Age of Empires 4 - ENGLAND VS. CHINA - Skirmish AI FULL MATCH Open Beta || Gameplay English RTS

[@Nivarias]

Yes well...intermediate was kind of lame wasn't it? Haven't had time anymore for another round today so tomorrow you'll see some hard and extreme difficulty for AIs! Hope you still enjoyed the very first skirmish! Cheers

[@danicule8671]

Lets go 1v1 and I give you some level xD

[@sitisoleha9832]

Now i know why Nivarias have an easy ride this time 😂😂

[@whartanto2]

The most one-sided battle between Britain and china since the 2nd opium war. :)

[@vralphbryan]

nice ing work tupid devs u make most powerful in game are europe factions then u make very less powerful are asia even gun powder did started from asia factions.. sure those the way u make europe actions are higher damage than asia factions........what a ing game pathetic devs.........the reality most powerful is genghis khan, and china Asia! uk u devs liars

[@vralphbryan]

ur also same to activision devs from call of duty..most players whos in world best record are ing mostly western race...asians are very outnumbered...even asia larger pop. than european race...nice tricky mind devs...this is just a game....but u western devs are deceitful NOT honest

[@kronan2998]

I kinda wish they would have kept how fallen units would turn into skeletons overtime like back in age of empires 2

[@scottm344]

I really do like how it generates random ornaments around buildings

[@Advicesquad]

yeah its awesome, definitly makes everyhting feel more connected

[@gunsparkles313]

Where?

[@Advicesquad]

@@gunsparkles313 the plants and paths

[@gunsparkles313]

@@Advicesquad yep 👍

[@willrpdz]

I always want to build more realistic and detailed "town" when playing AOE, this looks good to me

[@chloekaftan]

i really hope i can disable win conditions in the game like the sacred sites or the wonder construction. i really enjoyed AoE2 for the long games, and hope that AoE4 gives us the chance to do the same.

[@AR-xs8ym]

You can. In the match making setup, there were options to enable/disable whichever win condition you like. So I switched off Wonder & Sacred site victory conditions for longer games but left the 'Destroy all enemy landmarks' victory enabled to have some way of winning

[@Zero4Infinitives]

I really love the atmosphere of the game, sound fx, soundtrack is top notch work! Really reminded me or Stronghold 1 when I tried the beta.

[@ageofwarriors3646]

wow I started play Age of Empire since 1998 and till now 2021 for me this game is best of the best. its happy to see one more new game of this series coming :)

[@supernova655]

best of the best still AOE 2 :))

[@SoldierDemps]

Can you keep posting loads of this please? Thanks in advance if you do!

[@romulotorres6777]

Different Civs too!

[@williamsteele6832]

I’ve never played AOE (just grew up on consoles and only recently got into strategy games) but oh my god this looks like so much fun. The constant management of so many different things, and the advancement and combat just all comes together so seamlessly

[@benjaminapponsah4309]

Play total war. Disclaimer don’t blame for your future addiction.

[@blackhousetv2992]

Aoe/empire earth/ age of mythology are pretty fun also.

[@IcefPr.]

same, I never play AoE too, the only RTS game type like this I play is Command & Conquer Generals, it's similar and cool too, but it's less complicated compared to AoE

[@nomaanhaque1704]

anyone notice @16:43 the archers attempt to push in closed formation and get charged by cavalry actively disrupting that formation. just a nice bit of unit mechanics add other things you enjoyed about the game play please

[@iforgot87872]

22:36- first time seeing onagers get some kills. Orgasmic.

[@Uranone1]

The game looks awesome! But i cant stand the church bell everytime you klick the home base lol

[@bish0p2004]

Minor nitpick, but I really had hoped that technology in video games had improved enough so we would no longer get self driving catapults

[@ritwikreddy5670]

they tried that in aoe3, but they looked too clumsy when not totally zoomed in.

