Age of Mythology™: Dying to Live (Cinematic)

After dying bravely in battle, a Norse warrior treks the nine worlds of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil, seeking Valhalla...
Age of Mythology Retold is coming September 4, 2024 to Xbox and PC :)
What is your favorite world/scene? Feel free to comment below.
If you enjoy the video, consider subscribing, as I plan to release additional ones more often. In the near future, I'll also be posting some AOM drawings for sale on Etsy. If you've got any tips or have specific interests, just let me know.
This cinematic was made using the "Age of Mythology™: The Titans Expansion Pack" video game, with the intent of garnering favor for future expansions of the game, as well as creative expression. The final version of the New X Editor (available at AOM Heaven) was utilized, and all units and sounds are original to the game, with no mods being used.
Special thanks to the shieldmaiden Jane, a true Valkyrie, and the inspiration to follow through to the end on this project.

[@Anraheir]

Age of Mythology Retold is coming September 4, 2024 to Xbox and PC :)

[@CasaTelvanni]

Glad to see there's still such amazing people still dedicated to creating such well crafted content of this beautifull game even as far as in 2019.

[@Anraheir]

:)

[@mojomahojo8253]

@@Anraheir bro please make some war loaded

[@jozinek876]

@@Anraheir seriously though, these cinematics are incredible.... how long did it take you to make this one?

[@SaltyWound]

What is the mad king doing here?

[@fp7333]

This video has a length of 4:40 minutes but it feels like 1 hour of pure art.

[@chriscabrera830]

I have nothing but respect for this man, ended up in Hel, and yet even though he died in battle and no Valkyrie came to help him to Valhalla, he had the perseverance to walk there himself. What a mad lad and he certainly earned his spot in Valhalla. Traveling literally from the bottom to the top of the World tree is no minor feat and the gods should be happy to have a man like him

[@Anraheir]

I have begun designing the scenes for my next cinematic project. It will take time, but it's underway. Stay tuned!

[@bugragurler9866]

AOM Visions dude you’re just great keep up the good work

[@gemo3644]

we a re waitinggggg!

[@Anraheir]

@@gemo3644 Haha, I know - it's been a while, but ongoing. I've been revamping the project and continue to make new scenes :)

[@robosoldier11]

@AOM Visions Got to say you've done excellent here expanding the scale of the mythos and the world at large with your visual stories. I wonder if all of us are lucky enough to have our own journey like the cinematic you have shared when our times come up. I know these concepts are deemed as mythology but sometimes you just got to wonder.

[@Anraheir]

@@robosoldier11 Thank you, friend. All must make the journey, so all will find out :)

[@maazypaaz]

Aom shouldve hired you for the Chinese expansion, this was unreal

[@Anraheir]

Hey, I appreciate it. I haven't tried the Chinese expansion but if they ever fix it up, I'm all game :)

[@jozinek876]

@@Anraheir I've got it and I'll tell ya this: the Chinese civilisation is fun to play as, but the Tale of The Dragon campaign sucks and the cinematics are hugely downgraded from the other AOM campaigns.

[@MarceloBBorba]

@@jozinek876 TRUE!

[@heavenbright2342]

​@@Omega-jg4oq That's an interesting way to say you don't know enough to know you have bad taste

[@GVNewsFlash]

This the story of an Einherji who was not chosen by a Valkyrie for Valhall and won his place there with sheer persistence, climbing out of Helheim and through the worlds.

[@Anraheir]

Hehe, hell of a plot.

[@Anraheir]

Coming this 2020... "Age of Mythology™: Tributary Travels (Cinematic)"

[@ReginaldPugginton]

Can't wait!

[@Anraheir]

@@ReginaldPugginton Thanks!

[@stephenjonathan1034]

Releasing soon?

[@Anraheir]

@@stephenjonathan1034 Unfortunately, no. Despite progress (already got the prologue and a few journey scenes done) I've not completed the project; work schedule hasn't helped either... best to dig in and and not rush it. I should wrap up in the next few months, however. After that, an exciting Atlantean cinematic is already in development (in my mind, at least).

