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Age of Empires IV wants to appeal to both casual and hardcore players
The iconic real-time strategy series is back
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, the iconic real-time strategy (RTS) series has more momentum behind it than it arguably ever has.
With
Age of Empires IV (Age IV) the first entirely new entry in the franchise in almost 16 years looming on the horizon, I sat down with a few of the key minds at Vancouver-based Relic Entertainment behind the rebirth of the series.
We delve into several topics, including
Age IV‘s modern but still decidedly throwback art direction, its emphasis on siege combat and more importantly for me, personally how the game aims to appeal to casual players like myself, but also the hardcore demographic that has remained loyal to the franchise for years.