There's a clarity to it's ever-so-slightly stylised visuals, and a famously basic core, the formula that worked so well with the earlier games of the series - and little more. It's stripped back, simple (on the surface) but in a way that feels streamlined, light on its feet, as opposed to lightweight. Watch on YouTube Here's Alex Battaglia's Digital Foundry review of AoE 4 - he loved the game but noted a few technical issues to be improved on.Īnd AoE 4 feels about as classic as classic RTS games get. Savour this one, because as quick as life giveth it can taketh away: the classic RTS is hot. The pendulum has swung to crop tops, cargo pants, curtain haircuts and, apparently, historical real-time strategy games about little men in castles. The time of beige PCs, dial-up connections and the early internet's fabled golden age. The first came out in 1997, the second in 1999. Age of Empires is the game of the before times, after all, the pinnacle of pre-Y2K. ![]() Thankfully, that history is really quite good. Availability: Out now on PC (and PC Game Pass). ![]() We've been here before! Forgive me for a truly agonising cliché with this one, but it does feel like history is repeating itself with Age of Empires 4. Great first game classic sequel much-maligned third entry that takes an admirable but clearly doomed stab at something different hiatus and finally, a triumphant, boots-on-the-ground return to the classic formula. We've gone back to a few real gems, so for more catch-up reviews like this one head to the Games That Got Away hub, where all our pieces from the series will be rounded up in one convenient place. History repeats itself with a joyful, educational flourish in Age of Empires 4, a game of sweet simplicity and bottomless depth.Įditor's note: Hello! Over the next few days we're running a "Games That Got Away" series, where we finally get round to reviewing games that released at some point in 2021 but, for various reasons, we couldn't quite manage to cover at the time.
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