Night Shyamalan does The Archers.' I think I'd do well to bear in mind just how far we've come the next time I'm having a grumble about the narrative shortfalls of more contemporary games. I suspect I simply took Age of Mythology's white noise hum of a tale for granted upon its initial release - expectations were low, and cuboid in-engine men wobbling slightly while someone charged a day rate to drone out their first and only reading of a script about nothing came with the territory.Ī more generous soul might deem it 'Alan Bennet does Atlantis', but I'm going to go with 'M. I'll never slag off the plot in a Blizzard RTS again. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. RTS/citybuilderish Age of Mythology: Extended Edition is a tweaked, slightly modernised re-release of the dearly-departed Ensemble's myths & legends spin-off from Age of Empires.Ī mild graphical overhaul, Steam-powered multiplayer & mod support and Twitch integration headline the changes, but really it's about reintroducing something that has withstood at least some of time's many tests into a market that might just be crying out for it.
