Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is what Microsoft promised

Microsoft is bringing back the Age of Empires series, and it is starting with an updated version of the original game for $20 on February 20. This celebrates the 20th anniversary of the real-time strategy hit, and it also should prepare fans for the upcoming Age of Empires sequel that Microsoft has in the works.

I’ve spent some time with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition on Windows 10, and Microsoft has delivered on its promise to update the game for modern audiences without stripping away what made Age of Empires so popular in the first place. Microsoft has previously reworked the sequels, and now, it is giving a more thorough makeover to the first game. Most noticeably, this includes major improvements to the visuals, but it also includes a number of quality-of-life improvements. The only thing that is completely intact is the underlying core gameplay.