when I was a kid I would go over to my friend’s house and we would play age of empires in his dad’s office
this was that fleeting era when computers were not rare but they weren’t ubiquitous either. altho I guess they’re not as ubiquitous now as they seem to me, a computer using professional, who hangs out with other computer using professionals
never trust these hoes with idealized utopia islands and all cute cat villagers. when they aren’t posting pastel screenshots of their island they’re beating the shit out of their unwanted villagers with a net until they move away
– ursula k le guin
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#look a hive is supposed to have *female* workers #of *course* I’m going to kill all the male workers that spawn #Age of Empires #Animal Crossing #games #violence cw? #murder cw?
Wars are no longer fought with bullets, but opinion-changing projectiles. Upon impact, they help coax the enemy’s sympathies towards the shooter’s side.
[preemptively generates a bunch with the opinions of 2016!me to be self-administered if shot]
Replace soldiers with these:
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#Age of Empires #anything that makes me laugh this much deserves a reblog #(priests convert enemy pieces to your own team) #(or vice versa if they’re enemy priests) #once or twice I did try making an army of priests and fighting that way #”playing as the Borg” I called it
Breaking News: Age of Mythology (including the Titans expansion) is 80% off on Steam ($5.99), and the version with China as a playable civilization is 70% off ($10.49). They’ll be on sale until July 4th.
This is the best Dicking-Around RTS I’ve ever played and a cornerstone of my gaming history, check it out.
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#I own a functional CD-ROM of this #so while I’m not going to take part in the sale I can personally recommend this game #Age of Mythology #games #PSA
Brinens and Things 