Experiencing Age of Empires Online
By Sean Booker
September 3, 2011 - 00:00
Studios: Robot Entertainment and Gas Powered Games
Microsoft Game Studios
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Platform: Digital Distribution on PC
Players: 1-4
Personally, I chose not to look at this game as something to review, and more as something to experience. This was mainly due to the free-to-play format of the game. I am finding it difficult to give a score to something that you can get access to for nothing other than hard drive space. There is no way I can say “skip it” because no matter how you look at the product, you’ll be getting your monies worth. In terms of free to play games, this is a great deal of content - I can tell you that up front. So instead, I decided to dive into the game and relay my experiences and general thoughts in a several-post long article. I figured over the next few weeks I would put in a good amount of time and make several different articles explaining the new mechanics I come across and what exactly you get from a standard (free) and premium (paid) account; and whether or not you should even invest any money in expanding the game’s primary experience.
With that said, expect my first real article to come in a few days where I’ll outline the starting points of the game and some of the first parts you’ll experience when jumping into Age of Empires Online.
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