This is legit content. All the relevant B-roll could not have been easy to put together. And I couldn’t agree more with the conclusion! Especially the sound design 🎉
You are quickly becoming my favorite AoE4 content creator and have inspired me to finish my deep dive into the history (or lack thereof in some cases) behind all the civs technologies. I would definitely watch any future videos on historical related aspects of AoE4.
Spot-on. I love AOE2, but the difference is: AOE2DE: Lots of unique stuff per civ, that is not always historically resonant, can be hard to remember, and has a deceptively small impact on gameplay. AOE4: A handful of unique stuff per civ, that is historically resonant, is easy to remember, and has a deceptively large impact on gameplay. The other thing I'd add is that the Light/Heavy armor distinction opens up more opportunities for counterplay. I think you just end up seeing more interesting armies fielded in AOE4 because of this and other factors. It's not always just, which three units make sense for this matchup?
Interesting take on the release. I was pretty excited as you were there at the beginning, but was absolutely thrilled since day 1 and have been playing it weekly since then. I hadn't even noticed that the game had been considered "dead".
I've actually been won over by this. Ive been kinda curious about AoE4 for a while and it getting a significant influx of civs it making me want to give it a shot. It also helps that after a thousand hours in AoE2 I'm a bit burned out on it. Still, this is the video to actually tip the scales.
I did. I currently have.... 252 hours in AoE4. Honestly you can't go wrong with either and I'd say ultimately it depends mainly on your prior RTS experience and what preferences you have. The games play somewhat similarly in many ways where they have the same kind of "feel" with some notable differences, the main really being how civs are built. AoE4 you get fewer civs that are more distinct and more unique mechanics to them. In AoE2 you get more civs that are more similar to each other but also the greater degree of symmetry can make the smaller differences between them stand out more than some of the bigger difference between civs in AoE4. Overall if you asked me now I'd lean towards AoE4, but I imagine there's a recency bias there and it being the game I'm currently playing, but maybe one of the biggest things that really puts me in the AoE4 camp right now is how landmarks and the way civs are built in AoE4 you can have multiple very distinct builds with each civs where how they play can change drastically based on your choices and also the fact that each civ is built to be a bit more unique leads to each unit roster feeling nice and appropriate for the civ in question as opposed to the AoE2 situation where you have Mayans running around Arbalesters just cause Arbalester is the endgame version of an archer and its what everyone gets. Basically, I'd recommend AoE4, but I think you know best what your preferences are and what appeals to you, though I'd say you can't really go wrong with either for an RTS experience (also for reference, this is all from the perspective of multiplayer, I never touched singleplayer in either game but from what I know and as I understand it AoE2 not only has WAY more campaigns but they also tend to be better so take that for what you will)@@jaydonsmith3434
@@TheArcherGilgamesh omggg where were u 12 minutes ago 😩😭 ! Literally just finished downloading AoE 2 . Very first RTS game I’ll have ever played . I’ve been curious and interested in the grand strategy genre for awhile but I’ve been reluctant to dive in. I’ve only played turn based strategy rpgs my entire life so I’ve been struggling hard to decide which one too choose but AoE 2 being 5$ def helped sway a lot 🤣
Haha, bad timing. No worries. AoE2 was the first RTS I learned to play as well. I have some 1200 hours in it and for what it's worth, AoE2 has much more resources out there to help you learn and start out so I don't think you'll regret it either way.@@jaydonsmith3434
@@jaydonsmith3434whether you like 2 or not id recommend 4. Ive played both but never got addicted like I am with 4. It was hard to take 2 seriously with how bad the graphics are. Personally I think 4 blows 2 out of the water but that is my opinion im not here to start a war lol. I just want them to release more civs but I get that takes time.
AoE4 has quickly become my favorite of the series. One thing you forgot to mention is the fantastic campaigns. I genuinely learned about history and felt like I was partaking in it. Excellent production that feels ripped straight from a docuseries.
Thank you for mentioning sound design and attention to unit detail, I truly think this attention to detail probably was part of the cause of the less than ideal release, but after the jank was straightened out, the little flourishes really make it wonderful to play.
I really dislike the "cartoony" criticism, since it seems to come from a view that video games can't be colorful. It's the sort of criticism that thinks Gears of War is the ultimate in aesthetic design, with grey and brown everywhere. It confuses what the speaker thinks is realistic for quality. If a medieval strategy game were realistic your soldiers would take days at the least to train: knights would take years, and battles would be over in a few hours. Sieges would be 90% sitting around and waiting, and most soldiers would die of natural diseases. The cartoony criticism always seems to come from self important over serious people who don't understand or care for good aesthetic design, and think everything they do has to be utterly po faced. Nevermind a grey and brown color palette would render the units and buildings nigh on impossible to see. That and I'm sick of the stupid "bigger number always good," idea that fewer civs are automatically worse when they showed one of the most radical departures from AoE formula, with the Mongols, in that first reveal. It sounds like the sort of myopic bean counter bull that can't think past pure mathematics.
