Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition completes the celebration of one of the most beloved real-time strategy franchises with remastered graphics and music, all previously released expansions and brand-new…
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Tantalus Media, released 15 October 2020 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Tantalus Media and released in 2020. It was published by Xbox Game Studios. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on BANG!.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story-based campaign mode consists of related scenarios with preset objectives, such as destroying a given building. In Age of Empires III, the campaign follows the fictional Black family in a series of three "Acts", which divide the story arc into three generations. All three acts are narrated by Amelia Black (Tasia Valenza). Instead of playing as one of the standard civilizations, the player controls special civilizations linked to the character or period that each Act portrays: the Knights of St. John for Act I, John Black's Mercenaries for Act II, and the United States for Act III. Most player units speak English, with the exception of unique units such as Spanish Rodeleros and…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical and warfare. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 8 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 121 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 75% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 8 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i3-2105 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 973 with an average CPU Passmark score of 1830 or better, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GT 430, Radeon HD 5570, or Intel HD 4400 with an average Passmark G3D Mark of 570 or better @720p. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 42GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition launched on 15 October 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Ghostrunner. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Ghostrunner.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Dlc
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition – Hero Cosmetic Pack: Lizzie
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - United States Civilization
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - The African Royals
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Mexico Civilization
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
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