When comparing Magicka Wizard Wars vs Age of Empires II HD, the Slant community recommends Magicka Wizard Wars for most people. In the question“What are the best PvP games on Steam?” Magicka Wizard Wars is ranked 7th while Age of Empires II HD is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose Magicka Wizard Wars is:
Player vs player combat can be pretty crazy, countering spells with a shield to try and hit the shooting opponent with their won spells, not to mention frantic running around, all the while shooting and countering the chaos.
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Pros
Pro Chaotic, fun gameplay
Player vs player combat can be pretty crazy, countering spells with a shield to try and hit the shooting opponent with their won spells, not to mention frantic running around, all the while shooting and countering the chaos.
Pro Multiple, varied game modes
There are three available modes of play, the first being a three lane MOBA, the second a team death match and the third a duel mode.
Pro Awesome ambiance with a great finish
While the graphics are slightly outdated, they were very well done for their time. And when combined with the history behind the game and its wonderful soundtrack, the game comes across as extremely polished.
Pro Runs on very old computers
As this game is quite old, requiring only a 1.2GHZ processor and 1 Gigabyte of RAM, this title will run on older PC's and laptops alike without issue.
Pro Facilitates the user's preferred pace
This game neither gives the impression of being thrown to the wolves nor that of being left stranded on an island. Whether you want to move slowly and steadily through the game or take things at a more heightened pace, Age of Empires 2 will allow for both (given a little planning).
Cons
Con Player must pay in order to succeed
The items that can be purchased in the game with real world cash can give a player an instant advantage over others who do not pay.
Con No longer available
Servers have been closed down for Magicka: Wizard Wars as of July 21st, 2016. The forum announcement was posted here.
Con A lack of proper User Interface scaling makes a clunky UI worse
While this is a remastered edition of a classic Real-Time Strategy title, the UI was left largely unchanged. Selecting workers still prompts you to click buttons to bring up both economic and military buildings, then choosing whichever building you wish to construct. This is uninteresting design and makes the UI difficult to navigate.
On top of this, the game does not feature UI scaling. Since the game is bound to your current desktop display settings, the UI will adjust itself to match that resolution. This means if you play at 4K resolution the User Interface will be absurdly small, making it near impossible to see what buildings you wish to construct or what units you want to train. This is counter-intuitive design, for this era of modern gaming, and makes properly playing the game more of a hassle than it should ever be.
Con Age of Empires II HD is an unsuccessful remaster due to its outdated graphics
With the only notable upgrade being high resolution options, Age of Empires II HD fails at being a proper remaster. While higher resolutions give the game a slight face lift, the rest of the engine is left largely unchanged. This means the graphics we see in this remaster are nearly the same in its original 1999 release. Due to this, the game is grating to the eye and does not deliver on its high definition promise.