Age of Empires IV - Before You Buy
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Good dad game that's not just for dads
How so
Too bad he had to go get the milk
You're back
Hype
Nice
“And the Mongols doing Mongol stuff.” I’m convinced.
He's a real history buff!
Half of Eurasia still remembers the days of good old Mongol terror. They just don't do it like they used to these days.
Lol!
that's exactly what I thought as well when I heard that.
Hahah classic! SOLD!
I remember I used to play the original Age of Empires Everytime I would come back from school, together with Warcraft 2. Lots of history and even though I was like 10 years old, it felt like a fun adventure. Couldn't beat none of the campaign lines though, the missions would get harder and harder, and I guess it was too difficult for a 10 year old lol
Ya back when it was more about city/society building and less about warfare
@@weedthepeople2795 Yeah I was busy building the city, thats why the enemies would always smash me haha
Yes! This
@@MishaElRusito When you're young you don't realize that you don't need to build like 10 extra houses and a bunch of extra production for no reason, you just wanna build a city and take over the map :P
I was also a 10 year old when i used to play it I've finished most of the campaigns, i used some cheats in some tho
While no doubt AoE2 is a great game, i would love to see the sequel of the AoM. Those myth creatures and attacking them or fighting alongside them is so fun that fighting with/against human soldiers. Campaign mode in AoM is absolutely the best story of 32 chapters with 3 different civilizations. I wish they will create a sequel for AoM with another good campaign mythological story
I played the heck out of AoM. Such a great game!
Indeed AoM campaign is one of hell of an adventure one of the best when it comes to rts games.
so agree AOM was my best game of all the gods and creatures! LOL
I loved that game so much when I was little, it felt so unique and original. It really had a soul.
@@noahylandernordstrom4704 ikr XD
I like that this is one of the few times in games where a developer made a game and essentially did what worked, played it close to the vest, and people actually loved it. A great example of not fixing something that wasn't broken.
I wish dice could do the same thing.
What should have been done for WC3
AoE 4 is actually what you refer to as "Fixing something that already works". AoE 2 DE is absolutely great. So good you wouldn't believe it. But AoE 4 is total shit.
@@Bullshlaha Lol get out
@@Bullshlaha no thanks i'm not playing a 2d rts game in 2021
Me in 1997 playing Age of Empires: I wonder what games will be like in 24 years?
2021:
Little did you know you were playing one of rhe greatest games to be ever made.
( Well..imo 2 is best but you get it)
AOE I with better graphics
Can't tell if you hate the game or love it. I personally love it.
@@kleash me too, the graphics that I experimented during the beta is way better than what i see in videos and streams, and most importantly it was really fun!
You were a very specific thinker in 97 it seems 😁
You forgot the best part
Archers on walls
not only that, we can actually mount siege equipment atop walls :3
@@jeromethy wait, what really? omg game changing!
@@jeromethy I can? I tried but I couldn't. What am I doing wrong?
@@as7river We cannot take actual siege equipment pieces atop the wall. But can "attach" cannon placement on towers!
Neat feature, shame it's useless in multiplayer
Really wish they would re-engineer Rise of Nations as well. Loved being able to progress through to the computer age then nuke the opposition.
Rise of Nations was the best!!!
Try empire earth
@@antoniofranco333 Still play Empire Earth 2 sometimes, its awesome! All those old RTS games were awesome.
I forgot about rise of nations, great game. I wish someone would remake Emperor rise of the middle kingdom and Command and conquer too.
Rise of Nations was the shit...i just played it again through game pass.Too bad they didnt follow on that one.
The "not your dad's war game" really hit home for me, I used to watch my dad play the second game all the time when I was a kid. I recently picked up the definitive edition on steam so I could play with him when he visits
"You can play it too!". Was there something stopping people from playing Age of Empires 2? I mean, the definitive edition is pretty damned good.
I'm almost 40 and I remember buying this and AOE2 when they released. God damn do I feel old now.
i was think your old then i realised I'm 33, I use to play age of mythology everyday from 2003 - 2006
@@HaiLsKuNkY I liked AOM quite a bit as well.
