Age of Mythology: Extended Edition

Game Info

The classic real time strategy game that transports players to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortals. Use mythological creatures like Minotaurs and Cyclopes to bolster your armies' strength. Call upon the gods for assistance in flattening enemy towns with meteors or scatter opposing troops with lightning storms. On May 8, 2014, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition was released on Steam. It features improved graphics, water, lighting, along with day/night cycles, Treaty gamemode, Steam achievements and mod workshop. Compared to the original release,

Name

Companies

Ensemble Studios, Skybox Labs

Released

5/8/2014

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Engines

BANG!

Type

Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 6:33:03 PM

21 Steam users votes up

Luitenant Gruber

Steam user

*Completed both games on physical disc before Steam release*
*Warning: spoilers*
Glorious game from the good old days.
Back when I was little, Age of Mythology and its expansion, defined my childhood. I could never beat Age of Empires II because of its difficulty, but somehow, Age of Mythology offered me a fair chance. Its presentation, game mechanics and atmosphere were unique at the time.
Right from the start, the ancient Greek theme of the game attracted me and the mission design, the peaceful music and the gorgeous graphics, made a big impression on me.
In Age of Mythology, you play as three different cultures. The game revolves around the hero Arkantos, an Antaltean war hero that has been ordered to assist the Greek in their fight against the Trojans. Before his departure, the Trident of Poseidon gets stolen. He retrieves it and sets sail to Troy. He assists the Greek, rescues the Centaur Chiron, and the war is won, however his ship is damaged too much for the return trip home to Atlantis.
Arkantos learns of many prisoners that are being held in the underworld, which has been opened via an entrance, that was been built by prisoner slave labour, by the Cyclops Warlord Gargarensis. Arkantos and Chiron destroy his base of operations and pursue the Cyclops, which escapes via the Underworld. Arkantos eventually ends up in Egypt, via one of the Underworld Entrances.
Arkantos learns the motives of Gargarensis, which is achieving immortality through freeing Kronos. This must be stopped at all costs. He sides with the Egyptians and together they must find the scattered body parts of Osiris, which is powerful enough to stop the Cyclops from achieving his goal. The parts are found, Osiris is summoned and destroys Gargarensis’ entire army. The beast himself however, escaped yet again via the Underworld entrance.
They pursue him towards the Nordic lands and are greeted by the hostility of the Norse God Loki, who deceives and tricks the local chieftains to attack Arkantos and his men on sight. After the trickery is discovered, the Norsemen side with Arkantos in pursue of Gargarensis and track him down in the Nifilheim, the Norse underworld. A glorious battle takes place and Gargarensis is captured and beheaded.
Arkantos sails back to Atlantis, only to discover that Loki struck again and the head of Gargarensis is actually that of Kemsyt's, the general of Gargarensis. The Cyclops is still alive and is closing in on the prison that holds Kronos. Zeus, who has observed the mighty deeds of Arkantos, grants him God like powers and with his new skills, he initiated the final battle with Gargarensis and defeats him. He dies however because of inflicted injuries, but is revived by Athena, who makes him a God.
Just epic.
The campaign was a lot of fun and I enjoyed every mission. Of course, the various cheats were hilarious and back then, it was just unrealistic and mind-blowing to see a bear with a Canada cape shooting lasers out of its eyes, appear out of nowhere after stroking some keys in a textbox. The same goes off course for the car in Age of Empires II.
I really enjoyed the changes of scenery and units in the different cultures throughout the game. Details like the native language the units speak, the many cryptids and units of legends like Centaurs, Anubis and Minotaur’s, really enhanced the experience.
When talking graphics, this game looked/looks amazing. Units and buildings are very detailed and the landscapes and maps are so colorful and alive. The move and combat animations of the units are also spot on. Back then, I thought Age Of Mythology was one of the best looking games I played.
The sound and music is also a piece of art. The calm ambient music is very memorable and is perfectly fitted for the culture that you are playing in that mission. The sound effects and voice overs for the units are also spot on. It is sound design at its best.
Control wise, the game plays identical to Age of Empires II, but a little easier. I cannot explain why exactly, but I just thought the interfaces and tutorial were a little more “noob friendly”.
The expansion, Age of Mythology: The Titans, was also a work of art. In this expansion, you play as the Atlanteans, an advanced civilization that was far ahead of the Greek, Norse and Egyptian people.
In short, in the campaign revolves around the Titan Kronos, which is still imprisoned in Tartarus after many years. From his prison, he watches Atlantis fall and the survivors trying to stay alive in the Norse wilderness. Kronos sends out one of his demi-god servants and possesses a guy named Krios, forcing him to do his bidding and stirring the Atlantean civilization towards freeing him.
The Atlanteans arrive at a resourceful island and rebuild their civilization, while being deceived that Kronos granted them all of this. In turn, they are convinced to worship Kronos as their God. This angers the other civilizations of Egypt, Greece and the Nords. They go to war with Atlantis, a war that Atlantis wins decisively. The Atlanteans then destroy the Nordic kingdom, attack Egypt and wreak havoc upon the world.
Eventually, the Atlanteans discover the treachery of Krios and the deception of Kronos. They change sides and the Atlantean leader Kastos fights other Atlanteans under Kronos’ control and eventually, battles Kronos himself with the help of Titans and his Greek allies. Krios is killed and Kastos receives The Staff of Atlantis, and he and is people rebuild their civilization in peace.
The introduction of the new Atlantean race, units and story, was a great new experience and back then, it was just as refreshing and unique as the base game.
The expansion also added new features like training units infinitely, as long as you have the sufficient resources. It also granted the power to summon a Titan to bring death and destruction to your enemies.
I enjoyed every mission of Age of Mythology: The Titans and still think this is one of the best additions to a game in a long line of personal played DLC.
Overall, this is one of those games that takes me back to my childhood, a happy time without worries. Just me and Age of Mythology. It will always remain a classic and one of the better games I played back then.
Definitely recommend this gem.

