Age of Empires IV

Destraex · December 09, 2022, 01:13:29 AM

Just realised this game is coming to xbox as well as company of heroes 3. I hope we get some RTS fans move to PC.
But at the same time I can now see why AOEIV looks and feels the way it does. It's relic as well iirc?
You have really nice historical animations and models and really poor colour pallete and UI.

Gusington · December 09, 2022, 10:18:58 AM

^You know you hit the nail on the head for me of why I didn't like the art style much, and miss the updated sprites of AoEII Definitive Edition.

Destraex · February 17, 2023, 08:22:23 AM

Age of Empires IV is free to play for the next 3 days. Just sayin, for anybody that wants to try it.
They just added some more fantastical elements... booo, but fun enough. An enchanted forest biome and an English king with an 11c shield, 16c foot Landschnect sword even though he is on a horse among other things. It's like they went cheap with the age up models for this "king". Not so Kingly. Having said that it's an RTS that has never claimed as far as I am aware to be historical. Although for the most part the models look damned fine.

Gusington · February 17, 2023, 09:20:02 AM

^Age of Empires II Definitive Edition has some very historically-based scenarios. AoEIV just hasn't grabbed me, it feels and plays totally different from previous games.

Destraex · September 21, 2023, 02:39:48 AM

Age of Empires IV DLC - 2 new civilisations (byzantines and japanese) and 4 variant civilisations. Sounds cool.

al_infierno · September 21, 2023, 05:07:04 AM

Variant Civilizations? I haven't played since around release. Wut's da deal wit dat doe.

Destraex · September 21, 2023, 06:58:50 AM

Somebody I know was saying it is probably like one of the other games in the franchise where the factions can have revolutions or some such in mid game to change units.

Gusington · September 21, 2023, 08:07:56 AM

Despite not liking the game much when I fiddled with it, I already pre-ordered this.

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