40 is still a spring chicken. Come back in 100 years and then complain.
34 here, i feel u 🤘
30 here, I played AOE rise of rome in 97, my mind was blown, and I used the cheatcodes lol
been playing it a bunch, really enjoying everything it has to offer, feels like they updated everything you wanted while keeping true to the game and making good choices to keep it competitive
I enjoyed the history based cut scenes in AOE2 as well, Skirmish was brilliant and was super chill on easy and challenging on very hard. The kind of game where a skirmish could last 1 to 4 hours, certain game sequels only need tweaks as their original iterations are so good.
I remember when AOE 3 was so immersive. What sold me were the cannons blowing the soldiers sky high.
I hope to see some new destruction mechanics.
Is it just me or does AOE3 seem more advanced? Interesting additional small mechanisms with the tribes, scouts, and supply outposts and destructible buildings and units. This one seems kinds meh by comparison to me.
What sold me was the wololo priests converting enemy units. Always hilarious
@@BoozhiOfficial Same! I regularly play AoE3 DE and the details on the water, the collapsing buildings and ships, the little wonky tails on animals, the portrsit for each unit, thr UI that fits the age you're in- I was raised on AoE snd this fourth game is not impressing me at all.
It really sounded like these guys didn't even know that AOE3 even existed while describing this sequel. A bit like explaining all the features Civ6 has that the 1991 original lacked...
@@BoozhiOfficial yes this very much, if you like AOE3 this will feel like a downgrade.
Was still putting on AOE 2 soundtrack to study during college just 3 years ago. It’s unmatched.
Actually doing tha rn :D writing my final exam
@@freakadelle1013 haha nice, small world.
It used to be a ringtone on my phone few years ago! 😂
I was just doing that with the AOE 3 soundtrack!
Age of Mythology's is my hands down favourite but Age2 is a close second. Such phenomenal soundtracks in general.
As I was watching this, I just imagined making LOTR based scenarios in this game 🤘 makes me wish for a BFME 3 😐
There is actually a fan project in the making called "Reforged". Fingers crossed it won´t get hit by the banhammer :D
Mods i hope will give you that
One day.
I WISH
The lord of the rings gang lets gooo
AoE 3 was good tooo.... everyone I know pretends like it doesn't exist but it's my favorite one :(
also just buy the game if you're remotely interested in the series.. very good worth your time absolutely fun.
I have such fond memories of Age of Empires II. I went on day trip to London with my mother to visit some museums and galleries, and afterwards she bought me AoEII because I told her it was educational. It turned out it actually was, and I learned all sorts about Byzantines and Goths. Oh and trebuchets. I learnt a LOT about trebuchets.
Ah, the good old days of manipulating parents to buy games for us...
The game is still really popular. You can basically queue up in less than 3 mins and play 3v3 2v2 or 1v1 with good connection and servers, new civs are also being added and soundtrack AND design have also vastly improved
I loved the history they put in too. If not playing, I would spend an hour or two just reading the historical background of the civs/units/buildings/battles.
And fat men who carry explosive barrels
Indeed it was educational. My interest with history, geopolitics, and other countries culture and languages began with Age of Empires II. Back then, in 2001, there was no internet. So my fascination began with this game and Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
This series brings back so many memories, can't wait
One of the first video games I tried was AOE2
@@tjlevey378 Me too, AoE2 was my first RTS game I've ever played.
Indeed
@@tjlevey378 the first video game I ever played was the original Age Of Empires
Get it on a sale. The game isn't worth $60. Maybe 30 or 40. Even call of duty innovates more each series. Just stick with your AOE 2 definitive edition.
EDIT: Unless you're a huge Mongols fan.
I haven’t played Age of Empires since 2 back in high school with my dad! That was over 20 years ago lol I bought them on Steam a few years back but it’s just not the same. My sister used to come be his spy and then he’d suddenly be outside my town with trebuchets haha. Good times. This new one looks nice tho!