I started playing AoE4 and 2 a few days ago cuz of your videos, I'm a big history fan and RTS fan but the fact that every faction had the same units turned me away, since I'v been playing recently iv realized that thats no so important. Good thing I found you and age of noob and spirit of the law
My favorite nitpick is that if an unit is Attacked from far away it actually Sounds like someone shouting from you from afar So you immediatly know just from hearing "ok that must be my scout" for example
You convinced me to get it. Amazing review honestly, your style is excellent - to the point, light humor, fast pace and lots of insightful and passionate content. Great job dude.
AOE4 development is informed by decades of data on what makes a good game. It's conceptually masterful, the way they have incorporated the play-styles with the real-world civs
Gave a sub and like! Unfortunately not an AoE4 player but I see it around because I do like RTS, HOWEVER, video is amazing quality so you deserve it man! Enjoyed the editing and video itself, hell I might even get the game when I get the money.
Great content as always. I heard very good review of Ottoman phrases from the Turkish history students. They compared it with AOE3 phrases and AOE4 sounds much more authentic, not like the modern Istanbul accent. Student of Iranian history said that Delhi sultanate's Farsi is also sounds great and authentic. The only small problem, according ot him, was that this dialect of Farsi is more western (as it was spoken in Iran), while in India they spoke what's called Dari (as in the modern Aghanistan).
I appreciate your love of sounds. To me, I'd like more focus on the gameplay, game balance, replayability, campaign, coop, skirmish battles, etc. than have 50% of the video on sounds
Here you go: Gameplay - great if you win, frustrating if you lose. But that’s RTS for ya. Balance - honestly pretty dang good. Replayability - multiplayer 10/10 Campaign - for me, 2/10. It’s not good imo. But some people like it. Coop - there’s no coop campaign. You can play comp stomps with friends if you’re a boring person I guess but I really recommend multiplayer instead. I focused on the really stand out things for me in this video. The things you listed didn’t necessarily stand out vs other games.
As german/rus i enjoy the voice lines alot. The war cry everything. They really shout for their life. As a huge fan of japaneese culture im very hiped for new cheap Season. Got my ps5 with 80 € games dusting bec i pump all my free time in age. Ilalu my friends im gone for ranked now ❤
Old yet lesser known RTSes like Medieval Lords, Caesar series, Empire Earth, all have those territory influences. Actually, I can not get more shocked on how much AoEIV draw ideas from Empire Earth series. This mechanics where you can actually use walls and position soldiers over it is straight from Empire Earth III -- a game which was quite bad executed but is still extremely original and interesting.
great vid, for me it was the differences between civs, you could think they are similar like aoe2 or aoe3 but after playing the gamethey feel almost like AOM different
Honestly I never had the negative experience you did at launch. Maybe that's because I was more of a team-game-with-your-friends player, but my memories are of incredible scale, beautiful attention to detail and immensely satisfying combat, in which the city-building aspect is as enjoyable as the strategy. The 8 civs immediately felt unique and asymmetrical in a way AoE2's never did. Sure they've polished it up a bit since launch, but the core identity hasn't changed and has always been good IMHO.
Thank you for making a compact video that I can link to as I proselytise to my history nerd friends. It's sad to see that the game is still put down for just not being another AoE2 and not recognised for actually having more national identity in each faction than most factions in its predecessors.
Great video, subbed. I actually really enjoyed this game launch just because of the sound and visual design. The fact the English speak Anglo-Saxon and then progress to Middle English showed, to me, that a great deal of care had gone into the game, even if it was a bit unfinished. My interest waned a bit but the new civs and now new expansion coming out have got me playing again and I've convinced my friends to play as well! Also I though the campaigns were pretty great. Keep up the good content!
That is clearly annoying for me because you litterally did the exact video I wanted to make ! I think exactly the same about sound design, gameplay mechanics and historical accuracy compared to previous titles. Excellent job ! I hope you'll get more visibility
like a lot your video. Decent, inspiring, almost made me bought the game. I'm not an AOE player, but all my friends were. For sake of good memories i would buy it.
I just came back to it, Im still learning how to play but im currently gold 1 almost gold 2. The game is, at least to me, absurdly fun and I would recommend anyone to give it a try. Civs are fun to play, pretty unique, and theres more new stuff to come.
I have always been wanting to get into Age of Empires, and I had played 2 a decent amount, but I only ever started playing a lot of Age and entering the ranked ladder in 4. For me, the absolute diversity of the civs is really interesting because it means that I have to adjust my approach based on my opponent and what they are trying to do. I also think it helps players with a lot of different approaches get into the game. I personally like a lot of aggression, so I play English for their longbow rush, but other players who prefer booming will get more out of the Abbasids. It can accommodate so many different approaches, even within a single civ. It really is a shame that this game is a slept on as it is because I think it is exemplary, and it honestly might make it a bit hard to go back to something like 2. I really hope the new DLC brings in a lot of new players, even if I think naming a Civ after a whole person gets a bit too “great man/woman of history” for my own tastes.
most civs having generic units in aoe2 made it much easier for me to learn how to play, because with 40+ civs imagine each has 2-3 unique units... 80-120 different units to learn
what a well done video, thank you for your work put into it✨ i'd like to add a 6th point to your list which made me give it a shot: Xbox brilliant compatibility; i barely went through the tutorial and i got hooked, such a cool experience to play an rts on console, i'm glad someone actually thought of us console players as well🖤 also, how are you on such low subs? :(your videos are great
I must say all of these very valid points are not enough for me to give it a chance, im glad there is a blooming fanbase for the game but I'll stick to aoe2de for now. Would be great to see aomde someday in the future.
