down to two reasons: 1) a lack of foresight and 2) the game in question comes on a preferred format or system. The former can be dismissed as pure human error but the latter is more interesting: There is certainly a lot on offer for a digital format in that it is always in easy reach, it takes up less physical space than a boxed game (besides my 500g game hard drive isn't going to fill up itself) and, in the case of GoG and Steam, it's not going to disappear any time soon. And in some cases, sometimes it's better for some games to be played through gripping a console controller than bashing a keyboard. And at the same time, modded games can sometimes yield a greater experience than the restrictions imposed by a console game.
Still, once again, there is the thought that if I'm continually striving for the best than I deserve to be ripped off.
So here's a list of the games I purchased a second time - and some cases my reasons for doing so may make for fascinating stories by themselves:
Age of Empires
Had the original but seeing it on Steam was too good to miss (expect to see those words a lot ahead). Funnily enough I am still hanging onto the original disc seeing as Steam tends not to be kind to the modding community
Freedom Force
Got it on ebay but it didn't come with an install code. But then I saw it on Steam....
Dragon Age
In my previous post, I mentioned I was considering buying Dragon Age for the PC just to get my meat-hooks onto the mods available. But what would come as a surprise to some people is that my current version of Dragon Age Origins isn't the first: I got my first version of Dragon Age Origins second hand and Awakenings on the cheap. And then I found about about the Special edition....
So I got the special edition, with all it's DLC but to this day I'm still not sure if I saved any money from not buying the DLC on XBLA
Still one can't argue having all the DLC on a handy disc.
Half Life
In 2009, I was in Melbourne and I saw this in a store. I grabbed it and thought I was very lucky to get such a find. And then in 2013, I discovered something called Steam...
Pharaoh
I got Pharoah as a birthday present in 2001. Sadly, in recent years, the original disc disappeared on me so I got a new version. I was fortunate to find one in a Melbourne EB store for $10 - and this one had the Cleopatra expansion too!
Rock Band
I had a Wii at the time so naturally I'd download songs to use for it. But then I got a 360 and discovered that songs could be saved to the console's hard drive and utilized the songs from all the Rock Band games. So I got all the Rock Band games for the 360 and downloaded all the songs I liked a second time. A terrible lack of foresight true but at least I'm keeping certain musicians from going hungry.
Secret of Monkey Island
I managed to get this game working using Scummvm - only to go on Steam and finding the special edition/version.
Sonic CD
I got the Sonic gems collection on PS2 to play this - but then it reappeared on XBLA in HD graphics and with the original soundtrack restored.
Soul Calibur
Once again, it was nice in it's original format (Dreamcast) but to see it on XBLA in HD is even better (still bitter they dropped the Direct the Opening feature though....)
Stars Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Funny story: I purchased this game on the PC before encountering the Xbox and figure dit may be a better played on the console (stay with me). I played the Xbox version a lot but found, much to ym dismay that it wouldn't work on the 360. Solution? Download it on Steam
Xcom
Again: Had it on disc but then saw it on Steam
The GoG parade
Duke Nukem 3d, Baldurs Gate, Deus Ex, Thief 2, Rayman 2, Planescape Torment, Sim City 2000, Clive Barker's Undying, Fallout, Heroes 2, System Shock 2. Why buy them all again? Well I like that I have them all in digital format and they are continuously updated for modern OS by the tireless folk at GoG. Duke Nukem 3d is of special note: I had it on XBLA but then I saw a special event where GoG was giving it away for free for a limited time...
Looking back over what I've just typed, I can see a pattern emerging: If I've purchased games a second time it's largely down to two reasons: 1) a lack of foresight and 2) the game in question comes on a preferred format or system. The former can be dismissed as pure human error but the latter is more interesting: There is certainly a lot on offer for a digital format in that it is always in easy reach, it takes up less physical space than a boxed game (besides my 500g game hard drive isn't going to fill up itself) and, in the case of GoG and Steam, it's not going to disappear any time soon. And in some cases, sometimes it's better for some games to be played through gripping a console controller than bashing a keyboard. And at the same time, modded games can sometimes yield a greater experience than the restrictions imposed by a console game.
Still, once again, there is the thought that if I'm continually striving for the best than I deserve to be ripped off.
Monday, October 7, 2013
A Crown for a King
Recently I’ve been having a binge on the Age of Empires 2: Age of Kings HD version.
I’ve been hearing some bad things about this revamp, what with the proposed HD revamp results in graphics not looking much different, stupid achievements, much of the additions already done (and better) by the modding community and the entire package not being worth the price. Well I was lucky enough to get my version of Age of Kings HD at a decent price through a Steam sale. Of course there is a sense of bitterness to learn later that there is a healthy mod community and the Conquerors going for cheap on ebay but no matter: I’m satisfied with my purchase and at least having Age of Kings on Steam means I don’t have to go hunting for fan-made updates to keep it working. Or pull out the CD every time I want to play it.
Still at least having the Steam version allows me access to the Conquerors expansion for the first time. And I find it interesting that there are achievements listed for the Wonder Race. Funnily enough I figured that when it comes to RTS games, I figured everyone would be more interested in building an army and destroying everything than building buildings – thus having a scenario based around strict building conditions would come across as somewhat alien. Still at least having achievements may provide some incentive in playing the Wonder Race scenario.
I’ve been hearing some bad things about this revamp, what with the proposed HD revamp results in graphics not looking much different, stupid achievements, much of the additions already done (and better) by the modding community and the entire package not being worth the price. Well I was lucky enough to get my version of Age of Kings HD at a decent price through a Steam sale. Of course there is a sense of bitterness to learn later that there is a healthy mod community and the Conquerors going for cheap on ebay but no matter: I’m satisfied with my purchase and at least having Age of Kings on Steam means I don’t have to go hunting for fan-made updates to keep it working. Or pull out the CD every time I want to play it.
Still at least having the Steam version allows me access to the Conquerors expansion for the first time. And I find it interesting that there are achievements listed for the Wonder Race. Funnily enough I figured that when it comes to RTS games, I figured everyone would be more interested in building an army and destroying everything than building buildings – thus having a scenario based around strict building conditions would come across as somewhat alien. Still at least having achievements may provide some incentive in playing the Wonder Race scenario.
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