Look no further and do not bother tormenting yourself with any other version of the Age of Empires series. This is the pinnacle of the series right here and this is the masterpiece that RTS fans love and adore. AoE II is a very well refined, well polished, well balanced RTS and that has beautifully designed gameplay and mechanics. AoE II has had 20+ years of updates and testing which has let the developers to be able to master and perfect the gameplay / balancing / mechanics and it truly shows. This is the one and only Age of Empires game you should be playing if you want a competitive RTS that requires high level macro, skill, knowledge and expertise. Amazing game!

Look no further and do not bother tormenting yourself with any other version of the Age of Empires series. This is the pinnacle of the series right here and this is the masterpiece that RTS fans love and adore. AoE II is a very well refined, well polished, well balanced RTS and that has beautifully designed gameplay and mechanics. AoE II has had 20+ years of updates and testing which has let the developers to be able to master and perfect the gameplay / balancing / mechanics and it truly shows. This is the one and only Age of Empires game you should be playing if you want a competitive RTS that requires high level macro, skill, knowledge and expertise. Amazing game!