I didn't play the game day 1, but probably when the first couple of months. Personally I loved the game back then. I was addicted, playing every day with my main the Delhi Sultanate. I stopped after one of the first patches where they completely nerfed one of the (at the time) main play-styles of Delhi, which was based on going after monuments early on to put pressure on your opponents. As someone who is new to RTS, nerfing the strategy I had committed so much time to as a new player hurt a lot, and on top of that the strategy was really the only way I liked to play at the time (not hard to imagine with so few civs). Nerfing Delhi basically eliminated that playstyle or at least I was too weak of a player to make it work with any other civ so that was when I quit.
Ahh that's why I enjoyed it so much the second time around. I bought it on launch and did not enjoy it at all and stopped playing for a year or 2 but gave it another go a couple of months ago and loved it.
AoE4 is a superb game. I did play it for a year and a half like crazy. Now Im off to other things. Will pick it up again once the expansion is released.
You are right. I liked aoe4 throughout when it came out; when half their fans base was shitting on them. Why? Largely because of production value and historical authenticity. But with the ‘variant civilisation’ they have crossed a line…no consistency and poor design and zero allegiance to historical authenticity…
Exactly, I might add it is probably a product of some internal management change - who are more focused on quirks, playability that immersion.. How can a game that so emphasised historical authenticity (Mongols are literally nomadic!!) suddenly dispense with it all through cheap names like Order of the Dragon, Jeanne D'arc..etc.. @@ChillyEmpire
I love the languages in the game in that they sound realistically different. Also, civilization's units do look different and unique unlike in AoE II where most units look the same (though AoE III looked great unit wise as well.)
HRE age 2 musical theme has to be my favourite. Great game, great content. Anyone on the fence, get game pass and jump in, online is fun and not too serious outside of ranked!
It won me over with the less aggressive micro and more counter play opportunity against enemies making the game a lot more balanced. And even though there wasn't many unique units but the civs itself is so unique. In 2 you had 1 or 2 troop and a few stat change congrulation because everything else is completely same. Here i freaking jumped in my chair happily seeing that the same troops looks completely different depending on your civ.
I'm in the same boat, bought on release and put in 12-15 hours at best then uninstalled. I didn't refund it for whatever reason. I installed it a week ago and it's all I've been playing. I went against my "no pre-purchase policy" and scooped the expansion to show the devs some love, they've done a great job.
Ураааа, Русь восстанет! Great video as always, your videos have inspired me to the point to rebrand my channel to have AoE4 content into the addition of other games I play, I used to play AoE2 back in the day and now till AoE4 had the stress test (September 2021), I played it, forgot about the game for a year exactly on the start of September then came back before the announcement of Ottomans and Malians. Keep up the great work, you are up to par with Age of Noob for the AoE4 creators that I am always hyped for a new upload.
"Ураааа, Русь восстанет! " если ты русскоязычный - делай на русском, очень не хватает контента по AoE4 на русском, особенно с хорошей картинкой или с историческими разборами
@@АнтонГородецкийНочнойДозор с историческими разборами и на английском то плохо, по большей части билды, тирлисты цивилизаций, короче все под соревновательный мультиплеер заточено.
@@ChillyEmpire oh yeah also wanted to know, were did you get the audio tracks for the "Peacetime, Combat, etc." at around 4:08 soundtracks of each civs of different ages? Because currently I only able about to get access to the main themes only, through the game files, and I just like to use the ambient music, themes, and soundtracks of the games I make content on as background music.
@@timo-2046unfortunately for that French theme I had to record it from in-game. I couldn’t find it anywhere else. But it’s the theme that plays when French ages up to imperial.
I’m a campaign player and played some on launch. I felt like the maps were always so small and cramped. Maybe this has changed now but I felt like I was in the UFC octagon rather than a world to explore and conquer.
I hope they keep updating aoe4, the longer this game exists and the more updates it gets the better it gets. I hope they show the same love to this game as they do with aoe2
I was always a big fan of AOE4 despite the flaws. What I love the most 1. Diverse units and civs. In AOE2 every civ had the same medieval European looking units. Its super awkward playing as the Malians in AOE2 and my villagers don't really look African in the slightest. 2. Easier access to unique units. In AOE2 you often have to wait til Castle age and build a castle in order to 3 Superior historicity in game play. AOE2 could get under my skin with the inaccuracies. Like with the Franks. Why are the medieval french fighting with throwing axe men?! I'm excited for a Celtic civ to come to AOE4. They will finally have some authentic Celtic units. I mean really blue woad raiders?! Was Mel Gibson AOE2's history consultant? 4. Landmarks when aging up. I love this feature. In AOE2 ageing up was a tough choice because it would mean a period of time where I would be bared from training villagers due to my town center being occupied. Now in AOE4 I can pump out villagers and age up at the same time. I also love how the landmarks give me a reason to start in the dark ages and work my way up. If I just start in imperial I miss out on all the bonuses my landmarks provide. 5. More complex gameplay. I love the new Byzantine civ. I get to build aqueduct systems that boost my economy and production. I can also recruit mercs from other civs using the olive oil resource. 6. Markets. I love how almost all the maps have a market. In AOE2 you wouldn't have access to a market for trading unless you had allies. Thus if you are playing with no allies you had no reason to build a market and send up caravans. Thus if you had a civ with trading bonuses those bonuses became worthless. I love the random docks and markets that give me a reason to trade and also when I play Byzantines I can get even more mercs
as long as the game on it's own or through a usable mod list offers very powerful options of changing hotkeys and UI I am willing to play most RTS games, this doesn't tend to be the case though
the biggest issue with AOE4 is the Early access sold as a finished game. Because devs really bring the game to another level, and I wasn’t optimistic at the start.
