About El Paso Border Patrol :
I really wanted to give a positive review, but it’s sad to see the castrations that game companies are doing. An iconic thing in the Age of series was the “Decaying Corpses”, dead units would decompose over time, until they became a skeleton and finally disappeared. This was introduced in Age1 and followed in Age2. However in both Age1DE and Age2DE they removed this, now the dead units quickly sink to the ground and disappear. I would have been fine if they had done it for performance reasons, but that was not the case. They did this to please the Chinese market, because in china there is a lot of superstition with skeletons, they bring bad luck and disaster. Sad to see this sort of thing being done in today’s games, Diablo II Resurrected has also been heavily censored for the same reason. I have been playing Age of Empires 2 since my childhood and I think its one of the best games ever made not only in the Real Time Strategy genre but overall one of the best games ever made! As an Age of Empires fan and old school player I think the Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition is a dream come true! The developers have done an amazing job at keeping the feel and experience of the original game intact and have breathed new life into this game by making a definitive edition of the Original(Released in 1999). It is a perfect blend of what was good in the original game and the new features such as high definition graphics, slight changes to the core mechanics and features of a modern multiplayer game (A dedicated matchmaking system, a new ranking system, frequent updates and balance changes, mods support, post release content etc.) High resolution textures, new and detailed animations, beautiful landscapes and really good sound/music takes the Age Of Empires 2 experience to new heights! Its multiplayer is one of the best multiplayer experiences out there. It is incredibly fun to team up and play this game with friends, very relaxing and fun experience at the casual level and it can get highly competitive at higher level. Countless strategies and possibilities make this game an incredible and unique experience. There is not only multiplayer but the game also has plenty of campaign missions featuring some of the most iconic kingdoms and emperors. The post launch support by developers has been good and couldn’t ask for more. Superb effort and support the team. If you are thinking whether to buy this game or not, stop. There’s no need to. This game is a masterclass and is irreplaceable. Totally worth a buy, just go for it!
