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[adamsapple]

Between this and Ara later this month, strategy fans are eating good.

 

[dorkimoe]

why is this not live yet on gamepass

 

[LordOfChaos]

Seems solidly good. Just played the first mission.

I'm really hoping this is successful enough to put an Age of Mythology 2 on the table after 22 years

 

[amigastar]

Graphics look better in Motion than on Screenshots and compressed yt videos. I really like it so far.
I like the water especially.

 

[adamsapple]

AoM is now live on game pass.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

No OT thread for this? The game is as fun as I remembered. It even looks exactly as I remember in my nostalgia tinted goggles( mean it in a positive way). Although the Greeks are weaker than I remember them to be. Can't wait to try out norse and eqyptians.

 

[amigastar]

No OT thread for this? The game is as fun as I remembered. It even looks exactly as I remember in my nostalgia tinted goggles( mean it in a positive way). Although the Greeks are weaker than I remember them to be. Can't wait to try out norse and eqyptians.

Yep, i started playing through the campaign although it's supposed to have difficulty spikes which i don't like, but i'm playing on Medium/Normal difficulty.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Yep, i started playing through the campaign although it's supposed to have difficulty spikes which i don't like, but i'm playing on Medium/Normal difficulty.

I haven't started with campaign yet. Playing just customised skirmishes. I remember my kid self spamming cheats whenever things got slightly tough. Watching those poor enemy units die to a flying pig with a rainbow trail never got old.

 

[ZehDon]

Pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of ray tracing.

Played the tutorial and a skirmish, and it's as good as I remember!

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

I can't fucking wait.

2024 might actually turn out alright when it comes to RTS:

+ Sins of a Solar Empire II Steam release (and it's good!)
+ Age of Mythology: Retold (all signs point at it being good. Thank God)
- Homeworld 3 totally missed the point of what made a Homeworld game a Homeworld game. The rogue-like mode is alright.

Tempest Rising may be coming out this year as well.

 

[Hudo]

Tempest Rising may be coming out this year as well.

I hope so. But they've gone silent again...

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Picked this up as I only ever played the demo of the original back in the day. I'm loving it, loads of fun and runs really well with ray tracing on mythical on my 3080.

 

[LordOfChaos]

No OT thread for this? The game is as fun as I remembered. It even looks exactly as I remember in my nostalgia tinted goggles( mean it in a positive way). Although the Greeks are weaker than I remember them to be. Can't wait to try out norse and eqyptians.

Yeah it's funny, it looks modernized and all, but the way memories work it just looks how I remembered it from 22 years ago too lol

 

[lockdown2222]

I’m really enjoying my playthrough of it. Always loved the game since I was a kid. One thing that has struck me about all the AoE/M remakes is the voice acting and casting decisions. The original voices seemed better suited for the characters, they spoke slower and more dramatically and just had a better sense of character. The voices today speed through lines, seem a little robotic, safe or even cheap character voices. Anyone else get that feeling?

 

[LordOfChaos]

I’m really enjoying my playthrough of it. Always loved the game since I was a kid. One thing that has struck me about all the AoE/M remakes is the voice acting and casting decisions. The original voices seemed better suited for the characters, they spoke slower and more dramatically and just had a better sense of character. The voices today speed through lines, seem a little robotic, safe or even cheap character voices. Anyone else get that feeling?

Yes, a lot of people have felt that way. They even re-recorded some of the actors voice lines after feedback from the beta.

There's probably some clash between older media giving things time and newer ones catering to ever shorter attention spans

 

[lockdown2222]

Yes, a lot of people have felt that way. They even re-recorded some of the actors voice lines after feedback from the beta.

There's probably some clash between older media giving things time and newer ones catering to ever shorter attention spans

Good to know I was t the only one and I had no idea it was a topic or that they re-recorded some lines. Some of those lines just seem really dialed in or as if they grabbed just anyone from casting calls and said “here just say it.” After the first cutscene I immediately alt+tab’d and went back to ancient YouTube videos to compare the OGs to the Retold.

 

[amigastar]

The game is really great, playing through the campaign. I'm usually not the biggest fan of RTS but this one is really fun.

 

[Geeblacck]

I love the game; it was worth the play. I'm focusing on new RTS games now, I'm also looking forward to IGP.

 

[Giacomino1984]

It seems next AOE titles Will run on Unreal Engine

https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1781800/Principal-Build-Lead-Engineer---World’s-Edge

It’ s my personal opinion but i think that all World’s Edge Is moving on Unreal Engine because It’s a very know Engine into Xbox studios with mastera of development (coalition) which could help a lot with It.

Unreal Engine Is the most supported Engine in the world and the most spectular, allowing developers to implement excelent graphic and very good performance with DLSS.

Now, AOE4 graphic has been one of the most critized aspect of the game in every community (from reddit to steam, to the ageofempires forum) and also in many professionale review (included Digital foundry).

The main problem Is the Essence Engine by RELIC Entertainment that It has been implemented for different type of RTS (Company of Heroes and Warhammer) and It doesn’t support DLSS.

Artistic choices of Relic art directory (Sclappy, if i Remember well) to make a game too much coloured with exagerered weapons, low textures on units (this Is the reason why you can’t zoom in on them too see battles more close. You are able to zoom in only With a “free camera mod” that’s a Total mess) and bad animations (destructions of siege weapons or chickens and horses in the stables) alienated the most of fans. After the launch and After One year of critics the most of threads on often community are related to e-sport. Basically the only players who are actually playing the game are multiplayer gamers.

Unfortunately and despite of what streamers wanna share, the multiplayer fans are the Little percent of the base of AOE. The most of fans (where developers gain) are casual Who play only With campaigns, skirmish, scenarios and co-op and It has been confirmed by Forgotten Empires in the lastest interview about the upcoming “Battle of Greece” DLC for Aoe2de. For casual gamers graphic Is really important too because It helps a lot with immersion.

This Is the reason why the Sultan’s Ascend has been the most sold DLC in the history of AOE: new campaign (made by Forgotten Empires), new graphic improvements (water reflections) and Better stories to told.

In the lastest AOE survey (july or August) ther were many questions about graphic (realistic or stylized, High detailed textures, realistic weapons impact, wheater effects, Natural disaster and more).

Age of Empires Forum – 20 Jun 24

New survey!​

Age of Empires IVIV - Discussion
There is a new survey in Steam about Age of Empires IV. Folks, please take it. The devs take into account our feedback and make the necessary changes (most of the time).

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So It seems also Developers listened all critica about graphic and they are looking for really improvents.

Unreal Engine seems the right choice for all of these reasons and also because Relic Entertainment, After the lastest layoffs and the sold by Sega, are not involved on AOE4 anymore or in very Little percent. I think the upcoming and confirmed DLC in 2025 there Will be the latest for the AOE4 or World’s Edge with Forgotten Empires could redone all Aoe4 in Unreal Engine.

But what It seems Is that next titles Will probably run on Unreal Engine.

Cross fingers for a new game set in the ancient times.

I tried to open a proper threads but i can't.

 

[DrMano]

I have never played AoE before. Played Empire Earth, C&C and Rise of Nations as a kid because thats what my brother bought lol

Just started this andd it feels really fantastic, hopefully it holds up as a modern game and the rating are not just for the sakes of nostalgia.

 

[diffusionx]

Between this and Ara later this month, strategy fans are eating good.

Ara turned out to be junk unfortunately