I was excited about the Sultans DLC but the choices for the alt civs completely killed any hype. Joan of Arc as a civilization? Such a wasted opportunity
I swear, they couldn't have nailed it harder with the sound design. You ever want to get the most hyped you have ever been in your life? Produce 30 Chinese horsemen in castle or imperial, and attack-move around the map. The screams of that voice actor couldn't be any more appropriate with the stomping of the horses. Sometimes I literally spam those audio commands as the game loads before I play ranked just to activate that bloodlust sense in me. Call out to my girls the Onna-Bugeishas for an extremely close second best option. Those girls scream like Amazons about to rip and tear the flesh of your enemies!
Tha ability to play The Army of Saint John Darkness and the Boomstick. Legit though, this game is fun and i can't wait for the remaster of Age of Mythology
I'm struggling to find which to buy. Played AOE1 or 2 like 10ish+ years ago. And played more civ then on, Which would be consider more beginner friendly and is a lot easier to progress and understand? As well, to then factor is Age 4 worth the $20 price increase over 2? Solely based on single player, maybe further down for multiplayer.
AOE4 is designed to be much more noob friendly. If you don’t have nostalgia for AOE2, go for AOE4. If you’re looking to reconnect with nostalgia, AOE4 is a very different game.
I have no problem with the historical inaccuracy of the AoE series, I really liked that about AoE2, AoE3, AoM, that desire to represent history, but playing with it and its characters, combining historical events and factions with absolutely fictional situations. I think this is one of the biggest draws of the AoE series. I get really bored with the aging fan who screams for "historical accuracy" when they grew up with a game series that wasn't. If they were encouraged to create campaigns like the old ones, it would be much more fun. Great video btw
Thanks mate. Big agree - people who know their history should know that it wouldn't be fun if it was "completely accurate". I personally get a big kick out of seeing how history can be used to inspire fun gameplay in creative ways.
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This is legit content. All the relevant B-roll could not have been easy to put together. And I couldn’t agree more with the conclusion! Especially the sound design 🎉
Thanks mate 🥹
It does take a lot of time though. I gotta figure out how to do this more efficiently.
I love the way the game becomes more and more enjoyable.
AOE4 in 2023 is in great shape, I can't wait for the new DLC
thanks for the video
I gota agree with you it does get more and more enjoyable
Great video, Chilly. Really hits on all the things I love about AOE4.
You are quickly becoming my favorite AoE4 content creator and have inspired me to finish my deep dive into the history (or lack thereof in some cases) behind all the civs technologies. I would definitely watch any future videos on historical related aspects of AoE4.
Spot-on. I love AOE2, but the difference is:
AOE2DE: Lots of unique stuff per civ, that is not always historically resonant, can be hard to remember, and has a deceptively small impact on gameplay.
AOE4: A handful of unique stuff per civ, that is historically resonant, is easy to remember, and has a deceptively large impact on gameplay.
The other thing I'd add is that the Light/Heavy armor distinction opens up more opportunities for counterplay. I think you just end up seeing more interesting armies fielded in AOE4 because of this and other factors. It's not always just, which three units make sense for this matchup?
Interesting take on the release. I was pretty excited as you were there at the beginning, but was absolutely thrilled since day 1 and have been playing it weekly since then. I hadn't even noticed that the game had been considered "dead".
I've actually been won over by this. Ive been kinda curious about AoE4 for a while and it getting a significant influx of civs it making me want to give it a shot. It also helps that after a thousand hours in AoE2 I'm a bit burned out on it. Still, this is the video to actually tip the scales.
did u ever jump on it ? im struggling to decide whether to get AoE 2 or 4. which would u recommend?
