As a way to relaunch the series for a new generation of gamers, it’s an understandable choice given the runaway success of Age II back in the day.
But we’ve been seeing a lot of interest in the topic already (here you are, after all), and it’s easy to guess why.Īge of Empires IV covers the same rough time period as Age of Empires II, and will include several of the same civs, albeit there is a lot more asymmetry in their design now. The idea that Microsoft and World’s Edge would be thinking about Age of Empires 5 already is… ambitious, to say the least.
I know, I know – the fourth game isn’t even out yet, and not until October at that. So, we’re here to talk about Age of Empires 5.