I have a recurrent thought about utilizing squads more in RTS games - where you are commanding the leader of the unit and the rest of the units are AI controlled to follow as they see fit. In this way we could cross the 200 limit quite quickly and have massive battles.
The mongols shows really nice design (the prayer flags are not responding to wind though) and gives a taste for "modernized sollutions". I would personally be more enticed by a game which moves a little bit further in developing the genre in these ways.
Used to play AoE and AoE 2 as a kid but don't think I will find my way to the 4th installment, it looks a bit too similiar.
I finally got to watch a "Before You Buy" before actually buying the game! Lol keep up the great work you guys :D
The games not even out yet 😂
Same
I usually watch them months later haha.
@okok the games not released yet. Are you trying to be cool? 😂😂
@@JohnnyThe_G preorder exists
Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, and Rise of Nations were some of the first games I played in my youth (like 4 years old) and man do I remember every moment.
Thank you for mentioning Age of Mythology, it needs a new game
RON never gets talked about enough!
Age of Mythology is my favourite game of all time
AOM is 20 years old in 2022. Microsoft is heavily promoting halo/xbox 20th ann in 2021. Hopefully AOM gets the same treatment in 2022.
Ughhh I played Rise of Nations sooo much as kid
I vividly remember the LAN parties at my library for the original game
This is exactly what I wanted. Controls similar to AoE2 with better visuals and a generational update to add more features. So excited to get this :D
better visuals? it looks like a cartoon with no blood...
It does looks a little like a mobile game, you can't watch those beaming homing arrows getting stuck on infantry group models and say it looks better than AoE2. Interface is worse. It sure focuses more on how it's played than the aesthetics, the units on the wall has been a big dream for me in AoE. I just wouldn't go as far as saying better visuals.
Furthermore, AoE1 actually had way better models and animations than AoE2 units, just compare it.
It's trash.
after trying 5 ranks and losing all 5, i kind of regret buying this game.
As a kid, we had an old desktop with Age of Empires on it. I spend hours playing the heck out of it, haha. I'm excited to check this one out too!
I’m enjoying it so far. A bit more fast paced than 2. But feel more at home than I did with 3.
I've been there Sapphire, oh how hours fly building cities and creating a world to dominate the land in, and of the hisoty lessions that came with it.
Age of Empires 2 is one of my favorite games of all time.
Honorable mention to the original, rise of nations (which I guess was a different developer, but still have almost the same exact gameplay), and Star wars galactic battlegrounds. All games using the same exact engine and gameplay mechanics.
But 2 was fittingly the King 👑
What about the lord of the rings version of aoe? I cant remember the name but it even had a sequel.
Star wars galactic battlegrounds was my favorite as well.. nobody talks about that game sadly
@@fahimauric4663 mine too! I still have it on my laptop.
@@ili7739 never heard of that one
@@ili7739 quick Google revealed Lord of the rings battle for middle-earth, but that was actually developed by DICE
They're using documentary footage in order to tell their stories now? That's actually really cool and something I would have never thought they would have done but it makes a lot of sense
I love this series so much and I really did learn a lot about different time periods and events. I've been excited about this for years and I've been extremely impressed and appreciative of the remasters developed so far.
While I do see why AOE 2 is the pinnacle, I sunk more hours into Age of Mythology. That game was so cool.
Age of Mythology was the best of the genre for me.
Oh man I would cut off my leg for a sequel to aom
Mythology has some great campaigns. And voice acting
Why did u like Methodology better?
Mythology didn't hook me for long but it was a cool concept
"There's like a lot of sheep in this one"
K, I'm sold.
This reminds me of all four players fighting out for the control of the only 6 sheeps in the map. I think most people cared more about the sheep than the relics.
Go home Scotland
FLOOFIE BOIS
Are you Welsh
Found the Kiwi.
Great video! First "Age of..." was Age of Mythology way back when and it was great. Quickly got into Age of Empires II and III. Glad to see this one looks just as good if not better.
