Definitive Editions of AoEs are fantastic, but here I think it would be better to go for a sequel.
Extended Edition exists, and no matter how much textures will be upscaled, models improved, animations smoothed it’s still a 2002 game.
Yes, AoE1 was a '97 game, but at some point, people would love to see the genre move forward, and by now with all DEs people owning these IPs showed enough of their dedication.