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Storyline

AoM: Like many other real-time strategy games, Age of Mythology is based on defeating enemy units and towns, building your own units and towns, and training villagers and fighters. In this way, players are able to defeat and conquer rival towns and civilizations. Players advance their tribe through four "Ages": starting in the Archaic Age, the player may upgrade to the Classical Age, the Heroic Age, and finally, the Mythic Age. Each upgrade to a higher Age unlocks new units and technologies for the player, which strengthens their settlement. However, upgrading requires a sum of resources to be paid and a certain prerequisite building to be constructed. There are three playable cultures in Age of Mythology: the Greeks, Egyptians, and Norse. Each culture has three "major gods"—important deities such as Ra, Zeus, or Odin. The player chooses their major god before the game begins. Every time a player advances to the next age, a "minor god" is selected. Minor gods are slightly less significant historically than their major counterparts. Some minor gods include Bast and Aphrodite. All gods grant the player unique technologies, myth units, and a unique "god power"—A one-time special ability that can either damage an opponent, or benefit the player that uses it. AoM - The Titans: The story begins with Kronos, who is still trapped in Tartarus, watching the Atlanteans, who are attempting to survive the harsh winters in the Norselands after Atlantis was destroyed 10 years ago in the events of Age of Mythology. He sends his unnamed servant to the colony, who kills the Theocrat Krios and possesses his body. Krios tells of a temple he saw in a vision. The Atlanteans leave the Norselands by using the foreseen temple called a Sky Passage, and they come to a resourceful island. Upon their arrival, Krios points out the plant-covered Temples to Oranos and Kronos. He convinces everyone including Kastor to worship them. This angers the Greeks, who promptly attack them. The Atlanteans retaliate by destroying the entire Greek colony. The survivors tell of their defeat to General Melagius. The Atlanteans invade Melagius' city called Sikyos, and slay him. Just as the Atlanteans kill Melagius, his Egyptian and Norse allies come to aid the city. Kastor decides they are too powerful and retreats. He decides to attack their homelands while they are heavily defending Greece. In the Norselands, Kastor destroys Norse temples and replaces them with Atlantean temples, to show his superiority. He also destroys the Tower of Odin (Odin's only stronghold on Earth) by using a god power from Kronos. Some Atlantean forces then sail to Egypt. Queen Amanra is warned by Arkantos that the Atlanteans are coming to steal relics from the Egyptians. Amanra fortifies the protections around the relics, but the Atlanteans still manage to steal them. Arkantos protects Amanra from Atlantean soldiers then tells her that Kastor is being tricked. He tells her to find Kastor and to help him. Meanwhile, Krios congratulates Kastor on his work and shows him a Sky Passage that he has found, which will take him behind Greek lines. Kastor enters it and finds himself on Mount Olympus. Using special temples that change his men into different myth units, Kastor slays the followers of the Olympian Gods, including Odysseus. However, once he does this, the temple to Zeus on the mountain collapses. Back in Greek territories, the Titan Prometheus and his army of Prometheans from Tartarus are destroying Sikyos. Krios arrives and announces that Kastor's actions in Greece, Egypt and the Norselands, combined with his invasion of Olympus, have weakened the Olympian Gods' control over these territories and allowed minor titans to spawn. Krios reveals his true form, a winged demon and servant of Kronos, and flees.

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