I loved the unlocked documentary videos you get after a campaign mission things like how arrows are made and how horses were trained
I downloaded the Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition on my PC on the first day that it was released. I'm still not complete with the European campaigns due to the sheer number of missions. Best RTS game that I have played since Command and Conquer Red Alert 2
I finished all and it’s worth it.
Yeah crazy there's like 20ish campaigns if you have all the dlc. Each one should give you between 2-6 hours of play time. Except maybe the William Wallace one 😂
I've got over 900 hours in this game. Custom scenarios with friends are such a vibe.
When playing the beta version I found myself very immersed. I remember one online game I played was 90 minutes but it felt like only 45 minutes. Already pre-ordered standard edition.
You just lose track of time with these type of games
Ah, that was my first RTS game. Seeing that Age of Empires title brings along back many childhood memories. AOE has always been a special, legendary game for strategy fans. And, I bet every history enthusiast like me spent so much time on this game in the past. By the way, a great review. I'm looking forward to adding this game to my steam library.
I love how they have always mixed exploring, building, economy and war.
Age of empires 3 ran at a healthy 1 frame every 2 or more mins back in the day. I was a console gamer I had no idea what specs were.
2 minutes? gotta pump that number up.
I remember I tried modding gta sa back in the day and all the roads disappeared
@@flaqko5686 Don't forget the hot coffee mod
that mod broke so many gamers game saves.
Same, I was so bummed that my computer couldn’t handle it back in the day lol
I had a decent rig when AoE3 released, but even it had issues at times. Couldn’t play on the highest settings, nor max players without a bit of lag. 😑
For those of you that don't know, AoE2 received a 4k remaster recently. If AoE4 doesn't look like your cup of tea, the age 2 community is bigger now than it ever has been and we'd love to have you :)
AOE2 , now with DLSS and raytracing. lol
Wololooo
i played it it is good, but i still prefer gameplay and believe or not less complicated upgrades and units from AGE 3 and Age 3 Wars of Liberty mod. Plus that cheaty AI from Age 1 and 2 is not how i like it. In Age 3 when you increase difficulty AI gets bonus trickle of resources, but there is an option to boost yourself, so players can get on same lvl as AI with resources, but still need to rely on strengths on chosen nation, which can be difficult, not every nation is good against other nation.
The Age 2 AI doesn't cheat anymore in the DE edition. I don't remember if it was a release day thing or a patch, but at some point they fixed that issue.
@@jerd2947 honestly i dont remember, what i did remember is AI was using that maximum range to shoot your units from unexplored range(where you cant see it) and whenever you move units to attack it immediately moves back in the dark area so it was impossible to fight it with slower or low range units, that is if cavalry was not built, it also uses catapults from unexplored space and moves them at exact time to not be able to see or shiot it. I hated that stupid mechanic developers did.
What a great review, what totally sold it to me was the "History Channel" content. I always loved the AoE campaigns because of that.
Putting soldiers on wall, is a big game changer !
I can see it's going to be used as "tower rush" on PvP
I dont follow much gaming news, and AOE4 I've been excited since it was announced and had no idea when it was being released, this is why I love this channel. Thanks guys! Time for me to go pick up a copy
I'd wait for them to patch it , but yeah, I had no idea this was coming.
Unfortunately , I have so many recent game purchases, I probably won't play this until late next year, even if I bought it today.
@@majorgear1021 what problems that makes me wait for patches? I tried the stress test when announced and believe me I would pay the 60 dollars just for that limited experience with only 4 civs!
