When comparing Age of Empires II HD vs Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, the Slant community recommends Age of Empires II HD for most people. In the question“What are the best singleplayer games on Steam?” Age of Empires II HD is ranked 22nd while Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is ranked 80th. The most important reason people chose Age of Empires II HD is:
While the graphics are slightly outdated, they were very well done for their time.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.
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Pros
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While the graphics are slightly outdated, they were very well done for their time.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).
Pro Long, entertaining campaign
There are quite a lot of missions in the game that have a varying degree of particular objectives, ranging from stealth to base destruction. The campaign also features secondary missions that allow for even more gameplay, but are not required to complete the game.
Pro No limits
You can keep building your army as long as you have enough resources.
Pro Exceptional management
The resources may appear as if they are a lot of them out there but truth to be told you will still be fighting for Tiberium most of the time ,Base Building is satisfying and upgrades really give you that slight edge over the enemy but as Time goes on resources run out (they regenerate but very slowly) and as upgrades go by in the end it's just down to the players strategies,
P.S. every unit has some sort of a counter like in any RTS so Building large armies like the Guy in the said is not very effective because the Counter unit can crush them instantly
Pro Best-in-class FMV breathes life into the campaign
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars features the best FMV to date in any Command & Conquer title, featuring an all-star cast that fill the ranks of both GDI and NOD. The beautifully shot and wonderfully hammy-acted videos ensure that the player knows both that there is a grimy darkness to the campaign and that the it does not take itself too seriously; avoiding the over-the-top nature of the Red Alert series, which is its staple. The video pop-ups during each mission help convey a sense of urgency to the player when necessary, and a feeling of reward when a mission is successful.
Pro Gentle learning curve
The progress of the game is structured in a way that allows the player to get accustomed to the game gradually. The AI in the game is also not rushed so the player has time to thing of how they want to maneuver, so is a bit more relaxed than other RTS games. Overall this makes for an experience that could be seen as casual in some respects.
Cons
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.
Con Pathfinding issues
The AI in the game has a few pathfinding issues where troops do not go where intended by the player. This can be frustrating in the heat of a battle.
Con Poor multiplayer design makes for one-note battles
Due to the way multiplayer was designed, there is no incentive to build up ones technologies. As even the lowest tier units, when built in large enough number, can decimate entire bases, each game becomes a rush of low level troops facing off against one another. This is due in part of the quick training times of infantry units, coupled with their low cost, meaning the only way to counter an infantry rush is to build units of your own.