Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties - Game Empire 3

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is the result of both Ensemble Studios, a long-standing producer with Empire and Big Huge Games, the game studio that created Rise of Nations. Therefore, this expansion will be a combination of both giant tactical brands and become the 'revolutionary' game about gameplay in the series.

3 new civilizations introduced in the game are China, Japan and India. Each of these countries will go through a separate 5-chapter campaign, going through various stages in the history book.

Many new maps appear, covering the Silk Road linking China with the European Roman Empire, the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia bearing the footprints of Indians, cold Siberia in the north. yellow continent .

Players of course can choose to take one of the three countries mentioned above to play and fight other civilizations in Age of Empires III on any map they want. If you own the expansion pack AOE III: WarChiefs , you can also confront the countries and tribes in it.

The fact that never touching the game allowed Big Huge Games to freely create gameplay, and as a result many other decisions were taken into each level. For example, many Empire III gamers have come to know the card system that is used to bring your lands to reinforcements from your home country.

The first card is often used by players to ask for 2 or 3 more farmers to reclaim because this class of character is the backbone of the economy. When you start the race to exploit resources and build buildings, the more farmers you have, the more you benefit.

However, China will cause you to rethink the investment in this original 'card' because unlike other civilizations, the Chinese do not count the population as 'home' but as 'village'. , each village can hold up to 20 people and has many other benefits (such as being able to raise animals for example).

Gamers using this force will want to build as many villages as possible before using the card to maximize profits. Most of the 'home' cards in Asian Dynasties are used twice, so players can 'spawn' a large population in a short time.

Big Huge Games has also brought Wonder back to the gameplay. In Age of Empires and Age of Empires II, you can build the Wonder of the world, which is a gigantic building capable of causing special effects. However, these buildings disappeared in Age of Empires III.

With The Asian Dynasties, to be able to progress to the next period, you have to build a Wonder that not only can grant more troops but also bring special rewards. For example, the Great Buddha Wonder has the power to advertise, giving you a temporary view of enemy buildings and armies on the map.

The problem is that each Eastern civilization has 5 different Wonder, but in the whole game, you can only upgrade 4 times. Therefore, you must choose to remove any wonders. This can be a difficult decision because each Wonder has its own useful abilities.

Export is also a new idea in the expansion. Basically, exporting is the way you get a third resource, run by the farmers themselves. You can increase the export rate from 5 to 10% of the total resources exploited to increase accumulation.

However, this may also affect the economic development of the country you own. Luckily, in many cases, you can export links with embassies in exchange for troops and weapons from the European powers allied to you.

For example, gamers can bring in a group of Dutch troops and cannon to reinforce their Japanese forces. Another interesting thing is that even if your population is close to Max, you can still buy foreign soldiers.

Each civilization in the game is played very differently, and different from the countries in the original Age of Empires III . While Japan did not build houses but built temples to create food from nature, scattered temples everywhere instead of gathering in one place, India mainly developed a wood-dependent economy. . In this country, wood is more important than food. The Chinese are known for 'quick' and 'lucky' births .