[@NavidIsANoob]

It's not about technology. Even back in AoE they could have programmed a mechanic that requires catapults to be driven by units. But they didn't implement it then, and they don't implement it now, because it's not fun. Making games isn't about striving for what's the most true to life. It's about finding a balance between fun and realism. While pulled catapults may look cool, they don't necessarily make for good gameplay. QA and playtesting will have confirmed that self-driving catapults is the best way to implement the mechanic.

[@timloffel4196]

The also had unit driven catapults in Battle of Middleearth

[@caraquedesafiouopapaco2511]

Agree, I loved how they made every single siege unit in AOEIII controled by an soldier I'm very disapointed by they did not keep that in this game.

[@CHoffyC]

Game looks super awesome thanks for sharing! My only gripe is that damn town center bell...Everytime you click the town center that Bell is way too loud and obnoxious. Sounds like an alarm bell like you're rallying the workers lol they need to fix that!!!

[@captainkirk1945]

I forgot this game was coming out

[@ChibiSmasher]

Unit collisions look weird ... i see them catapults stacking on top of / overlapping each other.

[@greaterthings5652]

Why are the units so big?

[@regalgiant1597]

Hope you can turn that bell off on town centre xD

[@Narxes081206]

Was looking for this comment. OMG that was so annoying.

[@Biyobi.]

Very much this.

[@DBoycee91]

DING DING

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

The bell wasn't there in the closed beta. It'll likely be changed by launch, given the feedback.

[@piyushpatil8934]

really nice video...your voice is so calm and friendly...keep it up!

[@kingtoyou7806]

Looks great, that Town Center bell though is quite grating

[@ClaudioBOsorio]

Very nice man. Keep it coming. I know the beta is off but start thinking of some ideas for mindblowing thumbnails etc. Your channel is going to blow up :)

[@Nivarias]

Are the thumbnails so bad? I got good click ratings actually :D

[@underpipse9846]

Plot twist :This game is like the trailers of strategy mobile games

[@luisfilippeserpe4037]

Age of Empires 2 is the ultimate Medieval Age game. This AOE4 must be really good and bold to bring the medieval era again.

[@ReinhardvonHolst]

This is exactly how i remember it from years ago but now with better graphics ...... and a 42" screen. Bliss.

[@lucasjan7748]

You can shift click on the mills and other building to quickly add farms around it! Great video, at first I didn't like the game at all because of the crazy bad marketing campaign and some bad first looks/animations. But to be honest I am starting to like the game more and more because of these videos! You guys are carrying the developers so hard, keep it up!

[@36xxxxty]

I love how the sheep now follows you.

[@castawaygaming7932]

I like how much you post it always puts a smile on my face when you post a video. Edit:did not know niv was so good at aoe does that mean theres a possibility you record this when it comes out officially?

[@z1ggy994]

Uh, do the English units speak old English or is it some other language entirely?

[@Staklihen]

I think language changes with ages.

[@dr.strangelove9815]

They're speaking Old English (very much Anglo-Saxon German) to, I think, early Middle English. As Mickael said, it changes with the progression of the ages.

[@z1ggy994]

What a nice touch! Thanks fellas

[@dr.strangelove9815]

@@z1ggy994 no problem.

[@4Deadserious]

How did you feel about the UI? I wasn't the biggest fan as I felt it wasn't nearly as readable as it was in past games.

[@Nivarias]

I do like it! A more medieval looking UI would be more immersive but I also like the modern style. Have no problems reading stuff

[@usagiharaafiq]

wow, they even had a road when new building, build

[@syafamardhika7880]

Idk why i am still standing with AOE 2 and AOM.

[@Rwdphotos]

“Let’s produce a couple longbowmen for self-defense.” Proceeds to immediately harass the other player’s economy. Are you sure you aren’t playing as the Americans?

[@Heaven_Is_A_Wasteland]

Looks like the enemy needs some Democracy

[@swiezak018]

Catapult can attac your units? like in aoe2 ?

[@rashiksharar]

This is awesome! Next time please explore the naval units :)

[@dr.groove7957]

Couldn't MS just have put a static "Technical Stress Test" text in the corner of the screen. That text is driving me crazy. Anyway thanks for the video man.

