Age of Empires IV

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 473 Ratings

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  1. PiterBrony
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    On realise game felt like there a beta test as they dont wana test it itself
    - AI and campaign is awful
    - no ranked
    - no balance
    - many bugs
    +Interesting nation difference
  2. mateu_vdl
    Nov 3, 2021
    6
    First of all, sorry for my English.

    I've been playing strategy games since I was little. It has always been my favorite genre and the one that I have enjoyed the most games. Among the video games I have played (and mostly completed) you can find Empire Earth, Praetorians, Crusaders, Total War, Tzar, Ground Control, LOTR: The Battle for the middle earth, Starcraft 2, etc. And I am in    First of all, sorry for my English.

    I've been playing strategy games since I was little. It has always been my favorite genre and the one that I have enjoyed the most games.

    Among the video games I have played (and mostly completed) you can find Empire Earth, Praetorians, Crusaders, Total War, Tzar, Ground Control, LOTR: The Battle for the middle earth, Starcraft 2, etc. And I am in these comments because in its day, I played AoE, and its 2nd and 3rd, and the magnificent Age of Mythology.

    Some time ago I found out that this installment would come out and 2 days ago I started playing wanting to be surprised and get excited about these games again. After these days, I find myself a lazy game, with few civilizations and a difference between the units and their upgrades. We will all remember the units from AoE 2, I think all of them were recognizable, along with the buildings and some of their animations and this is one of the things that the game does not achieve. It also has few multiplayer options and few possible strategies, since after all, we all usually play in a very similar way.

    For my taste, they have not struck a good balance between units, factions or buildings. It does not manage to create different games, or exciting battles.

    I think that the people who defend this game the most, do not remember much what other games offered, which for my taste, were superior in many characteristics. For my part, I still feel that no one can match what American Conquest did in his day in gameplay, tactics, civilizations, units, even use of resources.

    I just hope they keep improving and completing this game. Still, enjoy.    … Expand
  3. whalepudding
    Nov 5, 2021
    6
    Not a bad game. It might help bring a new generation of players to AoE, but for returning players, It's a massive disappointment. There's nothing here to cause players to move over from AoE2, which is still a far superior game. AoE2 has way more features, civs, and better game mechanics. They played it way too safe, and they really needed to do more. Just feels outdated at this point,Not a bad game. It might help bring a new generation of players to AoE, but for returning players, It's a massive disappointment. There's nothing here to cause players to move over from AoE2, which is still a far superior game. AoE2 has way more features, civs, and better game mechanics. They played it way too safe, and they really needed to do more. Just feels outdated at this point, definitely not worth the 60 dollar price tag. 16 years for this??… Expand
  4. rezo_21
    Nov 9, 2021
    7
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  5. ADrunkenRabbit
    Nov 1, 2021
    5
    The campaigns are good, they chose interesting time periods, and the presentation is really good. They made some documentaries that go along with them that I love and are genuinely great.

    My issue is that I am not an AoE 2 super fan. I don't think it's best "Age of" title (that's Mythology), I don't think it's the best historically influenced RTS (that'd be Rise of Nations), it was a    The campaigns are good, they chose interesting time periods, and the presentation is really good. They made some documentaries that go along with them that I love and are genuinely great.

    My issue is that I am not an AoE 2 super fan. I don't think it's best "Age of" title (that's Mythology), I don't think it's the best historically influenced RTS (that'd be Rise of Nations), it was a great RTS for 1999 but has since been long surpassed. As such I find AoE 4 to be very mediocre, because it is one of the most unimpressive and pointless AoE 2 clones ever. It might be better than AoE 3 as it doesn't have any of the additions I disliked but it doesn't progress the series in any way what so ever and as such is more boring so far.

    Graphically it's 10 years out of date. I get making games that can run on potatoes but this barely scales at all. And it doesn't even run that well considering what is being rendered/simulated. There are no quality of life improvements. The new mechanics are slim. The scale has not changed at all.

    Is it a bad game? Not really, it's just a pointless one.    … Expand
  6. antwerp
    Oct 29, 2021
    7
    Not so, bad however the previous versions were much more playable. There is no guiding story to focus on. There is just some kind of history lessons which are more boring then enternaining. Graphics is like it was released five years ago at Best. As a whole the game is quite dissapointing.
  7. Ltatehere
    Oct 29, 2021
    6
    1. UI takes up too much space and it's modern look is not appropriate or the medieval time period.
    2. Every map looks and feels the same. Gets old fast.z
    3. No replays, AI has no personality, no random race, no color choice.
    4. Feels like a mobile game made by 10 people.
  8. khanlion
    Nov 8, 2021
    7
    We waited a long time but it was worth the wait. And very low system required.
  9. TheHungryMingo
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    It feels like a good remake of AOE II but there's nothing that makes me want to play it for very long. It honestly just feels very basic, but maybe that's what people want from it.