I did. I currently have.... 252 hours in AoE4. Honestly you can't go wrong with either and I'd say ultimately it depends mainly on your prior RTS experience and what preferences you have. The games play somewhat similarly in many ways where they have the same kind of "feel" with some notable differences, the main really being how civs are built. AoE4 you get fewer civs that are more distinct and more unique mechanics to them. In AoE2 you get more civs that are more similar to each other but also the greater degree of symmetry can make the smaller differences between them stand out more than some of the bigger difference between civs in AoE4. Overall if you asked me now I'd lean towards AoE4, but I imagine there's a recency bias there and it being the game I'm currently playing, but maybe one of the biggest things that really puts me in the AoE4 camp right now is how landmarks and the way civs are built in AoE4 you can have multiple very distinct builds with each civs where how they play can change drastically based on your choices and also the fact that each civ is built to be a bit more unique leads to each unit roster feeling nice and appropriate for the civ in question as opposed to the AoE2 situation where you have Mayans running around Arbalesters just cause Arbalester is the endgame version of an archer and its what everyone gets. Basically, I'd recommend AoE4, but I think you know best what your preferences are and what appeals to you, though I'd say you can't really go wrong with either for an RTS experience (also for reference, this is all from the perspective of multiplayer, I never touched singleplayer in either game but from what I know and as I understand it AoE2 not only has WAY more campaigns but they also tend to be better so take that for what you will)@@jaydonsmith3434
@@TheArcherGilgamesh omggg where were u 12 minutes ago 😩😭 ! Literally just finished downloading AoE 2 . Very first RTS game I’ll have ever played . I’ve been curious and interested in the grand strategy genre for awhile but I’ve been reluctant to dive in. I’ve only played turn based strategy rpgs my entire life so I’ve been struggling hard to decide which one too choose but AoE 2 being 5$ def helped sway a lot 🤣
Haha, bad timing. No worries. AoE2 was the first RTS I learned to play as well. I have some 1200 hours in it and for what it's worth, AoE2 has much more resources out there to help you learn and start out so I don't think you'll regret it either way.@@jaydonsmith3434
@@jaydonsmith3434whether you like 2 or not id recommend 4. Ive played both but never got addicted like I am with 4. It was hard to take 2 seriously with how bad the graphics are. Personally I think 4 blows 2 out of the water but that is my opinion im not here to start a war lol. I just want them to release more civs but I get that takes time.
Great video Chilly! You are absolutely right. This game is alive and kicking. Can't wait for the DLC. Keep up the great content.
Thanks man, You sold me. I'll be picking it up for sure next time it goes on steam sale!
Very high video quality and editing. Perfect for retention yet still focusing on the topic of the video, massive respect to you sir.
Much appreciated mate
AoE4 has quickly become my favorite of the series. One thing you forgot to mention is the fantastic campaigns. I genuinely learned about history and felt like I was partaking in it. Excellent production that feels ripped straight from a docuseries.
I’m glad to hear you liked them but I can’t say I was a fan unfortunately. Maybe I’m just more of a multiplayer gamer.
The devs are historical revisionists.
This is great, I only wish more people that dont play aoe4 would see this. I think it's a great pragmatic take on the game
Thank you for mentioning sound design and attention to unit detail, I truly think this attention to detail probably was part of the cause of the less than ideal release, but after the jank was straightened out, the little flourishes really make it wonderful to play.
I was hooked right from the launch. It was not perfect but I know it’s the future of the franchise. Still playing it now.
AoE 4 is amazing now, so so fun and polished. Great detail!
great video, never played any AOE but i enjoy watching rank and competitive matches, the only RTS i played way back was stronghold.
I’ve only ever played AOE for the single player campaign since RoR. Wish AOE4 had more. Which is why AOM had one of the best campaigns in the series.
Agreed. AOE4 campaign is mid. AOM campaign is amaaaaaaazing
Aoe3 campaign was good too
I really dislike the "cartoony" criticism, since it seems to come from a view that video games can't be colorful. It's the sort of criticism that thinks Gears of War is the ultimate in aesthetic design, with grey and brown everywhere. It confuses what the speaker thinks is realistic for quality. If a medieval strategy game were realistic your soldiers would take days at the least to train: knights would take years, and battles would be over in a few hours. Sieges would be 90% sitting around and waiting, and most soldiers would die of natural diseases. The cartoony criticism always seems to come from self important over serious people who don't understand or care for good aesthetic design, and think everything they do has to be utterly po faced. Nevermind a grey and brown color palette would render the units and buildings nigh on impossible to see. That and I'm sick of the stupid "bigger number always good," idea that fewer civs are automatically worse when they showed one of the most radical departures from AoE formula, with the Mongols, in that first reveal. It sounds like the sort of myopic bean counter bull that can't think past pure mathematics.
Decided to buy AOE4 as a brand new player cause of this video, thanks for your input :)
I started playing AoE4 and 2 a few days ago cuz of your videos, I'm a big history fan and RTS fan but the fact that every faction had the same units turned me away, since I'v been playing recently iv realized that thats no so important. Good thing I found you and age of noob and spirit of the law
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yup. AoE 4 is pretty fun but i gotta say......starcrizzaft til the day i die bitches!!
My favorite nitpick is that if an unit is Attacked from far away it actually Sounds like someone shouting from you from afar
So you immediatly know just from hearing "ok that must be my scout" for example
Only downside is that my scout shouts all the fricking time it’s so annoying 😆
You convinced me to get it. Amazing review honestly, your style is excellent - to the point, light humor, fast pace and lots of insightful and passionate content. Great job dude.
thanks mate! high praise :D
Nice work!
I just started playing it recently, and it's become my favorite game
AOE4 development is informed by decades of data on what makes a good game. It's conceptually masterful, the way they have incorporated the play-styles with the real-world civs
Gave a sub and like! Unfortunately not an AoE4 player but I see it around because I do like RTS, HOWEVER, video is amazing quality so you deserve it man! Enjoyed the editing and video itself, hell I might even get the game when I get the money.
