This resource is gathered by siphoning off the gather rates of the other resources, and can be used to purchase units from various European powers.
In addition to the new Monk units, each Asian empire also gains the use of the new Consulate building, bringing with it a new resource, Export. Still, after the newness wears off, the Monks are not all that much different than their counterparts. The Japanese and elephant-riding Indian Monks were also powerful in their own right, but they weren’t nearly as entertaining to play. I didn’t so much care about the overall usefulness of these guys, I was instead entertained to no end to watch them kung-fu their way through their enemies. I was particularly fond of the Chinese Monk unit, with its ability to train Disciple units. These monk units have the basic exploration/trading post building abilities like their American and European counterparts, and they can also be upgraded through the use of the new Monastery building to help them remain useful throughout the ages of the game. Instead of an Explorer or War Chief unit, the Asian empires sport a religious Monk leader in their place. While all three new empires have their distinct traits, they do share some intriguing similarities new to Age of Empires 3. However, “more of a good thing” didn’t manage to win me over this time around.Īs the Asian Dynasties requires the original Age of Empires 3 to play, I’ll skip an overview of the nuts-and-bolts and dive right into the new content contained in the three new empires included in the expansion. Make no mistake, the Asian Dynasties is a solid addition to the Age of Empires 3 lineup, and is quite well done. Perhaps I’m just feeling a little tired of the Age of Empires franchise in general, perhaps I’ve just been wowed by some very impressive and innovative RTS games in the past few months. While each of these empires play differently than those introduced previously in Age of Empires 3, I couldn’t help but feeling that much of this game was just “more of the same”. This time, the action moves across the Pacific to focus on three entirely new empires, Japan, China, and India.
The Age of Empires franchise once again gets a little bigger with Ensemble Studio’s Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties.
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