[@stephenjonathan1034]

@@Anraheir ok bro take your time.It is better to wait for good cinematic than to upload a unfinished one...

[@adriengaerlan5565]

Dude you should do more Aom cinematics in the future

[@Anraheir]

I plan on that.

[@heartbeatingpriest]

Art in its purest form. I feel cleansed. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@Anraheir]

Thank you for the sincere compliment :)

[@wrzgf]

The battle, the creatures, the scenery and worlds, you've given everything so much depth and weight that it has transcended everything I've ever seen done with the aom cinematics. 2:58 had me gasping.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for the compliment and for watching! I very much enjoyed making the scenes. There's currently an Egyptian cinematic in the works - loving it :)

[@Antonioo35]

I cant find a single word to describe my feelings about that amazing stuff. My childhood game, good times, good memories you have just bring to me with this beautiful work. Thank you!

[@Anraheir]

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching!

[@draig8259]

This is absolutely incredible. It's amazing that you can create such a diversity of scenery with Age of Mythology.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for the compliment :)

[@DatBoi1906]

the guy getting crushed at 0:36 was gold

[@Anraheir]

Thanks! Yeah, I never get tired of watching that scene.

[@Anraheir]

1000 subscribers! Thank you all for your support! I’m wrapping up an upcoming Egyptian cinematic. After that, be on the look out for some shorter (but still cool) cinematics. I look forward to exploring the many aspects of the game, including civilizations, god powers, units, music, and themes (eg, economy, warfare, etc).

[@StrategyGameVideos]

one of the BEST Age of Mythology videos ever!

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching. I'm slowly but steadily working on an Egyptian video :)

[@nikkihernandez4912]

Wow!! This is AWESOME!! 🤩💪👏⚡️ **saved to favorites **

[@Anraheir]

Gracias :)

[@YetAnotherYoutuber]

nice sceneries. and the leaves at 3:34, great.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks!

[@kordimon121]

It's pure awesomeness, thank you

[@Anraheir]

Hey, thanks for watching :)

[@Eurotool]

Guy at 0:38, this is so well done! And hilarious! Not to mention all the eyecandy and design tricks that were used in that video. I feel both humbled but daunted to say that still shots of this cinematic would hands down rival the decades of screenshot competition entries here at AoMH. My favorite being 1:01, 3:09, 3:50 and 4:20. The rest being spectacular nonetheless.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks, Eurotool! I too admire your past work - been a fan all these years :). Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've more ideas for future cinematics (I've slowly, but steadily begun work on my next project), so stay tuned.

[@XSilentPhantomX]

Absolutely incredible mastery over the engine as usual. Beautifully done.

[@Juka.Crypto]

*Legenddd!*

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching :)

[@aericreates6425]

Truly excellent - age of mythology lives!

[@Anraheir]

It does, and it always will :)

[@asgoreau7722]

u are a legend man AOM should get this legend of this

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching. I appreciate the compliment. Spread the word :)

[@corentinbaumes9837]

I have no words man , this video is pure awesomeness. I would definitely watch some more. Keep it up man ;)

[@Anraheir]

Thanks.

[@trevylangton22]

You are a God! That was incredible creating these thank you!

[@jorne6863]

Amazing work O_O ! I would love to see campaigns made by you with this type of cinematics haha !

[@zebfirehd9102]

Such a Beautiful piece. The Sound Track for this game is truly ahead of its time.

[@diasavia246]

This is sooo epic. I cant put into words hm work this musta took, nor could I evn put in words how hard itd be to try lmao; Amazing great job as alwayss

[@deltharion]

Awesome! it was worth it the time

[@Anraheir]

Thank you. I've already got plans for the next project ;)

[@melonswag420]

@@Anraheir how exactly did you do the bridges ? can you do a video about that?

