Age of Empires 4 Review Score

Age of Empires 4 Review: ‘Too old school for its own good’

By Jason Faulkner

The real-time strategy genre is one that stubbornly refuses to innovate or to die off. It’s firmly stuck in the same place it was in the 1990s. While tech trees have evolved, movement has become smoother, and AI has (sorta) gotten better, the core gameplay of most RTS titles in 2021 isn’t too far removed from 1992’s Dune 2. So, my big question when reviewing…

  • Gameplay is still fun, despite being dated.
  • Asymmetric civilizations are a step in the right direction.
  • Graphics are a bit bland.
  • Not a lot has changed from Age of Empires 2.

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Jason Faulkner
Jason Faulkner

Jason Faulkner is Evolve Media's Evergreen SEO Manager. On a typical day, you can find him working desperately trying to get late-1990s/early-2000s PC games working at 4K and 16:9 ratio without crashing.

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