Much appreciated mate. I hope to see you on the battlefield some day :)
Imo AOE4 is probaly the best new RTS to play.
They are charging you less for DLC them a COD skin
Fantastic video! As someone who has really gotten into AOE 4 the past month this was a great overview. Subscribed!
Excellent quality, keep up mate
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Great content as always.
I heard very good review of Ottoman phrases from the Turkish history students. They compared it with AOE3 phrases and AOE4 sounds much more authentic, not like the modern Istanbul accent.
Student of Iranian history said that Delhi sultanate's Farsi is also sounds great and authentic. The only small problem, according ot him, was that this dialect of Farsi is more western (as it was spoken in Iran), while in India they spoke what's called Dari (as in the modern Aghanistan).
For non-RTS folks especially, AoE4 takes a bit of time to learn to a comfortable level. But once you do its just so rewarding!
I appreciate your love of sounds. To me, I'd like more focus on the gameplay, game balance, replayability, campaign, coop, skirmish battles, etc. than have 50% of the video on sounds
Here you go:
Gameplay - great if you win, frustrating if you lose. But that’s RTS for ya.
Balance - honestly pretty dang good.
Replayability - multiplayer 10/10
Campaign - for me, 2/10. It’s not good imo. But some people like it.
Coop - there’s no coop campaign. You can play comp stomps with friends if you’re a boring person I guess but I really recommend multiplayer instead.
I focused on the really stand out things for me in this video. The things you listed didn’t necessarily stand out vs other games.
As german/rus i enjoy the voice lines alot. The war cry everything. They really shout for their life. As a huge fan of japaneese culture im very hiped for new cheap Season. Got my ps5 with 80 € games dusting bec i pump all my free time in age. Ilalu my friends im gone for ranked now ❤
Old yet lesser known RTSes like Medieval Lords, Caesar series, Empire Earth, all have those territory influences. Actually, I can not get more shocked on how much AoEIV draw ideas from Empire Earth series. This mechanics where you can actually use walls and position soldiers over it is straight from Empire Earth III -- a game which was quite bad executed but is still extremely original and interesting.
great vid, for me it was the differences between civs, you could think they are similar like aoe2 or aoe3 but after playing the gamethey feel almost like AOM different
Great content! The amount of research and work you put into this is amazing. You deserve a like and a sub 🎉🎉🎉
loved the video, subscribed.
Honestly I never had the negative experience you did at launch. Maybe that's because I was more of a team-game-with-your-friends player, but my memories are of incredible scale, beautiful attention to detail and immensely satisfying combat, in which the city-building aspect is as enjoyable as the strategy. The 8 civs immediately felt unique and asymmetrical in a way AoE2's never did. Sure they've polished it up a bit since launch, but the core identity hasn't changed and has always been good IMHO.
sick content man! Excellent analysis !
mates. This is some Damn good videos on the game. We all glad to have more people joining the community!
Thank you for making a compact video that I can link to as I proselytise to my history nerd friends. It's sad to see that the game is still put down for just not being another AoE2 and not recognised for actually having more national identity in each faction than most factions in its predecessors.
Great video, subbed.
I actually really enjoyed this game launch just because of the sound and visual design. The fact the English speak Anglo-Saxon and then progress to Middle English showed, to me, that a great deal of care had gone into the game, even if it was a bit unfinished. My interest waned a bit but the new civs and now new expansion coming out have got me playing again and I've convinced my friends to play as well!
Also I though the campaigns were pretty great.
Keep up the good content!
love the setting of the video, I think I will give this game a try once more
Great vid mate. I'm having quite a similar experience with It.
I'm glad I found you. I watched Spirit of the Law and he doesn't seem to cover AOE4 at all.
Great video! Love your content so much!
Excellent video mate
That is clearly annoying for me because you litterally did the exact video I wanted to make ! I think exactly the same about sound design, gameplay mechanics and historical accuracy compared to previous titles. Excellent job ! I hope you'll get more visibility
Thank you! And please don't feel discouraged, I'm looking forward to watching your video when it comes out :)
Best game series EVER 😎
I'd love to see more vids from you!
like a lot your video. Decent, inspiring, almost made me bought the game. I'm not an AOE player, but all my friends were. For sake of good memories i would buy it.
I just came back to it, Im still learning how to play but im currently gold 1 almost gold 2. The game is, at least to me, absurdly fun and I would recommend anyone to give it a try. Civs are fun to play, pretty unique, and theres more new stuff to come.
