
Then players are more willing to believe that ambition. But if you are also the heir to a masterpiece, then these promises work differently. Every publisher and every developer likes to fall back on superlatives. Age of Empires 4 is measured against this. Age 2 wasn’t even affected by the new editions and remakes. Perhaps the best strategy game of all time. Age of Empires 4 is the spiritual successor to Age 2. The “largest and most expensive real-time strategy game since Starcraft 2” is to be Age of Empires 4.Īnd at this point graphics, ambition and challenge drift past each other. That only this franchise can do what many believe is impossible. The developers themselves repeatedly emphasize how important the success of Age 4 is for the genre. But in the case of Age 4, one must not forget what is attached to it. It looks okay to good in the perception of people. The point here is that Age 4 doesn’t look “very good.” It doesn’t look bad either. Judging by the comments, other values might have been more understandable. 33 percent of each thinks the graphics are mediocre or good. The majority are in the middle for the values. This would mean that 21 percent would have a rather negative attitude overall. Only 8 percent rated the graphics as very bad, 13 as bad. 2,163 people decided here how much they like the graphics. But no death sentence either.įor the sake of interest, we asked for your opinion on Casus knacks on our homepage. In the video with the naval battles, 1,500 thumbs up are currently compared to 240 thumbs down. But measured against the YouTube thumbs, the videos still hold up quite well. For example, the graphics in the comments are often criticized. You don’t have to search long before the subject of the overwhelming graphics is brought up again.īut this criticism does not seem to have an overwhelming effect on how many fans still trust the RTS hope and are looking forward to it. Both here with us and on YouTube or Reddit. Even if these reviews can be found almost everywhere. The mass of critical comments may create a skewed picture. Because Age of Empires 4 is not an ugly strategy game, most likely the critics know that too. But there could be more to this sharp tone. Only the last trailer about the sea battles caused very sharp criticism of the graphics again. Possibly also because a more in-depth impression is missing. Of course, that doesn’t stop fans like me and you from reading between the lines beforehand and discussing every detail in detail. Even the closed beta on August 5th will not change that, because all participants sign an embargo and are not allowed to talk about it. And yet the overall impression is missing. What the campaigns are about, how the peoples play, and all that kind of thing. Some content-related details are also supplemented or expanded on the official website. Relic is now releasing new videos for Age 4 at very short intervals, in which you can also see gameplay scenes on a regular basis.
