It seems only fitting that after 20 years of modding a game with an isometric view, someone has thought to rethink the way it plays entirely. Though it may not necessarily prove popular amongst AoE2 purists, the community is already known to be keen on modding the 1999 classic game – with other mods including fantasy settings, new armies and some whacky game types.
Members of the Age of Empires community have been hugely receptive to the mod, which appears to take inspiration from other strategy games such as Natural Selection and Rise and Fall: Civilisations at War. In the videos on their Youtube channel, the developer, who goes by Spriteblood, showcases the game’s classic blocky aesthetic from the new perspective, complete with classic models reworked to suit first person. A modder has created a first-person mod for Age of Empires 2, dubbed Overreign.
