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Age of Empires IV Open Beta This Weekend

Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:00 am
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
26091 posts
Posted on 9/18/21 at 9:00 am
Go to the store page on steam, request access and it shows up in your games list to install. I'm going to give it a go.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
30029 posts
Posted on 9/18/21 at 10:19 am to
Done. Thanks for the heads up.

On a mildly related note, and just to be a mememe count for a second, having fiber installing to an nvme is just never going to get old for me...

Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
26091 posts
Posted on 9/18/21 at 8:09 pm to
played a little, not overly impressed. buildings look good but feels like a step back for units and graphics overall remind me of aoe 3
Posted by txbd
Valhalla
Member since Jan 2014
2304 posts
Posted on 9/20/21 at 12:43 pm to
Yep I was invited to the closed beta and was not very impressed at all. It's just too cartoony for me. They really needed to make this look more like AOE2 rather than AOE3. I'll still buy - just cause I'm an Age of Empires addict but I don't see myself playing that much if they keep everything as is.
On a related note - did anyone check out that Red Bull Wololo tournament that happened last week for Aoe 2? $100k LAN tournament in a German castle. Was truly the best gaming tournament I've ever seen.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56924 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:35 am to
Ima probably get this game

It better be good
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
25965 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 9:28 am to
Yeah if you like the previous game DO NOT BUY, your free time will be gone, you know what I mean!
Posted by barbapapa
Member since Mar 2018
3700 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:33 pm to
It’s solid
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56924 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:47 pm to
Keeps crashing
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36324 posts
Posted on 10/30/21 at 10:59 pm to
I am up to the Battle of Bremule and have only had one crash. So far I like it and how the use the actual history. I am just starting to be able to use stone walls and keeps with some good defensive additions.
Posted by Who_Dat_Tiger
Member since Nov 2015
22481 posts
Posted on 10/31/21 at 12:41 am to
I used to love this franchise. Haven’t played in nearly a decade. Just got a brand new computer and stumbled upon this thread. If I’m gonna get one computer game it’s this one.

Only downloadable from steam?
This post was edited on 10/31/21 at 12:53 am
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36324 posts
Posted on 10/31/21 at 7:03 am to
Also on console
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56924 posts
Posted on 11/1/21 at 5:19 pm to
Mine says 2mb ram and it needs 4mb so I deleted a bunch of shite and it still doesn’t work

My computer is like 3 years old idk might go buy a new one
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
30029 posts
Posted on 11/1/21 at 7:09 pm to
Hook is too shiny, gaucho
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56924 posts
Posted on 11/1/21 at 8:36 pm to
So I just redownloaded the game and it works now

It’s like they combined warcraft 3 with age of empires 2

Graphics are very early 2000s
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36324 posts
Posted on 11/1/21 at 10:05 pm to
I'm fine with the graphics. Certainly not mind blowing but I feel like I am playing AoE and not a completely different game. Command and Conquer did that to me
Posted by Mizzoufan26
Vacaville CA
Member since Sep 2012
18772 posts
Posted on 11/2/21 at 3:22 am to
Yeah I played an hour and refunded on steam.

Just feels like an early 2000 game, does nothing special, units aren’t overly specialized or abundant with each faction. Feel like the developers just recanned an old AOE a new payday. Stopped to double check if this was a rerelease at one point
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
56924 posts
Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:54 am to
Feel like the magic is gone and I’ll never have fun playing a game again

Eta: I may go back and play Warcraft 2 and 3 now that I think about it
This post was edited on 11/2/21 at 8:56 am
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36324 posts
Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:59 am to
They definitely put more effort into the cut scenes
Posted by BallsEleven
Member since Mar 2019
6163 posts
Posted on 11/2/21 at 11:00 am to
This thread bums me out, I was looking forward to another AoE. AoE3 was disappointing but playable. I may just skip this and go to some throwback AoE2.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
30029 posts
Posted on 11/2/21 at 8:34 pm to
I’ve been playing a ton of AoE II:DE lately, and nothing I’ve seen out of AoE IV has really been tempting. I’m sure I’ll buy it on sale one day, but, like, sub $20 on sale.
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