Age of Mythology Info
by Steve Gibson, May 14, 2001 4:17pm PDTCoolbeans! (Yeah I said it) finally some real info on the upcoming Ensemble Studios RTS game Age of Mythology. A preview on GameSpot includes several screenshots [check it] of the game in action as well as details on the gameplay itself.
Because of the 3D graphics, the gameworld is incredibly detailed. When standing in the snow, units expel frosty breath. When standing idle, they rub their arms and shiver in the cold. Units in the hot desert wipe their brows. As farmers walk through cornfields, they push past the corn stalks, which wave back and forth as they walk through. [...] Where Age of Mythology really shines is in its mythology component. As we mentioned before, this isn't a fantasy game in which you churn out legions of trolls and giants and wage war with spells. Instead, you curry favor with the gods through worship and are rewarded for your devotion with special powers and followers. The game features three cultures--Egyptians, Greeks, and Norse.
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I admit some of the effects are quite nice, but it DOES NOT LOOK THAT GREAT. There's no perspective, no atmosphere, the colours are too basic, they're managing to make a 3D game look very 2D...
Compare this to the Myth3 shot release recently....or indeed something like Dungeon Siege...
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it's got goats, that settles it for me
I must say, the water and hillside in this shot do look great
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I wish you didn't.
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/screens/0,10865,2760269-5,00.html
http://gamespot.com/gamespot/filters/products/screens/0,11105,476277-4,00.html
The latter seems to have disappeared from the story...hmm.
" underneath. oh well...
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first it was less than 10 character so i had to put in mrore spaces then i had no password and then it took too long to lad the page!!!
bah would have had 1st!!
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