    The menus for setting up 'skirmish' matches are awful, they have a few presets, but even just to set up a 4 player free for all with no teams takes way too long. I also think that the difference in difficulty    It feels like a good remake of AOE II but there's nothing that makes me want to play it for very long. It honestly just feels very basic, but maybe that's what people want from it.

    The menus for setting up 'skirmish' matches are awful, they have a few presets, but even just to set up a 4 player free for all with no teams takes way too long. I also think that the difference in difficulty levels is too large. The standard AI difficulty is challenging in a 4 player match, but dropping it down a level, the AI literally can't/won't do anything to stop you.    … Expand
  10. tomgrey
    Nov 4, 2021
    5
    I'd love to love it...but I'm really sorry... nostalgy is not enough...
    Back to Age of 2 Remastered.
  11. ShReKiNaToRI
    Dec 6, 2021
    7
    Comparado con las entregas anteriores este me parece el mas flojo, el primero fue innovador pero las mecánicas no eran las mejores, el segundo es el mejor en todo sentido, avanzo de era, de la antigua a la media, llevo las mecánicas a otro nivel, y que con el paso de las actualizaciones del juego llego a un punto donde se perfeccionaron demasiado permitiendo las mejores partidasComparado con las entregas anteriores este me parece el mas flojo, el primero fue innovador pero las mecánicas no eran las mejores, el segundo es el mejor en todo sentido, avanzo de era, de la antigua a la media, llevo las mecánicas a otro nivel, y que con el paso de las actualizaciones del juego llego a un punto donde se perfeccionaron demasiado permitiendo las mejores partidas multijugador de todas, el tercero avanzo de la edad media a la moderna, lo cual es algo que agradezco mucho, sin embargo los ejércitos se redujeron y eso hizo que las partidas multijugador no fuesen tan emocionantes, sin embargo la campaña con su gran apartado visual es de mis favoritas, sin embargo esta cuarta entrega recicla la edad media, mata casi al 100% el micromanejo, y además el apartado grafico pareciera que volvimos al 2010… Expand
  12. IJustWorkHere
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    I am having a good time with Age of Empires IV so far. The gameplay is fairly straightforward and anybody with RTS experience will find it easy to hit the ground running. I think the historical aspects of the game are great/love seeing the armies overlaid on top of modern images.

    They *really* need to add the ability to save and/or pause multiplayer games - I play a lot of co-op    I am having a good time with Age of Empires IV so far. The gameplay is fairly straightforward and anybody with RTS experience will find it easy to hit the ground running. I think the historical aspects of the game are great/love seeing the armies overlaid on top of modern images.

    They *really* need to add the ability to save and/or pause multiplayer games - I play a lot of co-op against the computer and the inability to save/resume a multiplayer game is killing me and prevents me from rating this higher. It is ridiculous to expect people to sit there for hours with no break...life (for most of us) simply does not work that way.    … Expand
  13. Lateralus35
    Nov 23, 2021
    7
    I'm currently playing this game via Game Pass for $1. I would normally buy it through Steam but I don't think it's worth $110 NZD. I'll buy it from Steam once the price drops to about half that.
    I don't think it's a bad game but it's not as good as the fan boys are saying. Do some of you guys really think it's a 10/10 in it's current state? Come on, that's a big call. My short story is    I'm currently playing this game via Game Pass for $1. I would normally buy it through Steam but I don't think it's worth $110 NZD. I'll buy it from Steam once the price drops to about half that.
    I don't think it's a bad game but it's not as good as the fan boys are saying. Do some of you guys really think it's a 10/10 in it's current state? Come on, that's a big call. My short story is that I think it's about a 7/10 right now in it's current state. It feels like this game has been designed more for causal gamers. Initially, I don't have a problem with that however, AoE 2 DE has proved that you can have a complete game be suitable for both causal and hard core, without much of a compromise.

    I'll be following this games development closely over the next two years and if some of the issues are improved upon then I'll be happy to change this review to reflect that.    … Expand
  14. Marinusf
    Sep 3, 2022
    7
    Gameplay wise and graphics wise nothing too special. It's just a more modern version of AOE2. Overall the game lacks a UI that immerses you into the game. It looks too modern. Gameplay-wise they added some new features but these are also not really groundbreaking.
  15. Talkys
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Very very empty. The graphics, campaign and new mechanics are good, but we don't have many civs, don't have scenario editor and don't have a good history tab.

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 85 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 85
  3. Negative: 0 out of 85
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 23, 2022
    70
    Age of Empires 4 is based on a solid foundation created way back during the last millennium, but it suffers from a plethora of annoying little flaws and drawbacks. Some of them will be fixed with patches and maybe future DLCs, if we’re lucky, but even then, it’s a far cry from the stellar Age of Empires 2.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    A very decent sequel of a great series that builds up on its legacy rather than dramatically changing it. Enjoy eight very different experiences for each playable nation as you go through their most significant historical periods in great detail.
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jan 27, 2022
    88
    A solid campaign and endless customization for single-player, co-op and online play, Age of Empires IV deserves a ton of credit for making turn-based strategy a treat to play.
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