User blog comment:DunBanner/Age of Empires II HD/@comment-665531-20130414184716

I've played about 2 hours of it. It's okay, but is undercooked in my opinion. The game is virtually untouched other than resolution since 2000, which is not a bad thing, but things like AI could have been improved. And for the things they did change, like fire and water effects, there's no way to turn them on or off. And the game's performance is surprisingly poor, lagging occasionally for no apparent reason. Worst, in retrospect, the game hasn't aged as well as some others, especially the single player. It's not bad, it just lacks the modern touches and sensibilities of even Age of Mythology, let alone Age of Empires 3.

All in all, for $10, this would have been a great way to catch up on old memories on a new PC. For $20, it's a bit of a ripoff, especially when AoE3 is available for the same price.