I assume the patches you talking about are about the competitive state of the game? Which is not gonna affect me since im just a casual
Same, i totally forgot when it should be released, i was thinking 'some time' next year, but booom, got me pleasantly surprised :D I still have AGE 3 DE and AGE 3 wars of liberty mod, super content to play when i feel i want to :D
I remember getting age of empires 3 in a box of nutrigrain (ceral) hopefully they do the same with number 4
Ironman Game!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
@@Mripoststupidstuff that scream is perm stuck in my brain lmao
I remember playing this when I was in highschool. We even have AOE tournament in school. :'D
It's fun watching a before you buy video after pre ordering the game. Got the digital deluxe on steam because I wanted to get everything they had to offer. AOE 2 and AOE 3 were gifted to me by my dad and they were a huge part of my childhood. This time I could buy the game with my own money and that feels really good. 😁
"they didn't change the formula, just needed it up for the modern age"
Perfect
IF ONLY FUCKING DICE CAN EVER GET THIS THROUGH THEIR THICK HEADS WITH BATTLEFIELD.......... /rant over
It's amazing how they made a cereal with an Age of Empires CD like from my childhood. WOLOL-O'S 😂
Ahh a fellow Nutri-grain fan
@@sowrong1611 good times
They need to bring back age of mythology. Those units made it way more interesting.
As a huge Empire Earth 2 fan, this gave me the chills and flashbacks!
Y it kinda looks a lot like Empire Earth 2,which is rather good by my book
unfortunately this falls way short of EE2
empire earth was lit!!
I used to love making barbarians which could run through trees and, of course, late game nukes.
I was 3 when AOE3 was released and I remember always sitting up on my older brother’s desk as he played. I’m honestly really looking forward to buying this for myself and as a gift for him so we can enjoy some 1v1’s. I hope that this game comes with a Co-oP mode similar to the one in StarCraft 2 where we get to play together to complete objectives
also give him AOE 2 he will love it
@@Oscar4u69 come on please dont start the aoe2 vs aoe4 battle:( both are great games!
Yeah it comes with coop
I am looking forward to jump in on day one.
Watching reviews to feed the happy expectations. Thank you for this passionate review, Jake :)
As a graduate of Uni of Lincoln it was very cool to see my city in the game especially after exploring the ancient castle myself and learning it's history.
Age of Empires made me love and get interested about history, especialy western European !! Over 20 years later, I learned so much, started to speak old norse, a bit mittelhochdeutsch, and will learn old english. I just love it, and it all started with AoE 1 but even more AoE2. Changed my life literaly( though sometimes I forget how to write 😭😭😭. English, German ...). It made a little girl, a history and old languages fanatic!!!! Thanks for the video, by the way !!😄😄😄😄
I remember sitting on my dad’s lap watching him play AoE!
Damn I can't wait to get this. When I was in middle school every class room had like 3 computers and age of empires. So at lunch there would be a ton of lobby of just flat worlds and max resources and everyone would just strait fight
Fuck I’ve been studying at the wrong school !!! :(((
Cossacks games from the early 2000s had a limit to max 8.000 soldiers on the map, and even that was lifted. Several years ago I managed to achieve around 28.000 soldiers before the game started crashing all the time. It felt incredible
My dad loved these games, land air sea, command and conquer, shogun. I played them and can't wait to play this.
Been missing RTS since I last play Stronghold 3. Hopefully building here is as peaceful as the old time.
I like building, both for defensive and economy purpose, and then actually make a nation conquering army out of them.
I preferred Stronghold 2 more than 3 and I also prefer AOE 3 more than 2 because of it as I like building more than the army stuff.
Man when I tried the beta i was so happy to be able to put army on walls like stronghold games, i love turtling and staying on my base
Aoe2 definitive edition is just still so much better, such a masterpiece
I like AoE2DE more as well, but I think AoE4 is off to a really good start. I'm eager to see more civs and QoL updates. There were enough changes to justify a new title, but it kept the core AoE experience intact. The campaign style is honestly awesome and I like it over AoE 2's style. Even though I like the layout of AoE2's campaign missions on a world map/book setting.
AOE2:DE is fucking king! I love it!
@@MrWasian for a $95 price tag i feel as if we are beta testing a little too many mechanics
@@TheZeagon $95? I bought it for $15.
@@grawar1 gamepass for free lol
use to play these back when dialup and satellite internet was the thing in rural areas, loved messing around with the console commands when I was younger.
