This is a big deal because both games are far from perfect in their Steam editions, and it seems Age of Mythology Extended Edition will continue to suffer this worse than AoE 2. Age of Empires 2: HD Edition uses a different multiplayer service than the original version, so cross-platform matchmaking is not possible. If I recall correctly, in Age of Mythology, advancing to a new age automatically implements all the technological research that you had available in your current age.įurthermore, in the case of the Steam editions, it's my understanding that as AoE 2 is far more popular, the devs have mostly ignored supporting AoM in favor of AoE 2. I really do not care for the 'settlement' rule in Age of Mythology, wherein you can only build Town Centers on top of pre-determined settlement locations, whereas in AoE 2 you can build them anywhere like any other structure. Mythology's god powers are neat, but ultimately just make the game more chaotic. As someone who has put a lot of time into both games (their CD releases, not the Steam editions), as much as I like AoM, I absolutely feel that AoE 2 is still the better game.

Age of empires 3 vs 2 hd