[@IzitAllGoUnder]

It looks good but I'm disappointed that after all these years the engine is still pretty much the same. Was hoping for much more.

[@IzitAllGoUnder]

Also, that bell is really annoying. Can it be turned down on its own ?

[@migueeeelet]

Much more? Such as? AoE 4 focuses on bringing variety to the old AoE 2 formula. Each civilization has its own playstyle and a lot of units have multiple 'modes' (longbowmen can place down anti cavalry stakes, knights have lances that they will charge with, hell I'm seeing melee units set fire to buildings). You can have units on walls, too, so sieges can get pretty interesting Even visually, I believe it's a new engine

[@ritwikreddy5670]

there isn't much scope to the empire building rts genre without delving into other genres or risk being too heavy to run multiplayer.

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

@@IzitAllGoUnder The bell wasn't there in the closed beta. It'll likely be changed by launch, given the feedback.

[@Hunsenbargen]

I think you have the wrong idea of "mechanics = engine" and that's not the case.

[@iKumala]

I've always wondered if you could produce a special unit that could navigate through the woods. That would be interesting, the woods shouldn't count as a wall.

[@SachiLaSenya]

i wish the scout can do scouting by himself 😀 cant wait u play it full access

[@anpham605]

I still prefer the unit movement and attacking animation inAOE2, it is much more precise which makes the very essential part of the game play: Microing. I doubt if we can see the fun 1v1 magonel war or the mind game when a group of archers try to dodge mogonel's shot

[@davidbock6276]

I dislike micromanagement. I would like to see more emphasis on strategy. Ofc a game can not please all, so I hope the devs focus on one interest group and make them happy. If Aoe4 was stuck somewhere in the middle, it will risk that nobody is pleased.

[@davidgarzon495]

Great gameplay!

[@Sobek1776]

The old games had way more units I wish they could recreate that

[@markwhitaker574]

I mean if they had made the units smaller in comparison to the buildings they probably could of had more, but the director was being annoying so here we are.

[@JCarlos-DasReich]

Now I can build walls and fill them with archers to create an impregnable defense like Stronghold legends?..

[@cumeatsenergordon]

The aoe mobile game from years ago had that. I figured this would too. Pretty cool. Can't wait to put archers everywhere

[@DavidBrocekArt]

It kinda looks as if it was some sort of "AOE 2 Remastered"... AND THAT IS AWESOME!

[@makhdoom65]

Happy to know that they didnt destroy the franchise like my fav old game stronghold

[@torturetuesday5191]

Stronghold crusader 2 was really good. I've been playing that recently.

[@leone.6190]

I love old englisch. As a german it Sounds just so familiar. (And cool) :D

[@klavicus2276]

why are the english not called angle-saxons? and if there are english do we get danish/viking too later on?

[@Arminius420]

You may have just sold on buying this game. I love the fact that you can play the Eastern Empires

[@ovechristoffergundersen6684]

Remove the bell noise! Replace it with the aoe 2 noise. Sounds like a new attack or the dock sound al the time.

[@bagussamudra7747]

So beautiful so well done. Thank you for showing us how this game is truly

[@Bonestro14]

Not an exciting game, yes, but still an interesting demonstration of aoe4 I had no idea how it would be compared to its predecessors

[@sitisoleha9832]

Yeah i agree

[@rosalbafuda447]

If you like this game maybe you should play Ancestors Legacy. It have one of the best style of gameplay and combat I ever seen, capable of give difficulty even on you. And he have VIKINGS!!!!! 😍 P. S. Sorry for my English XD

[@crazay3983]

If only the icons of the units were more lively and colorful sigh

[@Quentinclu]

Same for techs and buildings, I really hope they get rid of the minimalist UI and add proprer icons

[@goranstojanov1160]

I would preffer bigger maps.I think by this [point/years passed they could advance/expand/iprove the engine to be able to easly handlebigger maps cbs sometimes i just want like long play and try to see how much i can grow and have massive armies slogfest :P

[@torturetuesday5191]

Same! I don't want a population cap either.