AoE2 was the first game I ever played, on my step-dad's PC in 2000, at the age of 4. I've played it at least once a month ever since. I'm so glad they haven't strayed too far from the basic formula (like they did in 3) that made 2 so so great. I'll definitely be buying this.
My main issue with this game, from what I've seen so far, is that the graphics are too cartoonish. I wish it had AoE2 dynamics and AoE3 style graphics. I also don't really understand why they didn't go a little further in history again, as they did with the previous 3 games (antiquity --> middle ages ---> industrial revolution)
Because this era is more interesting for many people and if a game was about the industrial revolution than it would be a completely different game than what it is right now. its really not that hard to understand in my opinion.
the graphics is awesome bro, it's not cartoonish, you feel cartoonish only because they put real world locations and battles. the graphics is awesome.
Good, I prefer stylized graphics over wannabe realistic graphics that are an eyesore and just require beefier GPUs. I wanna see more games focus on actual gameplay and story rather than ultra realistic graphics, I swear at some point it's like people can't use any imagination with their games, they're supposed to feel real now. I don't like these trends.
You're talking about the art, not the graphics and I REALLY wish people would learn the difference. Seriously. Graphics are things like shading and volumetric lighting and not what the units look like. Personally the graphics are my biggest complaint with the game but I LOVE the art.
My wife and I downloaded AoE4 while it was free to play so we could play it together like we've been doing with AoE2 for over 10 years now. But, she couldn't turn her texture quality up without also turning up a dozen other video settings that make her game run at like 12 fps. But playing on minimum settings makes it look like a friggin N64 game.
My 6th grade teacher got me into AOE2, I used to play co-op with him after school. If November wasn't so bloated with games I would have picked this up right away.
That’s cool. My teacher back in the Day was into Diablo, Warcraft, C&C and Age of Empires.
Also I remember the days when doing that wasn’t suspect. Pretty sure if I was a teacher and I told someone I was playing games with a school student it would be questioned.
What are you playing nawa days?
I'm 27 now but I've been playing AOE since I was 3 when my uncle introduced it to me and my older sister. I've been around for every Age release and enjoy them all in their own ways. This one looks like it'll be fun in its own right, best played in phases (seshing it hard for a few weeks every few months or so)
I bought AoE2 in high school when it came out and loved it. AoE3 came out when I was overseas and I was able to eventually get my hands on it and play when I could. I've been waiting and hoping this new addition would come out and I'm so glad it finally did. Hopefully I won't have to wait another 15-20 years for a new one. I'll be buying it for my kid by then, not me.
Hopefully this will bring the RTS genre back on track and then maybe we’ll get a new C&C!
Never heard something more true
I wish a modern RTS based on C&C Generals would be made...
Speaking of RTS games, do you guys know any good starter ones? I've heard of a few, but don't know which one is good to start with
@@IamaPERSON Total war shogun 2, it's turn based but the battles are rts
@I am a PERSON Can't go wrong with classic StarCraft. These days Wargames Red Dragon is a lot of fun but that game takes out the base building part and replaced with reinforcement points.
I'd suggest checking out gameplay first and make sure it's something up your alley.
My favorite part of AoE2 was the ability for two players to play the same empire. You could have one in charge of military while the other runs the economy. It was a lot of fun being the same empire, and is very different than just being "on the same team". Few games allow this, another honorable mention that does it is Tzar: The Burden of The Crown (you can choose on unit share for allies). @gameranx, do they allow two players to be the same empire? (Literally, not just playing the same empire as each other).
How did you do this? Is this a new feature from Definitive Edition???
@@NewChangersFiis no it was something I did in the original version of the game. On the multiplayer screen you could pick the same color and it would let you play as the same team. I don't know if it works on the new edition
@@terrafirma5327 I don't get it. Same team or same player?
@@NewChangersFiis Same player. Go watch the t90 "a drunken oopsy" video from a few days ago. There 2 players accidentally selected the same team
@@NewChangersFiis Same player. The game allows you both to use the same empire, so you can both control the units, use the same resources, see the same line of sight. Etc.
