More on Age of Empires III

With every preview and interview, I find myself wanting this game more and more. And the scary thing is that I am being impressed more by the game's obvious beauty than by any obvious references to gameplay innovations.

Not that I want a lot of innovations from a studio as well situated to make a great gaming experience as Ensemble. The home city stuff sounds interesting, though the screenshot of a late 19th century locomotive in an Age of Discovery game makes me think that either the US will make an appearance somehow or the guys at Ensemble are taking their usual wide liberties with history. Fine with me in either case.