[@Vladd0r]

Are the longbowmen comparable to their aoe2 equivalent? With ridiculus range in lategame?

[@Nivarias]

Yes.

[@Vladd0r]

@@Nivarias nice. I know my main civ already :)

[@mdtalha47]

Finally they have finished building a wonder

[@sixdsix5028]

One critique that I have about the animations is that the villagers look like they are working in slow motion, especially when chopping wood. It looks weird.

[@torturetuesday5191]

I see that as well.

[@alanjames4944]

This is why I invested in a gaming pc

[@masmoney5731]

How can I get this game ? I have not played since 2012 age of empires 3 on shitty computer I have a new computer now, where should I go ?

[@Nivarias]

Honestly, sub the XBOX Gamepass for a month for 1 Euro and play the game in October 28th. If you still like it you can purchase it on Steam or MS Store.

[@paganist123]

Hey how did you do a 1v1 against the AI I can't seam to find the option 😂

[@juanbelmonte8920]

It looks like the first Age of Empires had more pop limit than this.

[@torturetuesday5191]

We want at least 1,000

[@harvbegal6868]

I've never played the English in AoE2. Were the voice overs in old English in that game to? I honestly wasn't expecting that.

[@historicalsongarchive]

In AoE2 it was old English. In AoE4 the language advances as you age up so it becomes more modern over time

[@kapgam9913]

The AI in the original AoE was so aggressive

[@etxearnaiz3716]

Love the graphics a great leap from the previous game.

[@ritwikreddy5670]

took a lot of time too. almost 16 years since the last one.

[@Neon12J]

Your kidding right? Aoe3 DE has far superior graphics, this is actually a huge let down in my opinion.

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@Neon12J I think you need to take off those rose tinted glasses and take a good look at aoe3 again.

[@Neon12J]

@@NavidIsANoob lol have you played DE on the highest settings ? Aoe4 has good graphics don’t get me wrong, but it’s an entirely different game engine by the looks of things, & for a game coming out in 2021, 16 years after aoe3, it is utterly disappointing.

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@Neon12J Just looked at some because you told me to and it's even worse than I remember. Seriously, do you understand what it takes to make good graphics? Aoe3 de looks very saturated and it's obvious the dated textures clash with the improved post-processing effects. People tend to confuse graphic fidelity with art direction. Just because aoe4 doesn't employ the latest post-processing techniques or lighting algorithms doesn't mean it can't have good graphics. What makes aoe4 have better graphics is its art direction that is built from the ground up for the new engine. But sure, you can disagree with art direction, that's fair play.

[@justjoe5373]

Hope to see the AOE4 campaign from you when the game comes out. And you should play it on higher difficulty becouse the AI was so passive, like it tried to do the turtle strategy but instead of the real turtle it just built walls without any towers or anything and spread out a lot

[@tremaynetyler947]

You need to pull your human units away from the buildings that shoot arrows, just use your catapults for those and use the human units to attack villagers and protect catapults.

[@tasnimahmadrafsan1665]

Childhood love AOE ❤️

[@pramudyaseven5671]

how do you turn this on

[@tomenglton8644]

The commentary went without a pause or a break for the first 2:24. My guy, pausing is refreshing

[@Nick-ci4et]

Looking to get into AOE4 when it releases. To learn the basics should I first play AOE 2 or 3?

[@shubhamnema8281]

There is no need, the gameplay is pretty much same but if you ever feel the crave for more stories/campaigns you can definitely play the older ones. They are amazing too

[@poptartstheyalludeme3419]

Are they speaking old-english/anglo-english? I'm not an expert but that's cool. xD

[@Nivarias]

Yes, they usually speak what language was used at this era. They also evolve their pronunciation when you level up to the next era! Pretty cool

[@poptartstheyalludeme3419]

@@Nivarias Okay. that's sick.

[@JATINKUMAR-qu4vi]

It's like previously aeo games like Aeo 2 just with good graphics.