Back when i was kid my first game i played was Empire Earth. Very simmilar to AoE. It was a solid strategy game , but also educational , full of historical moments, battles , events. Thanks for the review , i m 100% going to pick up this game.
Age of Empires 2 was my first PC game.
I'm really happy to see AoE4 is a pretty good return to form for the studio.
This sounds like nostalgia speaking, it just felt like a "remake" of AoE2 to me.
Exactly...
I really think a lot of people are prainsing it because it does exactly the same things as AoE2, with very minors differences. And AoE2 being such an estimed game, this one plays it veeeeeery safe.
Too safe for me.
I better play AoE2 remastered...
I remember playing A.O.E 2 and C&C on PS2 back in the day, console players always miss out on most cool RTS games....🤔🤔🤔
Those console plebes. PCMR is the new SPQR.
I love this game it focuses on understanding tactics not build order and muscle memory. I love how obvious the weapons are to identify. I can't wait to see what this game becomes. I like how the hot keys are for units and formations not on building buildings.
Also best campaign on a rts since northgard.
Well as AOE old fan, I still remember those days when me and my father use to play AOE 1 game, then AOE 2 and then I played AOE 3 myself, now AOE 4... Man time flies, AOE 3 came in 2005 when I was what, 10 something man time flies
Awesome. Haven't played an Age Of Empires game for twenty years.
I can't believe it has been over twenty years... Childhood felt like it was last week. Crazy
“A little something for everyone.”
*nervous shiver* just got a flashback of IGN’s game reviews xD
A few noob questions, are you always blue team by default? And when you train upgrades for buildings are they always there if you build a new building of the same kind? For exp you upgrade wheel barrel at a mill then build another mill across town does that mill have it as well?
AOE 2 got me into PC gaming when I seen my younger brother play it , what a legendary game ... I am 44 years old now , have not PC gamed for a few years now , but I want to play this ... I wonder if this would run on my M1 MacBook Air I use for work on the road ...
Would made more sense to do the Bronze age civs instead of the medieval period for a soft reboot.
This guy does damn good reviews. Has a great narrator voice as well
AOE was the first computer game I ever played aside from moonlander on my dads oblong mac. I was visiting my friend in another part of the country, so everything around me was new and mysterious, my friend started a game without telling or showing me nothing beforehand, poped me down in front of the computer, turned off the lights and left the room. After building my first clubman I was hooked! :)
I've got a bit over 100 hours on the game, mostly custom game skirmishes against A.I I'll offer a few observations:
1. Don't expect a lot of initial peace to build and advance. Expect enemy scouts poking and harassing your villagers right away.
2. Concentrate on food production first. It is the key to adding villagers and everything else.
3. Monitor and avoid idle villagers and uneven resource gathering. When a resource is depleted, the villagers will just stand there until you move them.
4. Evening out your resources by buying and selling at the market is expensive and inefficient.
5. Don't buy every upgrade that becomes available. Some are more useful and / or a better value than others.
6. You don't need to "control" an area to take its' resources. If there is a huge gold vein on the other side of the map, I'll harvest that instead of what is near my town center. Send enough villagers, build a mining camp next to it, and guard them with a few cavalry. Sometimes you will deplete it before the enemy even knows you're there. Otherwise, you still have all that gold, even if the camp gets discovered and overran.
7. Your military formations should include religious units for healing, and a handful of villagers to repair siege weapons.
8. All siege weapons are costly and powerful, but very easy to destroy if left unguarded by infantry or cavalry.
9. Your assets will behave stupidly and march blindly into annihilation if you don't pay attention and command them what to do.
10. The 200 population cap is awful. You can reach that very quick and then have to start killing off villagers to allow your queued military units to spawn.
I've bought AoE II three (maybe four) times in my life. I love that game. So I am excited this bought into the spirit of that game! My biggest disappointment of BGIII (maybe second biggest after it being incomplete) was that they modernized it to the point it feels like a whole new game stealing the title. Where this looks like the same game. I want the same game, that's just new.