I have always been wanting to get into Age of Empires, and I had played 2 a decent amount, but I only ever started playing a lot of Age and entering the ranked ladder in 4. For me, the absolute diversity of the civs is really interesting because it means that I have to adjust my approach based on my opponent and what they are trying to do. I also think it helps players with a lot of different approaches get into the game. I personally like a lot of aggression, so I play English for their longbow rush, but other players who prefer booming will get more out of the Abbasids. It can accommodate so many different approaches, even within a single civ. It really is a shame that this game is a slept on as it is because I think it is exemplary, and it honestly might make it a bit hard to go back to something like 2. I really hope the new DLC brings in a lot of new players, even if I think naming a Civ after a whole person gets a bit too “great man/woman of history” for my own tastes.
most civs having generic units in aoe2 made it much easier for me to learn how to play, because with 40+ civs imagine each has 2-3 unique units... 80-120 different units to learn
what a well done video, thank you for your work put into it✨
i'd like to add a 6th point to your list which made me give it a shot: Xbox brilliant compatibility; i barely went through the tutorial and i got hooked, such a cool experience to play an rts on console, i'm glad someone actually thought of us console players as well🖤
also, how are you on such low subs? :(your videos are great
Thank you, I'm just starting out right now so the sub count is a work in progress 😅
I must say all of these very valid points are not enough for me to give it a chance, im glad there is a blooming fanbase for the game but I'll stick to aoe2de for now.
Would be great to see aomde someday in the future.
I didn't play the game day 1, but probably when the first couple of months. Personally I loved the game back then. I was addicted, playing every day with my main the Delhi Sultanate. I stopped after one of the first patches where they completely nerfed one of the (at the time) main play-styles of Delhi, which was based on going after monuments early on to put pressure on your opponents. As someone who is new to RTS, nerfing the strategy I had committed so much time to as a new player hurt a lot, and on top of that the strategy was really the only way I liked to play at the time (not hard to imagine with so few civs). Nerfing Delhi basically eliminated that playstyle or at least I was too weak of a player to make it work with any other civ so that was when I quit.
Ahh that's why I enjoyed it so much the second time around. I bought it on launch and did not enjoy it at all and stopped playing for a year or 2 but gave it another go a couple of months ago and loved it.
This video makes me want to play AOE4. Thanks for the video 😆
AoE4 is a superb game. I did play it for a year and a half like crazy. Now Im off to other things. Will pick it up again once the expansion is released.
A very informative and entertaining video, well done sir.
Thank you for the kind words :)
You are right. I liked aoe4 throughout when it came out; when half their fans base was shitting on them. Why? Largely because of production value and historical authenticity.
But with the ‘variant civilisation’ they have crossed a line…no consistency and poor design and zero allegiance to historical authenticity…
Yeah I think it's a risky move. I have some thoughts I'll share in a future video.
Exactly, I might add it is probably a product of some internal management change - who are more focused on quirks, playability that immersion..
How can a game that so emphasised historical authenticity (Mongols are literally nomadic!!) suddenly dispense with it all through cheap names like Order of the Dragon, Jeanne D'arc..etc.. @@ChillyEmpire
I love the languages in the game in that they sound realistically different. Also, civilization's units do look different and unique unlike in AoE II where most units look the same (though AoE III looked great unit wise as well.)
HRE age 2 musical theme has to be my favourite. Great game, great content. Anyone on the fence, get game pass and jump in, online is fun and not too serious outside of ranked!
It won me over with the less aggressive micro and more counter play opportunity against enemies making the game a lot more balanced.
And even though there wasn't many unique units but the civs itself is so unique.
In 2 you had 1 or 2 troop and a few stat change congrulation because everything else is completely same.
Here i freaking jumped in my chair happily seeing that the same troops looks completely different depending on your civ.
Elite vid! Good job!
I'm in the same boat, bought on release and put in 12-15 hours at best then uninstalled. I didn't refund it for whatever reason. I installed it a week ago and it's all I've been playing. I went against my "no pre-purchase policy" and scooped the expansion to show the devs some love, they've done a great job.
I need to psyche myself up to play this game again. I liked War Elephants, Tower elephants, Scholars and Men at Arms.. i want to try that again
3:44 you had me rolling with this one 😂😂
Ураааа, Русь восстанет!
Great video as always, your videos have inspired me to the point to rebrand my channel to have AoE4 content into the addition of other games I play, I used to play AoE2 back in the day and now till AoE4 had the stress test (September 2021), I played it, forgot about the game for a year exactly on the start of September then came back before the announcement of Ottomans and Malians.
Keep up the great work, you are up to par with Age of Noob for the AoE4 creators that I am always hyped for a new upload.
"Ураааа, Русь восстанет! " если ты русскоязычный - делай на русском, очень не хватает контента по AoE4 на русском, особенно с хорошей картинкой или с историческими разборами
That’s ace! Welcome brother 😀
@@АнтонГородецкийНочнойДозор с историческими разборами и на английском то плохо, по большей части билды, тирлисты цивилизаций, короче все под соревновательный мультиплеер заточено.
@@ChillyEmpire oh yeah also wanted to know, were did you get the audio tracks for the "Peacetime, Combat, etc." at around 4:08 soundtracks of each civs of different ages? Because currently I only able about to get access to the main themes only, through the game files, and I just like to use the ambient music, themes, and soundtracks of the games I make content on as background music.
@@timo-2046unfortunately for that French theme I had to record it from in-game. I couldn’t find it anywhere else. But it’s the theme that plays when French ages up to imperial.
Fantastic video
this is the kind of aoe content im looking for. easy sub +1
I’m a campaign player and played some on launch. I felt like the maps were always so small and cramped. Maybe this has changed now but I felt like I was in the UFC octagon rather than a world to explore and conquer.
