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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Return of Rome Ready to Pre-Order

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Where were you in 1998? Perhaps listening to Cher's Believe, watching Titanic, playing with your Tamagotchi and relaxing on your inflatable couch? Or were you playing the Age of Empires DLC The Rise of Rome? This beloved evolution of the first Age of Empires game has taken on a new form and joined the Definitive Edition era in the Return of Rome DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Yes, you read that correctly, Age of Empires content available in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Bringing the civilizations and action of ancient worlds to AoE II: DE. Purchasers will be able to switch to Return of Rome in the game's main screen and take on fresh challenges.



What can you expect from this new and innovative DLC?
  • 3 new campaigns created specifically for Return of Rome. Sargon of Akkad (Sumerians), Pyrrhus of Epirus (Macedonians) and Trajan (Romans). With new missions to tackle and stories told through the familiar AoE II: DE style, you'll be able to live more moments from history.
  • All 16 original Age of Empires civilizations from the Assyrians to the Yamato. Get to grips with the civilizations that started the Age of Empires journey.
  • One new civilization, the Lac Viet. In honor and recognition of Rise of Rome's phenomenal popularity in Vietnam, we've added a new civilization with Return of Rome. Adding something new for established and beginner players.
  • New D3 Game Mode. D3 is an homage to a fan favorite rule set that is now fully integrated into the game. This rule set reduces rush tactics and allows players to start their early game more robustly, only allowing fighting with a single unit until entering the Bronze Age, ensuring players reach later Ages for equal battles. This rule set also bans walls and towers, making for exciting match ups later in the game.
  • The Roman civilization will be playable in the main AoE II: DE title. If you've ever wondered how the Romans might fare against the Aztecs, now's your opportunity to find out.

Catch a glimpse of what Return of Rome has to offer in our teaser trailer:


Rome is calling. It's time to return. Age of Empires content is coming to Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition!

Return of Rome is available to pre-order now! This innovative DLC brings you new campaigns, a new civ, and is available as a standalone purchase or a bundle with Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

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It's neat to see support for such old games continue, but it sucks that MS is requiring us to buy the game AGAIN. What is so "definitive" of this game that AoE II HD didnt do?
 

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It's neat to see support for such old games continue, but it sucks that MS is requiring us to buy the game AGAIN. What is so "definitive" of this game that AoE II HD didnt do?

to be fair they did a lot. and the server support for multiplayer is a AAA level of quality.

as someone who doesn't play multi though, its really not a buy for me.

some of the bigger changes that apply are AI improvements and such... but honestly I have no problem with the AI in the old game so meh.
 
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