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Podcast: Retro Spectives
Episode: Episode 114: Age of Mythology
Description: Ensemble Studios blew the world away with Age of Empires way back in 1997. It took a different approach to the RTS formulae than Westwood or Blizzard, and was rewarded heavily for it. Being able to advance your entire civilization's technology level was a heady drug, and balancing the varied needs of your economy with a well rounded army was strategically engaging. After releasing a sequel and pumping out a couple of expansions they decided to try to add something genuinely new to the formulae.So just a few years later, in 2002, we got the spinoff Age of Myt...