5 reasons to try Age of Wonders 4!

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[@Zerkovich]

Flying Demon Icy Catmen with Fire Weapons were my race of choice. Whatchu gonna make? More info on AoW4 at play.ageofwonders.com/Zerkovich

[@yamahadrag69]

I feel like Planetfall's issue was lack of variety, so they responded by throwing a metric f*ckton of choices in AoW 4 and I'm pretty pumped.

[@padmad3832]

The whole thing works better with fantasy setting anyway.

[@Kimbosong0080]

planetfall has good variety actually.

[@90skidcultist]

@@padmad3832 Fantasy and science fiction are similar.

[@YomamaYodaddyYobjtchassGranny]

⁠​⁠@@90skidcultistnah it isn’t that’s why they have sci-fi fantasy and just regular fantasy it’s 2 different things

[@90skidcultist]

@@YomamaYodaddyYobjtchassGranny Not necessarily. And you’ve mistaken “similar” for “same”.

[@Gronnthabomb]

I like the faction customization a lot

[@artje90]

main reason this game has e so interested. not the biggest fan of 4x games myself after trying different ones (civ, humankind, endless legend) but the sheer fantasy setting you can create on your own with gettin more attatched to you unit types cause of the unit customisation and lovely colourfull setting

[@boxinsteadyeddie]

Didn’t know you were even aware of this gem of a series so glad to see you’re covering it. Seems you’re always there to cover my favorites.

[@jdunnatl]

It's a paid sponsorhip/ad by Paradox. Both are great, though, so I'm glad to see it. Zerk's Warhammer videos are arguably the best I've seen.

[@boxinsteadyeddie]

@@jdunnatl Yeah I’ve noticed there’s been no AoW4 content since. It’s alright, plenty of it out there

[@Stormtrooper990]

Who wouldnt have a positive dead faction! There is really something to it. I like the evil guys, they are usually the coolest of the "cast" But I like to be a good guy. Now I can choose myself!

[@bigman9490]

I like thinking of some the backstory combination I could come up with. You could come up with a neat back story for yours: a race cursed for generations, so they seek redemption for sins of their ancestors.

[@TheGoodLuc]

I got a benevolent elf Sauron.

[@Kyrkby]

Age of Wonders is a great series, and I'm stoked as hell for this!

[@lorenzoangeloco4528]

I like how they made the game a bit faster by letting your cities create buildings, units, upgrades and extensions at the same turn.

[@godofchaoskhorne5043]

Yup, this game feels much deeper than CIV6 but 10x more fun als less annoying. Very new to the game so not sure about the pace. But so far it just feels incredible. Everything about this game is incredible. I fkn just got it and I'm excited for the dlc I just saw lol

[@carlosalfredolopezr.1709]

I loved playing AoW Shadow Magic, lots of hours played in that one. Thanks for covering this one, looks really cool, and I had a good laugh at 11:10 "if you don't have any friends"... I always play single player XD.

[@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm]

Catmen are a fresh race?!? Zerk, have you ever been to a fantasy convention after 10PM, when the dreaded furryfans go out for yiff prowl?

[@20storiesunder]

He's trying to bamboozle us.

[@ExceedProduction]

The customization is kinda nice but its hardly anything groundbreaking, especially if youi've played Paradox games before.

[@isaacgorski6054]

The enthralled orcs faction is such a fascinating idea for being premade faction. Love it so much. Going to try all kinds of variations on this

[@chrissi6236]

Really looking forward to Age of Wonder's

[@timgreaves2842]

I usually just watch these ads to support the channel but this game looks right up my alley! Thanks heaps Zerk!

[@skipgiblets]

I’ve never played an AoW game, but I decided to see your overview. I’m very interested based on your coverage here.

[@valendrien6517]

This looks so awesome! The race and leader customization is so cool! Can't wait to play this!

[@apresmidi153]

Having owned the first two AoW games and always wanting more variety of races this seems like my ideal game. Nice to see you previewing a game from this series and turning me on to the new one. Might have to get this!

[@mabugho]

Thanks for all the highlights, really gave me the push to play this game. Cheers!

