Wallpapers Wednesday : Age of Empires III : The Asian Dynasties
Three beautifully illustrated wallpapers in 800×600, 1024×768 and 1600×1200 resolutions from the new Asian Dynasties expansion pack to Age of Empires III.
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The Japanese civilization is one of the most familiar Asian civilizations depicted in games due to the enduring images of heavily armored samurai on horseback (usually from the mid-1500s to 1600s - Sengoku Jidai - like these men) . This piece also happens to be the boxart for the game.
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The Chinese wallpaper is an illustration of troops from the late Qing dynasty. Troops of the Qing dynasty have been portrayed in films for a long time but it’s probably the first time I’ve seen them in any non-Chinese game. It’s a refershing change from the Three Kingdoms era which often comes to mind when one thinks of Chinese military history.
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The Indian wallpaper features war elephants and infantry. Not too clear about Indian military history to identify which era these troops belonged to. The Indian civilization has several interesting mercenary units which you can read about here.
First learnt about the expansion pack and these stunning wallpapers from GameWallpapers.ru, which happens to be one of the best resources for game wallpapers (watch out for annoying ad pop-overs though).
Download wallpapers, fansite kit or demo version from the official Age of Empires III : The Asian Dynasties site.
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Brilliant artwork, and frankly refreshing too… AOE 3 is definitely one to grab…
Yep, I love the moody colours. Maybe I’ll download the demo for the weekend