'Jumping into a match as the tenacious English squaring off against the chivalrous French feels like being transported back - not only to its setting of the High and Late Middle Ages, but to a different era of strategy games entirely.' 'Age of Empires 4 is a base-building, sword-clashing, village-pillaging RTS of the classic style, inside and out,' wrote Leana Hafer in her 8/10 review for IGN. For comparison, 2005's Age of Empires 3 has a score of 81, while 1997's much-revered Age of Empires 2 has a score of 91. The critical reception has been positive so far the game currently has a score 82 on Metacritic for PC as of writing. Today sees the release of Age of Empires 4, an anticipated return to Microsoft's classic real-time strategy franchise, and the first entry into the series for over 15 years.Īge of Empires 4, developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Xbox Game studios, follows the traditional RTS formula players move through several historical campaigns and engage in turn-based combat with rival forces, collect resources and brawl with leaders in order to build their empire.
