So sometimes, I do feel like “Less is more”. Nowadays, games are sometimes too complex and too difficult to jump-in-and-play that it makes it harder for me, a working father with almost no time to spare, to enjoy a quick RTS-game. The fact that this simplistic straightforward main goal has been kept, this in combination with the familiar interface and soundtrack from a couple of years ago, well, I was one happy kid. If all these conditions are fulfilled, it’s all about conquering the enemy’s terrain and become victorious. In Age of Empires, it’s all about gathering resources, building defenses, and gather an army as quickly as you can. It’s the same year where AOE 2 left off with the discovery of the New World and opened up the borders for other cultures. The main story is all about the European Colonization of America between the 1500s and the year 1850. “The fact that this simplistic straightforward main goal has been kept, …, well I was one happy kid!” This was the same for me, Age of Empires 3 couldn’t keep my attention like the first 2 but seeing this game for the second time in its remastered version, only 15 years later from the original, I might have formed my judgment a bit too quickly. Even though the game tried to step out its boundaries and tried to be fresh and new, it kind of backfired and a lot of players were going back to Age of Empires 2. That was until the black sheep of the family came along: Age of Empires 3. A lot of games came along, trying to outlive the AOE franchise but nothing could be further away from the truth. AOE 1 and AOE 2 set the foundation for different games in the RTS genre. But now, with the definitive/ remastered edition of AOE3, I’m excited to dive back in and see if we were too quick to pass this game on…Īge of Empires, a franchise that can claim the title of the first true RTS experience of myself and many others. Unfortunately, AOE 3 wasn’t what we expected, and moved on to better things. With the announcement that AOE 3 was in the works, we were hyped and already thinking about those sleepless nights in the future. The building, forming up armies, making tactical choices, … there was no other game that could give us that same amount of joy that Age of Empires gave. God has touched many lives throughout the past 70+ years inside the white fences, and we are excited to see what the future holds.Age of Empires was an amazing franchise back in the day! Years after release, a buddy of mine and myself would play the first and second one over and over. We will strive to serve and minister to the local church through the retreat center and chapel. Hire college students to serve our summer guestsĪs Garden City Chapel and Retreat moves into the future, we will continue to provide quality facilities for spiritual retreat.Hosts church groups from all over the southeast.As we focus on providing excellent retreat facilities, guests at our retreat center experience meaningful times of worship, teaching, and group unity. We provide quality facilities and are here to assist groups with any needs they have while on campus. Our goal as a staff is to work in the background. These groups are responsible for their own programming and retreats. Garden City Chapel is a retreat center that provides facilities to church groups and children’s homes. So much of what happens here today is because of the godly legacy left behind by other important individuals who gave their time and resources to the ministry of Garden City Chapel. Throughout the years, God has continued to bless the ministries that have taken place here. Garden City Chapel and Retreat is rich in history.
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