[@lordpappanqui]

..." and if you're like me and don't have any friends...." ROFLMAO!!! And the preceding line: (paraphrased) "You could play co-op games if you have any friends..." I was dying!!! :) Zerk, you da man. -fist bump-

[@Gabriel-px8cv]

definitely sounds like something i would play

[@Duraspaz]

I did like my undead catlords in AoW3 Didn't even knew there was a new one in the make so this is nice to find out

[@TheYannir]

No need to convince me, I already pre-ordered it earlier today. 😆

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

The modding potential is going to be immense!

[@oneringtorulethemagicarp7199]

Oh I had not even considered that, will there be signifigant modding tools?

[@shinigummie]

You had me at "dwarf style battletoads"

[@crazyelf1]

One question I do have with these transformations and customized units is how the balance is going to be. Planetfall had pretty good balance.

[@meliodashewitt9547]

I love this game. I have created a myriad of factions and realms. It's a lot of fun, and really cool. I'm especially fond of the Pantheon where if you win you can see your victorious in various campaigns and at the start menu.

[@HaragothNAR]

I am so hyped, can't clock out of work soon enough!

[@ljgav]

Character and race custom options look really good. But did they un-ruin city battles??

[@libertyprime2013]

I like the sieges personally

[@ljgav]

@libertyprime2013 from which game? Cause 1, 2 and Shadow magic was amazing

[@sebastianobranca4996]

Can not wait for this game!

[@damir_bakhteev]

Thanks for review!

[@Astroman10]

I have been looking for a game that combines Crusader Kings, Civilization, and Total War!

[@MrKoprulu]

Honestly the game is pretty great and has fun secret achievements like making Gandalf and winning leading the hobbits.

[@leshiq4214]

I've been playing AoW since the first game and always had so much fun!

[@chaplain900]

Age of Wonders is glorious, thank you for making this video!

[@drschwandi3687]

Eh looks good but my problem with paradox games have always been the dozens of DLCs where you pay up to 500$ just to get the full game.

[@ryguytrys]

There’s a DLC roadmap that looks pretty limited. I don’t think this is going to be an EUIV thing again. Previous AOW games have had very reasonable DLC packs, at least.

[@oneringtorulethemagicarp7199]

@@ryguytrys 4 DLC's year one, paradox is known for 5-10 year game life cycles, assuming the game is a success, 2-4 DLC's a year for at least 3 years is distinctly possible. the premium edition is $40 more for the 4 DLC's plus some additional baubles, following pricing conventions that's likely about half off on each, meaning each of the DLC's will be roughly $15-20. that's $60-80 a year of new content. This is an above average output of DLC content that would put the total price of the game into proper "paradox" price range of roughly $200 for all combined DLC and base game by the 2-3 year mark of development. I understand some people dislike this, but something that is often not discussed is the quantity of content added by paradox DLC releases, often falling into the category of extreme flavor packs that make specific playstyles extremely rewarding but are otherwise unneeded for those who are not interested in using those playstyles, or extremely broad improvements to the game that are well above the average for DLC offerings. Overall I am looking forward to the DLC in this game as it seems poised to offer more options. Through official descriptions, Draconic dawn and primal fury seem poised to either provide or massively expand specific playstyles and may be avoidable purchases for uninterested party's, while the other two seem poised to offer extensive changes to core gameplay across multiple different styles and factions. Anyway, here's my needlessly long analysis of unreleased DLC :p

[@cotton9087]

Its basically CiV but in a fantasy relm, i brought it the weekend, good game man

[@zero450571]

Should I get it for xbox series x or pc?

[@TomorrowWeLive]

As someone who always liked the playstyle of dwarfs and the aesthetic of high elves, that faction customisation alone may have just convinced me to buy it.

[@darkwolf5358]

Welp, I guess it's time to live my dream of evolving a Dwarven nation, into literal Fyreslayers.

[@Derah_OG]

I've never been interested in the Age of Wonders series, I played the first one way back when, decided it wasn't for me, and never paid attention to the franchise since then. And then this game came along, and it was flying under my radar for most of it's development........ until I saw that faction creation and customization tutorial they put out and.... I just fucking fell in love. That video was all it took to sell me the game and I've pre-ordered the deluxe edition, I'm counting the hours until next Tuesday so I can properly dig in. This honestly looks insanely fun. Like a mixture of Civ with Heroes of Might and Magic, and a dash of Total War.

[@shigerufan1]

3 had a pretty good custom character creator too, though it wouldn't transfer between devices which was a pain

[@Astroman10]

I definitely will be giving this game a try!

