The basics of the controller inputs for AOE2 are pretty much what you’d expect, with the analog sticks controlling the camera and an on-screen cursor, and the bumpers and face buttons acting as inputs and access to contextual menus. It’s all a product of a clearly huge amount of care, iteration and innovation and it’s quickly become my favourite way to play the game. This port of AOE2 marks what I’d say is one of the most considered and all-encompassing translations of an existing PC RTS to console, finally crossing a bridge that seemed impossible without drastically watering down the experience any (let’s please erase the game’s PS2 port from memory) and even keeping Xbox players legitimately competitive.
Now, with Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, that dream has finally come true. I have fond memories of playing games like Warcraft II on the PS1 or even the more recent Halo Wars 2, but the holy grail for me has always been the opportunity to kick back on the couch and shout “wololo!” with some classic Age of Empires II. There have been many, many attempts made to replicate the experience of playing a PC RTS on a home console, to retrofit a very keyboard-and-mouse-centric genre to work with a controller and on a big screen.
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