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Age of Empires 4 coming Fall 2021
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Dawn of War 2 was also very different to Dawn of War 1 and its add-ons and it was a resounding success as far as I'm concerned. Sometimes devs succeed in taking a series in a new direction, sometimes they don't.
Ah that sucks. Don't use my PC nearly as much these days and probably need to upgrade it at some point lol.
Oh, for sure. The reason why AoK was so huge was because it attracted a whole swathe of different players- from hardcore multi-player scene, to custom Scenario designers, to people who just liked to build pretty towns and then comp-stomp/face friends in LAN.
The "town-building" aspect was a huge part why the game was so accessible, imo; trying to remove those "city-builder lite" elements and streamlining eco, is what would turn off a lot of the casual player base.
-which is why I'm saying that Cossacks was a better iteration on the AoE formula. It kept the base-building and massive armies, while introducing more cool elements like resource upkeep, ability to capture workers and some buildings, and (optional) formations.
Honestly, if GSC had the resources to make a Cossacks-style RTS but with the same scope as Empire: Total War (in terms of civ variety), that'd be my dream game.
But it had its own CORE appeal, which is precisely what I'm talking about.
Still, DoW2 was generally well received but very divisive.
DOW3 on the other hand missed that capacity to identify a central appeal, turning into an insipid middle ground between the two predecessors and ending up being almost universally loathed.
I think the attack animations look a bit wooden. Those arrows look downright silly. But these are things they can still fix or might look better when playing.
Nice. If xCloud for PC is live by then and AoE4 is included as an xCloud title, I'll even be able to play it on my NUC setup! :)
How so? Looks absolutely amazing?
Get those arrows fixed though..
Spirit of the law made a great breakdown, a lot of mechanics that my untrained eye missed tbh
AoE4 News and extended look at gameplay!
Footage and analysis of what was revealed about Age of Empires 4 in the April 10 Fan Preview. We see tons of gameplay, new mechanics, a new campaign, and two...
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The scale of the units relative to buildings and props (arrows) is kinda weird looking, and the unit shadows are low-res, but I think it looks nice otherwise. There's certainly a lot going on in each scene. I expected a bit more visually as Relic's RTSes have tended to push the envelope graphically. Company of Heroes in 2008 looked insane and still looks amazing today.
The gameplay looks like a logical advancement of AOE2, for better or worse. It's not pushing the timeline forward as AOE1>2>3 did, but it makes sense for them to build on the most popular game in the series.
The gameplay looks like a logical advancement of AOE2, for better or worse. It's not pushing the timeline forward as AOE1>2>3 did, but it makes sense for them to build on the most popular game in the series.
The combat animations are all over the place. Some seem way too fast, some really slow. Also yeah those arrows really need to change. Kind of a shame because a good amount of the game looks quite nice, but some parts really stick out. Hopefully they have time (or make time) to change them.
That's unfortunately what happens when a whole genre collapses. Moba's just sucked the rts genre dry for a long time. I really hope the genre can recover.
Microsoft acquisition mismanagement and Ensemble itself veering off it's formula killed the developer and the series. They're finding that there's still a ton of interest for a genre that has largely been ignored outside of starcraft 2 and dota.
While I have fond memories of AOE1 way back in the day, I wouldn't say I have any deep attachment to the series. But it sure warms my heart to see a big RTS getting hype. I love that MS is investing in AOE and the genre, it's been way too long and I'll always love RTS games in a way that MOBAs can't match.
I'm also really hoping that World's Edge isn't just an AOE house but works on strategy games in general, serving different subgenres. Like AOE as their core PC franchise, maybe they do another Age of Mythology where things can be more experimental, and also Halo Wars or a Halo Wars spiritual successor console RTS.
I'm also really hoping that World's Edge isn't just an AOE house but works on strategy games in general, serving different subgenres. Like AOE as their core PC franchise, maybe they do another Age of Mythology where things can be more experimental, and also Halo Wars or a Halo Wars spiritual successor console RTS.
Well yea, imagine of it was to scale.. this is an RTS after all. Ploppig up a castle should not take 4-5 screens of space xD
The thing is that it looks more visually to scale in AoE 2. I've been playing it a lot lately and thats just my opinion haha.
Oh man this looks amazing. The landscapes look like paintings. Really in love with the artstyle here.
Really curious how the campaigns will turn out. 3 hours of historical documentaries + 4 Age of Empires campaigns. It will probably not be as much content as Age of Empires 2, but enough to look forward to.
Really curious how the campaigns will turn out. 3 hours of historical documentaries + 4 Age of Empires campaigns. It will probably not be as much content as Age of Empires 2, but enough to look forward to.
Haha yes, in a way I can agree.. I love how the walls look big and menacing in comparison tho.
Kind of a nitpick, but I hate how these games use modern historical conceptions for the civilizations, and are so inconsistent about it. Like "China" wasn't a nation during this time period. But weirdly, they did the right thing with Delhi Sultanate, instead of just calling it "India".
What would China be called? Mongolians? I honestly don't know and googling isn't super clear because of dynasties and such.
That wouldn't work well in multiplayer. Need that screen real estate.
Looks like a painting. I really like the artstyle, but seeing the response online it's a little divisive. :P
Overall, I'm really liking the look of this. Will definitely be picking it up Day 1, but I'm a huge AOE fan. Very curious about the campaigns, and looking forward to seeing the differing play styles of the civs. The landscapes are very pretty too. I really hope this is successful and receives plenty of future support. I want the franchise to be fully back on track with a future AOE5 coming down the line!
Agreed that some of the animations look weird, a lot of the cavalry movement seemed off, and of course the arrow fire. Also, is it just me, or did the frame rate seem to really tank at certain parts? Like when seiges were happening and gates were falling. Hope that gets smoothed out by release.
Agreed that some of the animations look weird, a lot of the cavalry movement seemed off, and of course the arrow fire. Also, is it just me, or did the frame rate seem to really tank at certain parts? Like when seiges were happening and gates were falling. Hope that gets smoothed out by release.
Delhi Sultanate appears to be the exception again, like the Shang for Chinese in AoE I.
For China, at least IV's game mechanics will acknowledge its dynasties of the post-classical period.
From: https://fanpreview.ageofempires.com/
Looks like a painting. I really like the artstyle, but seeing the response online it's a little divisive. :P
I haven't seen a whole lot of complaints about the terrain. For one I think it looks great.
The complaints seem more about the building, unit proportions and the arrows looking very rough. It's still in development and I've heard they used a months-old build for this which is pretty standard for trailers and such.
Not too worried yet about the animations. Do think the units could've been a little more high res. Especially the infantry.
I was watching the trailer again and they did have the camera zoomed in a lot, which I think is a mistake most trailers of top-down 3D games tend to make. They tend to zoom in way further than you ever would during real gameplay. Dunno why it's done so often, as it makes the games look far uglier than they actually are.