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PC Gamer Age of Empires 2 in first-person?

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Overnight is an Age of Empires mod for the Definitive edition that converts it into a first-person experience. Though it's been around for a while it launched in quite a buggy state, but creator Spriteblood kept plugging away, and now it's looking much more stable. A recent video from YouTuber T90Official, who typically posts about AoE2 content, demonstrates just what first-person PvP looks like in a 1999 RTS.

See how the game looks here in this perspective

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Age of Empires 2 in first-person? Sure why not

Overreign lets you play skirmish mode and PvP in a whole new way.
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It's a fun idea, but I don't think that I could really get into it. RTS games require so much control and general awareness of what is happening in the game, and I don't think the first person perspective really allows for that. It's also worth noting that the developer stopped working on this back in 2022, so any future updates are unlikely. Also, the player base is practically nonexistent (although I'm not sure if T90's video caused a significant bump).

There is one upcoming RTS game called Eyes of War that tries to put you in the middle of the action by allowing you to switch from top-down view (RTS standard) to third-person view. It's in early access right now, and although I haven't tried it out yet, it looks really cool. Plus it has 90% positive reviews!
 
acbishop said:
There is one upcoming RTS game called Eyes of War that tries to put you in the middle of the action by allowing you to switch from top-down view (RTS standard) to third-person view. It's in early access right now, and although I haven't tried it out yet, it looks really cool. Plus it has 90% positive reviews!
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Have you seen Empire of the Ants? It's a third-person RTS. Looks quite interesting.
 
Al said:
Have you seen Empire of the Ants? It's a third-person RTS. Looks quite interesting.
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I saw your thread on the game and put it on my list. Haven't had time to play it, but will make some this weekend and see how its third-person view changes things and the gameplay.
 
Al said:
Have you seen Empire of the Ants? It's a third-person RTS. Looks quite interesting.
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Yeah, I've seen it, but I didn't realize is was third-person. Also, in my mind I combined Empires of the Ants and Empires of the Undergrowth into one game, since they're both strategy games about ants coming out around the same time 😅
 
Well, I have not tried Overnight mod for Age of Empires Definitive edition but based on what I have seen on the video I believe it is something worth trying.
 
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