[@zawyethan]

So it still cannot view 360 degrees like total war, can it?

[@pralayaryan]

i dont understand why do people make field farms for food when they have water source right next to them, just use fishing boats which will provide 3 times more food than field farms and also 3 tumes quicker

[@4jdenten]

I used to play stronghold it was my childhood game haha

[@aurious5821]

They really are pushing the nostalgia hard. When it comes to actual gameplay there looks to be very little improvement compared to other games in the genre

[@ritwikreddy5670]

rts genre plateaued a long time ago and stepped into the diminishing returns category. There isn't much that can be done to the gameplay with changing genres altogether.

[@aurious5821]

@@ritwikreddy5670 units could have at least have been in squads rather then alone, could have changed the resource gathering mechanics aswell. This is literally just a revamped AoE2

[@kazioo2]

@@ritwikreddy5670 That's incorrect. There are some awesome ideas but difficult to implement (so budgets would have to be larger) and would need better average CPU than what most people have (like 16 cores). The plateau RTS genre experienced is artificial.

[@NavidIsANoob]

@@aurious5821 I'm not sure why you think having units in squads would be an objective improvement. Having each individual unit have a health bar and attack/defense stats seems like a better idea than generalizing them with a squad.

[@aurious5821]

@@NavidIsANoob squads are about numbers and troop movement, they look far more impressive and realistic then just a bunch of individuals.

[@Darknight73457]

Any similarity between the miniature of the video and the final result, pure coincidence.

[@olly8435]

currently only rts worth playing are total war and starcraft so i hope this game is decent if only for the genre. looks decent tho

[@michaelnixon478]

Kinda sucks that the catapults still move and fire without operators.

[@DimZdalle]

hey how do u micro so fast

[@muldie101]

Member when games like this were new instead rehash?

[@zenologic7786]

I'm trying to find some gameplay with no commentary but I can't.

[@JohnThunder]

I recorded several videos with no commentary, made 1 public so far, with the rest processing as I write this.

[@Gentlemen2011]

Turn off the sound

[@mranonymous8698]

Great gameplay

[@azizkurniawan3140]

It's basically aoe 2 and 3 in combination, the XP and card system removed and bringing back fan favorite from aoe 2. Hopefully there will be another suprise

[@swiezak018]

what relict gives to you ?

[@calvinduke4810]

Is there a map editor??? Someone please lmk

[@prasetyarestunugraha6538]

The overall gameplay of it remind me of empire earth gameplay old time ago 😂

[@SevaKlivak]

Geil! Was training on aoe2 de multilayer?

[@hiddensalami4334]

This looks like fun.

[@VitallieIorga]

This is obviously just variant 2.0 of Age Of Empires II.😁 But a really nice one though!💖💖

[@gamerboy36]

how i play this game can you pls reply?

[@TheAnibox]

Aoe 4 looks fine. But i really do need to get a new pc first with better graphic card and ram because last time my laptop hanged when i played aoe 3 de.

[@wric01]

A pity they didn't incorporate chinese Ji spear unit shape of L spear. A all in one spear unit that deals with chivalry and shield footman, that is responsible for winning most battles in china.

[@khaledslaimia3135]

at last stop hitting a wall with a sword then that wall start catching fires.use siege engines instead

[@eddyyong66]

it's 2021! the graphic looks like in 90s

[@Clarke2316]

I must be so terrible at this game, i lost on easy lol i'll keep trying!

[@deagolowang3580]

The issue I had with all aoe series is their map as they are never big enough for me and also the building and character size never match, neither it did on 1,2,3 or 4 or any mods that you play in. Medieval 2 did a great job in character size and map size compared to aoe series.

[@alphaomega1969]

is the game speed normal or higher?

[@OverclockGamerzFX]

We need blood and gore in the game. Like they made it PG rating. Hopefully they still have the blood option

[@unclebearjourney2171]

AI: I thought it was a peaceful game

[@ItachiUchiha-mr7my]

Is that age of empire 4 avilable now?

[@Nivarias]

October 28th