Oh unfortunately the campaign is ass. Maybe the campaign in the Sultans Ascend will be better but my expectations are low.
please do the vid on the idiosyncrasies in aoe4
couldn't agree more (esp. on points 2 and 3).
but this is also what worries me about the upcoming variant civs..
great video!
I hope they keep updating aoe4, the longer this game exists and the more updates it gets the better it gets. I hope they show the same love to this game as they do with aoe2
Except besides the bug fixes… a lot of these features (sound design, civ diversity, etc.) were in the game at launch.
Like it or not aoe4 is the only rts like rn
Great video. Thanks a bunch
Thanks for the video.
TIP:
Calvary - the hill Christ was crucified on
Cavalry - what you are probably looking to say.
I think the game was much better at launch than is implied here, but I liked hearing the things that won you over. The sound design is AMAZING :)
I was always a big fan of AOE4 despite the flaws.
What I love the most
1. Diverse units and civs. In AOE2 every civ had the same medieval European looking units. Its super awkward playing as the Malians in AOE2 and my villagers don't really look African in the slightest.
2. Easier access to unique units. In AOE2 you often have to wait til Castle age and build a castle in order to
3 Superior historicity in game play. AOE2 could get under my skin with the inaccuracies. Like with the Franks. Why are the medieval french fighting with throwing axe men?! I'm excited for a Celtic civ to come to AOE4. They will finally have some authentic Celtic units. I mean really blue woad raiders?! Was Mel Gibson AOE2's history consultant?
4. Landmarks when aging up. I love this feature. In AOE2 ageing up was a tough choice because it would mean a period of time where I would be bared from training villagers due to my town center being occupied. Now in AOE4 I can pump out villagers and age up at the same time. I also love how the landmarks give me a reason to start in the dark ages and work my way up. If I just start in imperial I miss out on all the bonuses my landmarks provide.
5. More complex gameplay. I love the new Byzantine civ. I get to build aqueduct systems that boost my economy and production. I can also recruit mercs from other civs using the olive oil resource.
6. Markets. I love how almost all the maps have a market. In AOE2 you wouldn't have access to a market for trading unless you had allies. Thus if you are playing with no allies you had no reason to build a market and send up caravans. Thus if you had a civ with trading bonuses those bonuses became worthless. I love the random docks and markets that give me a reason to trade and also when I play Byzantines I can get even more mercs
this video made me install ao4! good job!
as long as the game on it's own or through a usable mod list offers very powerful options of changing hotkeys and UI I am willing to play most RTS games, this doesn't tend to be the case though
As an old fan of AOC, base on your opinions AOE4 is well-made, this series age like fine wine, hope we get more civils.
I moved to AOE4 from Call Of Duty Warzone, since it is unplayable now because it’s full of hackers and poor maintenance…..
the biggest issue with AOE4 is the Early access sold as a finished game.
Because devs really bring the game to another level, and I wasn’t optimistic at the start.
I was excited about the Sultans DLC but the choices for the alt civs completely killed any hype. Joan of Arc as a civilization? Such a wasted opportunity
Would've been better if we got 1 more proper faction rather than all the sub factions, maybe a South American one.
AoE IV became my favorite competitive game!
I swear, they couldn't have nailed it harder with the sound design. You ever want to get the most hyped you have ever been in your life? Produce 30 Chinese horsemen in castle or imperial, and attack-move around the map. The screams of that voice actor couldn't be any more appropriate with the stomping of the horses.
Sometimes I literally spam those audio commands as the game loads before I play ranked just to activate that bloodlust sense in me.
Call out to my girls the Onna-Bugeishas for an extremely close second best option. Those girls scream like Amazons about to rip and tear the flesh of your enemies!
great summary
All I want is multiplayer Coop in RTS. SC2 showed it´s possible. Battleforge was such a blast (still is )
Me too! Multiplayer co-op RTS is INSANELY slept on.
Tha ability to play The Army of Saint John Darkness and the Boomstick.
Legit though, this game is fun and i can't wait for the remaster of Age of Mythology
I'm struggling to find which to buy. Played AOE1 or 2 like 10ish+ years ago. And played more civ then on, Which would be consider more beginner friendly and is a lot easier to progress and understand? As well, to then factor is Age 4 worth the $20 price increase over 2? Solely based on single player, maybe further down for multiplayer.
AOE4 is designed to be much more noob friendly.
If you don’t have nostalgia for AOE2, go for AOE4. If you’re looking to reconnect with nostalgia, AOE4 is a very different game.
Emergent gameplay is the key to a good and popular game - chess is a great example.
They literally took the best parts of all AoE games and put them into one ultimate game
Fair and honest review.
nice video, i also addict in aoe4
I have no problem with the historical inaccuracy of the AoE series, I really liked that about AoE2, AoE3, AoM, that desire to represent history, but playing with it and its characters, combining historical events and factions with absolutely fictional situations. I think this is one of the biggest draws of the AoE series. I get really bored with the aging fan who screams for "historical accuracy" when they grew up with a game series that wasn't. If they were encouraged to create campaigns like the old ones, it would be much more fun.
Great video btw
Thanks mate. Big agree - people who know their history should know that it wouldn't be fun if it was "completely accurate". I personally get a big kick out of seeing how history can be used to inspire fun gameplay in creative ways.