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144.7 hrs on record (58.4 hrs at review time)
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Posted 21 September, 2024.
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70.5 hrs on record (41.6 hrs at review time)
9.5/10 game.

My only criticism - and it's nowhere near enough to be a deal-breaker - is that they are adding too many civilisations with new unique units and buildings, and no *true* way to disable them even if you untick the DLC in Steam. Along with patches that rebalance some old OP civ and team bonuses for obvious reasons.

AoE2 is supposed to be a game where most civs are the same with a few different bonuses and limitations to their tech. This is what separates AoE2 from other RTSs such as Age of Mythology, StarCraft, etc. where each civ has wildly different flavour.

This goes slightly against the original design and intention of the game but really not enough to be a dealbreaker. If that's enough to be a deal-breaker for you, and you want the true OG experience but with modern compatibility, then get the 2013 "HD Edition" instead in which such content can be disabled from in-game which also entails disabling some balance reworks.

Really you should just get both this one + the 2013 HD edition, you won't regret it if you like AoE2 in any capacity.
Posted 1 April, 2024.
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5 people found this review helpful
0.8 hrs on record
The board game is 10/10, one of the best board games I've ever played.

But honestly this game is garbage and the community made, free, scripted tabletop version is so much better. Avoid buying, get Tabletop Simulator and install the workshop version instead.
Posted 10 December, 2023.
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110.9 hrs on record (68.5 hrs at review time)
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Posted 28 January, 2022.
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1 person found this review helpful
1,357.9 hrs on record (1,015.8 hrs at review time)
Who calls?
The nation calls.
Posted 6 October, 2021.
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