People by and large consider Age of Empires II to be the pinnacle of the series. (It’s Civilization IV, by the way.) The same goes for Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Fallout, Smash Bros., Mortal Kombat, Tony Hawk, Assassin’s Creed, Street Fighter, Elder Scrolls, and so on and so forth.Īge of Empires? Not so much. Ask someone what their favorite Civilization is for instance and you’re bound to start an argument. There are certain series where the question “Which one’s the best?” is difficult to answer.