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Some people love games no matter the graphics. For me I can't stand games with bad graphics. I think all these reboots are money grabs that add little given today's standards. They need to do a 3D remake of aoe otherwise it's just pointless if you ask me.

I know a lot of people think graphics don't matter. If that's you, I respect that. But for me personally, I would actually consider starting a team to do a 3D remake that is fully compatible with the original.

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Why are 3D graphics automatically better than 2D? Beauty and aesthetics have nothing to do with 3D vs 2D.

The example of this closest to my heart has always been Pharaoh, an amazing game from 2000, which looks a huge amount better than it's spiritual successor, released in 2004, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile.

http://image.buildinggame.net/screenshot-cleopatra-game-buil... http://cf.shacknews.com/shack_images/sshots/immortalcities/1...

Loved that game

2D ages better too. So many PSOne/N64 games have aged badly in terms of looks (especially now with HDTVs) but SNES and sprite-based PSOne games still hold up.

In fact, it can be annoying. I've been playing Europa Universalis IV, and I quite enjoy the game, but as an owner of an older laptop with good specs but a weak graphics card (quite common in "business class"), I really wish it had a 2D mode.

Agreed a million times. 2D art is a big part of a lot of the living generations' gaming history and it shouldn't be discounte just for missing a D.

A good 3D remake would use the same models, which really are beautiful. But in 3D you could experience them with so much more clarity, from any angle and at any zoom. It just makes the experience so much more immersive.

I realize that this is just my personal taste... I love 3D movies too!

Beneath the spartans cloak there are untextured undies. You do not want that 3D Experience.

To each their own, but I find poorly done 2D less of a problem than poorly done 3D, and 3D doesn't age nearly as well, particularly where human models are concerned.

I certainly wouldn't consider 2D graphics categorically "bad," that makes about as much sense as considering books, comics or paintings bad because they're not animated.

Do you mean a 3d render from a fixed point like pieces on a board, or full immersive 3d interaction?

I've not seen a game that does the latter well. The extra degree of freedom, and the extra controls you need to manage it, just ends up confusing.

I mean 3D like age of mythology. For me personally, I would gladly put up with the extra controls for the sake of more eye candy. It makes it more immersive for me. I think I like ape2 better than aoe3 in many ways, but it's just so hard for me to switch from aoe3s full 3D graphics back to those of aoe2

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