The future ages in Empire Earth are my favorite parts of the game. All parts of the game, excluding the Modern Age receive my attention.
Take a look at the screenshot here. It showcases the Nano Age cities with its smooth lines and high-tech architecture.
In the screenshot above is bit more intimate than the other screenshot. It shows multiple Guardian soldiers standing in military formations near the sea. The Guardian soldier is the apex of soldiers in Empire Earth. In the Nano Age, they look more like astronauts with guns than soldiers we recognize.
The AA guns are also another great part of the game.
They are intimidating and look like air guardians waiting to smash any enemy airplanes that approach.
The towers of the Nano Age stand gleaming white alongside the snow and the sea.
This is why Empire Earth still stands among one of the best video games in history. The presentation of the game is awesome.
This is what video games need now. They need an aesthetic vision to help distinguish themselves. Genre orthodoxy is getting in the way and people to embrace some more creativity.
That is the only way that the video game industry can regain some strength. It will take time of course, but breaking out of genre conventions and having some unique vision that goes beyond graphics is what games need in this age.
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