Is there a campaign?

[potionjunkie]

If so how long is it?

[El Gandalfo]

Originally posted by potionjunkie:

If so how long is it?

If you are asking if there is a NEW campaign, then the answer is probably no.

But since this is a remake of the original AoE 3 it will contain all three of the original campaigns, which are quite substantial and fun (especially if they go over the missions a bit, to remove some of the weird quirks in a few missions)

Edit: Looking at the campaigns, since they are divided into chapters, there's actually closer to 9 different campaigns in AoE 3 with a total of 84 missions.

[Ash//Fox]

No new campaigns have been announced, but it'll include the 8 campaigns from the originals. The base game, and the Warchiefs expansion is kind of a chronicle of the Black family; each chapter is a self contained by related story. It's pretty meaty actually, the story is well done and the missions are fun and varied. It's been a very long time since I've played it but just the base game alone would probably be at least on par with other RTS game campaigns. It's not as long as an AOE2 campaign but that's because each mission doesn't take 4 hours.

The campaign features unique factions for each chapter so it's not like you get one campaign for the Spanish, another for Brits, Russians, etc.

The Asian Dynasties missions follow the same trend, the Japanese story line is more based on the historical wars that lead to the Tokugawa reign but IIRC that campaign wasn't quite as narratively focused as the rest of the game. The Indian campaign is kind of inbetween with the story being about the historic Sepoy rebellion but being focused on the story of one Indian man choosing between duty to the British empire and his culture. The Chinese campaign is full on narrative though based on a treasure fleet that seeks to explore the new world.

If campaigns are important to you I'd definitely give this one a try if you haven't played the originals.

[SepSev]

It doesn't look like there will be new campaigns in this but the preview said there will be new historical battles added, so probably something like The Conquerors and The Forgotten campaigns in AoE2 with a few unrelated historic levels.