Still probably won't buy until it goes on sale. Haha
AoE II was my childhood. This though... I don't know. Feels more like a remake than anything else. If this was big budget I got no idea where it went. AoE II came around the same time as Starcraft, which got its own sequel ten years after. This came a DECADE later yet if I didn't know any better I'd think this came at the same time as Starcraft II.
Sounds like it's exactly what I'm looking for, you definitely tipped me over the edge into getting it. Good stuff!
The 200 limit is there to make you balance villagers vs military and the mix of different units and different resources you can collect.
OMG IT LOOK SO MUCH BETTER NOW ... without the Technical stress test floating around 😮😅
Personally i liked the technical test float look better. Really added some modern immersion
I’ve played this early and it’s so much fun. I’m just stoked I get to play this from day 1 and learn it with everyone and have a chance at being good at it.
Starting fresh on AOe2 now is horrid. You just swamped by good players even in casual Mp.
100% pick this game up. It’s awesome
Yeah that’s annoying, dont even trust the lobbies that have the title “only noobs” in it >.
well theres matchmaking that puts you with your league and level. I dont know if you've checked that
@@beastmasterbg matchmaking in casual in a game Ive never played before 😂 ok
@@JohnnyThe_G haha I understand you totally but you shouldn't be afraid. Play 20 games and you will start to have confidence to win. Also the tutorial actually shows how you should play for the first 15 min and that is the base start to be better and everyone does that base start tutorial in every game
@@beastmasterbg I don’t think you do get me.
I've already pre-ordered this game (being a huge AoE fan), but this video really helped put me at ease while I wait for the release.
I ask only to understand the thought process behind the decision-
1. Why pre-order before release?
2. What were the benefits in doing so?
I don't play campaigns, is it worth buying for the PVP and compstomp battles?
Best AoE out there now for me. Love the graphics, art style, audio and pretty much all the rest and the campaign is brilliant.
Ayye a long time coming for this one! Does anyone remember that cover art from the days of AOE 3 that showed games 1 through 5?? That was dope, and the envisioned AOE 4 and 5 in that looked incredible. Wish it could of been true…
yeah i remember. I think it showed the next age of empires games in a world war era not the one we are getting here. Well a world war AOE would be pretty good, but i'll take whatever i can get.
Good points Gameranx, I am curious if this has all of the races or countries as AOE 2 did, or is it just the bigger countries. Also, the sheer amount of single player campaigns in AOE 2 when you have all the DLC is almost overwhelming lol. I'm wondering about that same thing here in AOE 4.
bro just took me back to when i was 5 years old and the world was still a blur. "its not your dads strategy war game anymore" man i cant even describe the feeling that those words just gave me.
I dunno man, I was excited for this, but AoE3 TAD still holds up and this feels like a step backwards.
Actually, they pretend AoE3 never existed.
@@elvisbl And so do all the reviewers, for some reason, even though it's the most feature-complete, ambitious and accessible game in the series
Can't wait to see Thomas the Tank Engine in AOE4
I got to play a little bit and it seems the team really put care and passion into it
Thank you for a very helpful review. This was the exact kind of perspective I needed to hear.
Can't wait to play as the Mongols, they look like fun!
Glad this game turned out good. I do hope they add more factions/civilizations though.
The surely will. AOE2 added new civs recently, if this game hits like that one did, my son will play the new civs before I arrive from work and tell me all about it hahaha
the mongols are straight up the most aggro faction in the game
@@jeromethy What makes you think that?
The fact I first started playing age of empires in kindergarten blows my mind. I am now going into my last year of uni. Time goes by wayyyyy too fast
Ah haha, I remember playing Age 1 on my uncles computer when I was in primary school. I'm now older than he was at that time, and I guess a grown-up, with a job and house, but AoE (specially playing this new one now) still captures that childhood magic I experienced back then.
I was part of the closed Beta and the biggest issue I had was the inability to zoom really far out. You were stuck with an extremely zoomed in view. I hope they fixed it.
I have been playing Age of Empires for over 20 years!