Age of Empires 4

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Relic Entertainment and Microsoft Studios have revealed very little about the gameplay of Age of Empires 4. But Relic’s recent work and the foundations set in stone by the series’ previous entries give us a vague picture of what to expect.

If you are unfamiliar with Age of Empires then here are the basics. You start of by picking a nation or civilisation from history and then guide them to prosperity through one of four victory conditions: score, domination, building a world wonder, or uncovering relics from around the map and returning them to your base. All of this plays out in real-time as you manage your civ, gather resources, build new structures and units, research new technology, and battle the other nations that you share the map with.

How will Relic Entertainment change that? As much as fans will want the gameplay of Age of Empires 4 to stick to its roots, that would make for a very old-school RTS with limited appeal beyond hardcore fans of the series. We can expect a number of fresh nations in Age of Empires 4, then, which will add new bonuses and units for you to weigh up before starting a map, and possibly introduce some innovative tactics as a byproduct.

It is also likely that Relic Entertainment could add new gameplay features like hero units and skill trees, especially considering the success that similar systems have had in the recent Total War: Warhammer series. This is just speculation for now as we will have to wait and see how many changes Relic Entertainment has in mind for the gameplay of Age of Empires 4.