Three Moves Ahead 132: Age of Level-Grinding Empires

Three Moves Ahead

Idle Thumbs

Video Games, Games, War, War Games, Strategy, Games & Hobbies, Strategy Games

4.8 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2011

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Soren Johnson and Tom Chick join Rob for a discussion of Age of Empires Online. Tom opens by short-listing the game for "worst RTS ever made" and it's rough-sailing from there. Soren marvels at the disastrous interface, while Rob wants to napalm those cutesy Smurf villages. Then the panel talks about how AoEO could be redeemed, and finds there are some simple changes that could make AoEO a very good game. Tom's GameSpy review Rob's GamePro impressions and additional notes

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0:00.0	Good evening. You are listening to Three Moves Ahead, and I'm your host, Rob Zakney. With me tonight, our formerly regular panelist, a quarter to three blogger, Tom Check. Tom, welcome back to the show.
0:10.0	I just want to know, before we start, if at any time during this podcast, anyone needs a coffee, let me know I would be happy to oblige them.
0:18.4	And also joining us tonight once again, Three Moves Head Intern and Designer Civilization for Soren Johnson.
0:25.5	Soren, welcome back.
0:26.1	Hey guys.
0:27.2	Oh, thank you.
0:27.9	Great to be here.
0:28.7	I just wonder, have I been on enough times now that I can make Tom feel bad for not showing up?
0:34.2	No.
0:35.1	I'm going to say no.
0:37.0	But I will still get you a coffee.
0:38.3	All right.
0:39.3	I've been making coffee for everyone.
0:41.3	It's not easy.
0:42.3	It's true.
0:43.3	Tom Chick is actually no longer freelancing.
0:45.3	He's finally, you know, achieved his lifelong dream of being a barista.
0:49.3	Thank you.
0:50.3	I've got the green apron on as we speak.
0:52.3	And tonight we're going to be talking about
0:54.4	Age Vampires Online, the free-to-play RTS from Microsoft and Gas Powered Games, that somewhat
1:02.8	resurrects the Age Vampires franchise or perhaps releases some sort of shambling zombie form of the series
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