There is an improvement that I haven't yet spoken about.

You'll also see some visual improvements on the home city screens, again making other less-improved aspects a little more obvious. It's just very noticeable when you can see the improvements made elsewhere. Honestly, I don't have that big of an issue with it. They truly look like they were made in and around 2005. They're still a little janky, animations looking off. At least not in any discernible way that I've noticed. If there's anything that doesn't seem to have been improved, it's the cutscenes. Zooming further out, on the other hand, lets you see all that detail colliding with each other in what can be great looking battles.

Sure, you're not so close that you can see every fine line, but it's close enough. You can appreciate everything as well because the zoom does let you go in a reasonable level. You'll also find this is very much the case with specific buildings, one particularly for the Native American factions. The design of some buildings has changed to make them more accurate and realistic. The same for the terrain, which has also been improved by making it more realistic, everything blending in together smoothly and looking great.Īs well as adding more detail, you will notice changes to the buildings themselves. Textures of buildings and units are that much more detailed. Everything is now upgraded to 4K standards. This isn't to say it doesn't look nice because it really does. This already meant that Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition couldn't simply rest on the plan of bringing all the content back, just looking nicer. The original game wasn't bad looking, even despite how old it is now.

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