[@Vogelmaster]

Ive waited for something like this since fallen enchantress LE

[@ombra711]

Premium Edition Pre-ordered days ago, but still, this was a great ad!

[@im_that_guy]

Is this ever going to be releasd on disc?

[@liamcullen3035]

That seems pretty damn awesome

[@calebcouch718]

I loved AOW 3 and Planetfall. Ive been looking forward to this one for a minute and it makes me happy that they reached out to you for it. Can we look foward to more vids from you..... in tha future? 😂

[@pailofstars]

I'm pretty sure the first waves of custom maps will be Lord of the Rings inspired.

[@step2424]

Can you play a new campaign with a race/leader you created from a previous campaign?

[@triadasoul435]

Game from variative exploration advenutious rpg turn based strategy was turned to 4x buff management game. As I a hardcore fan of Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic - quite a loss I need to say. For example - flying from the whole game dimention was transformed just to movement alteration where flying units could be attacked in melee from earth. Sea transportation where you could destroy a ship by the spell and all units in it would be drowned - is just transformed to embarkment movement modifier. And so on and so on

[@8Ballolol]

i'm still playing age of wonders 1 :D

[@marajango]

I like that the game has an auto-resolver that doesn't shaft you.

[@incurableromantic4006]

Mole men? OK, I have to hand it to them, that is genuinely original.

[@nyanko2077]

A Karissa enjoyer I see. Who wouldn't be, right?

[@AEsir2023]

Ok this game has my attention I may be in love

[@oleksiikartamyshev3919]

Best review of this game!

[@cordeliacentauri1737]

Elven industrial....rock and stone brothers and sisters!

[@wlfy_4249]

Looks cool

[@aljunaibi9690]

I played humans holy knights, nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!

[@JCmanable]

How is this the first I'm seeing of this game? Either way I'm sold

[@Nota-Skaven]

This seems like the kind of game I would spend 4 hours creating a faction and then get into the game and immediately get bored

[@denisddd9362]

average stellaris playthrough

[@9pmInTokyo]

Can't wait to recreate Arnor from LOTR, lol.

[@IIgaiaII]

Well mate bought it , was looking for a new game beside tw. Cheers 🍻

[@skeith1543]

Look, all that matters is that i can throw down with dragons. Age of Wonders 2 had a lovely race of dragons and quite a few dragon types when i was a wee lad. So, can we get dragony or not in Age 4?

[@ombra711]

Future DLC, I believe it the first DLC.

[@jacksheldon8566]

First DLC

[@Devchi]

Lol, you already sold me with faction customizations but the transformations on top of it were too much

[@Ancient_Hoplite]

"After your first nine hours in the game of faction creation"...you underestimate my power!!!

[@duydome]

I love Age of wonder 3. However, the 4th one is too expensive to me - have to wait for it on sale.

[@nithrail8381]

You got me interested in the Race customisation. My interest died in Civ-like "tactical" gameplay. Sadly, never got into this. Perhaps because I hate hexagons and overly simplified tactical gameplay.

[@andrewnewell1142]

@nithrail the auto combat is solid, and you can even turn it on if you load into the battle map

[@nithrail8381]

@@andrewnewell1142 I know, I was seriously interested and looked it up buuut... After Total War, any other combat just doesn´t interest me, regarding strategy games.

[@20storiesunder]

Don't mind sponsored content as long as its stuff you actually like. This seems great.

[@blazebrignac2796]

Ngl. Was very iffy on this game but now that I see gameplay it seems right up my alley

[@CommanderBohn]

Pre-ordered it weeks ago. I'm only disappointed that Draconians, which were around since AoW2 as replacements for the extinct Lizardmen (screw Nimue forever BTW), won't be in the 1st DLC for this game. A DLC themed around FRIGGIN DRAGONS to boot.

[@123domo8]

I hope for a free naval update

[@tylerayers7712]

Love those double bearded axes

[@mrmm1110]

The Dev: You know what's better than customization? Player: What else? The Dev: MORE CUSTOMIZATION!

[@CommentCauseICan]

I was really on the fence about this game.. I’m a huge Civilization and Total War fan, this video makes me want to actually give it a rip

[@crazyelf1]

The customization is really cool. Seems like a major upgrade over Planetfall and Age of Wonders 3.

