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RTS Age of Empires IV - Medieval Again
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Zboj Lamignat
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It's a bog standard modern sequel/reboot of a classic series that's not a brutal rape bethesda/ubisoft/firaxis style, but at the same time is completely pointless and you can't even say why they bothered.
L'ennui
Magister
They made a sequel because the fans demanded it and the company wants to make money, of course, but that doesn't mean it's a bad game.
Basically this is Age of Empires 2 but with AoE 3 levels of mechanical differentiation between the civs (minus the home city card deck system). If you liked those two games, you'll probably like this one.
Basically this is Age of Empires 2 but with AoE 3 levels of mechanical differentiation between the civs (minus the home city card deck system). If you liked those two games, you'll probably like this one.
Zboj Lamignat
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I really don't think the distribution of active playerbase among different titles in the series supports the "fans demanded it" statement. Suddenly deciding to release what is basically a direct competition to AoE2 in heyday of its popularity was already a bizarre decision, but then they never even invested in it to give it a fighting chance and failed to amend that mistake when the release turned out far more popular than the quality of the product should warrant. I would, sort of, understand it if this was the aoe4 that was hinted at originally. But this?
L'ennui
Magister
Yes, fans were anxious to get a new title in the series prior to the game's announcement. The active playerbase is more a reflection of AoE2's hegemonic status as perpetual RTS juggernaut than any indication of this game's actual qualities or flaws.
But also, as a player I don't really see why I should be concerned with those metrics. I'm not a Relic stockholder. What matters to me is that I would say this is actually a fair bit better than AoE2, or at least a more interesting game, and it definitely has a "fighting chance" in that it has a healthy playerbase and more content is coming. Cheers.
But also, as a player I don't really see why I should be concerned with those metrics. I'm not a Relic stockholder. What matters to me is that I would say this is actually a fair bit better than AoE2, or at least a more interesting game, and it definitely has a "fighting chance" in that it has a healthy playerbase and more content is coming. Cheers.
Can I have it, pretty please?
Hoaxmetal
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