So, we’re here to talk about Age of Empires 5. I know, I know – the fourth game isn’t even out yet, and not until October at that. The idea that Microsoft and World’s Edge would be thinking about Age of Empires 5 already is… ambitious, to say the least. 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.
Age 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. 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 when Age IV was first announced, many of us were hoping for a wholly new setting.
And given that we know a lot about Age of Empires IV at this stage, we can absolutely engage in some theory-crafting as to what we’d want from a fifth game. Any kind of fifth game for follow-up, we’d hope, would pick a different time frame, or perhaps be a bit more ambitious in its design goals, similar to how other Age of Empires rivals have attempted to iterate over the years.
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