[@bjorn-falkoandreas9472]

I remember when AoW 1 came out and I played it to get my MoM/HoMM fix. It was confusing but good. Shadow Magic and the second one as well. I hadn't even noticed there was a third one and here is number four. I have fallen off the wagon. Edit: Wait! Did this guy scam somebody into paying him for playing AoW4?

[@libertyprime2013]

I bought it. Good game.

[@damianbadowski2389]

Mate, I did preorder it already this morning, so sorry :( I love the freedom and randomness of AoW! My biggest gripe with Total Wars is I always wished they had a sandbox mode with a randomized map :D

[@rathenn6959]

Enjoyed AoE3 quite a bit, though didn't play it as much as I likely should've. Planetfall was fun but hm... Felt a bit lacking? Not sure, just didn't make me wanna play some reason. Maybe the early DLC or something didn't help, idk

[@smokinggnu6584]

Don't need a reason, someone got me the game as a gift.

[@samliu8908]

Very nice

[@BvzSA]

This looks great! The only thing putting me off is that it is a Paradox game, as their DLC policy is extremely obnoxious. It's the reason Europa Universalis IV was the last game of theirs I've purchased.

[@godofchaoskhorne5043]

Boys I was on the fence. Spent 50 euro on this game over CK3 (unplayable on console at the moment apparently) and diablo 4. I regretted it my first hour or two. Then it just clicked. I had the one more turn moment and I had to force myself to stop playing. And now I can't stop watching videos about it

[@victorrexach3183]

With all the bugs and performance issues we're experiencing with TWH3, I will get this one to kick while TWH3 is being fixed. Not to mention I have over 2k hours in AOW: Planetfall LMAO.

[@mortdigo]

I need more than 5 reasons because of its price tag......i will wait a year or two for the price drop.

[@AngryIrishBenjamin]

I love that he puts a pretty lady in the thumbnail. He knows how to pull in viewers.

[@deadmorose4741]

Now need 5 reason to NOT TRY AOW4!

[@Mrgeniacciostrapazzo]

Why

[@libertinarey]

@@Mrgeniacciostrapazzo to get a complete picture, or do you just like only mindless praise and hype?

[@JustinFike]

BATTLETOADS! Take my money...

[@horacecomegna335]

Seems very complicated to learn!

[@Zerkovich]

It's not too bad actually. Some 4X games can be really complicated and I'm not a huge fan of that. But this felt much more managable.

[@slammedc2003]

Great game series from past experience, but I don't like that this is an ad as it will be biased. Even though I disliked the video I do hope you were paid very well for this lengthy ad and I also hope this game is actually as good as your ad delivery was.

[@gonzofonzo5814]

I only liked the age of wonders 1 , i thinks is one of the best game , love all the units and factions , and you can make your hero

[@gonzofonzo5814]

The battles on the 1 were great , in the new ones , battle sucks , feel like chess , where is the size weapons? The walls?

[@aFLYER1980]

I'd LOVE to try the game But there's no DEMO, so trying would mean buying. And I'm not about to buy a game only to try it.

[@stevenlauck]

Thx I like it

[@user-lw1qe7hm3p]

is the dreadnought still here?

[@stephenlyon1358]

so i just saw this game on Steam - is it a legit game or some browser/mobile ptw scam game? big zerky making it big now!

[@Zerkovich]

Definitely not a mobile game haha. Age of Wonders has been around for decades. And this might just be the finest installment! So, legit game indeed.

[@sydneycastelfan]

but are they still nerfing global spells into the ground like the last time? I miss the days of absolutely game breaking magic

[@Falkoln]

Ok you sold it to me

[@ChartreuseDan]

oof, of course it looks good from a distance, you've done a really great job selling it, but my trust in paradox right now is not high

[@jacksheldon8566]

It's a triumph game. Paradox is only the publisher here. They had nothing to do with the development of the game.

[@ChartreuseDan]

@@jacksheldon8566 O, now that does change things thanks for the heads-up 😀👍

[@aclock2]

This game is ok but I prefer AoW 3

[@matenzo]

I just wish combat didn't look so plain. Those animations are just meh

[@michaelschneider1365]

this is insane huge. and company of heros coming and aliens and crusaders kings dlc and diablo and sf6. ugh

[@tomasplanicka2539]

BATTLETOADS