[@Anraheir]

@@melonswag420 I'll consider uploading the .scx files to AOMHeaven in the future, so you can see for yourself. Basically, you place the camera behind a hill and shrink objects and place them on the hill surface which, against the ground ahead, gives the illusion of a bridge.

[@kris1775]

Absolutely incredible

[@Anraheir]

Why, thank you :)

[@leandrolugo8344]

Amazing, awesome !! Can't stop watching !!! Also thanks for adding spanish subtitles :) espectacular !!

[@leandrolugo8344]

Btw which units did u use for the vanir?

[@Anraheir]

@@leandrolugo8344 Lampades.

[@ramirowendler]

what a beatiful game and cinematic, is just simply beautiful, keep going with this

[@Anraheir]

Thank you! I'm already working on my next project :)

[@user-ll9hb3sd8h]

Amigo se me salió una lagrima cuando vi este video y decía hace 8 meses porque yo vi tu anterior video cuando pasaba por Tiempos difíciles y ahora verte nuevamente activo simplemente es hermoso :)

[@Anraheir]

Gracias hermano. Espero que todo te vaya bien. Sigo diseñando poco a poco.

[@user-ll9hb3sd8h]

@@Anraheir Habrá un nuevo video entonces?

[@Anraheir]

​@@user-ll9hb3sd8h Sí, ya tengo algunas escenas hechas. El trabajo continúa.

[@boing5106]

The Prometheus titan in the dark gave me chills a quality video

[@Anraheir]

Check out "War", my latest video right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJPEkGlpjpdqlc0

[@pushkar3922]

Please keep making these I love watching them.

[@elephanturkeymelt]

1:19 onwards - How my grandpa describes getting to school

[@escribopapelitos]

This is amazing! I could totally watch a full movie or series made like this!

[@Anraheir]

Check out my newest 20th anniversary video right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWbEqmpomth9pck

[@Extellus]

God damn dude I have no idea how I've stumbled across this but it's amazing

[@Anraheir]

Thanks! I appreciate the view.

[@t10god]

I love you for making this video. I love this game. I will always love this game.

[@PJDenton]

I love it. Very contemplative. Also, the graphic engine still does wonders.

[@victorrock1997]

Awesome! Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for sharing, all the best, take care, stay safe, and keep up the good work! Simply amazing, as usual! 🙂

[@GeneralElConsult]

Settings are awesome.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks.

[@Randomname968]

Absolutely beautiful, well done man!

[@Anraheir]

Hey, thanks for watching dude.

[@hugostiglitz8684]

This game is legendary. Like Heroes III or Diablo II. Many hours in this world was truly something else. Loved every second of it.

[@desoaable]

This is so beautiful, watching your videos making me love Age of Mythology more and more.

[@Anraheir]

Glad to hear it :)

[@waffogram7280]

I really like AoM, and I love your interpretations of the Nine Worlds. So, we've got Midgard (0:01), Niflheim (1:15), Muspellheim (2:06), Jotunheim (2:22), Nidavellir/Svartalfheim (2:43), Alfheim (3:08), Vanaheim (somewhere around 3:54 ?), and then Asgard (4:25). Am I missing one?

[@Anraheir]

Good job. There's Helheim at 1:15 (if you put on the captions, you'll see each world labeled with its first scene).

[@TrakeJ]

@@Anraheir Extremely good job!

[@oni741]

Waffogram You're a true Norse mythological underworld expert ;)

[@waffogram7280]

@@oni741 Thanks!

[@oni741]

@@waffogram7280 don't mention it. *God Jul or Happy Yule* ;-)

[@mariakudrei4018]

this is soo inspiring! thank you for your masterpieces!

[@hellhunter9478]

This looks great. Beautiful design it kept me focused from the beginning until the end

[@Anraheir]

Thank you :)

[@AndrewHuang4music]

This Cinematic is a nice reflection of Norse mythology, Amazing!

[@Anraheir]

Thanks!

[@user-fx4wv8pg9w]

THIS IS INCREDIBLY SUPERB!!!

[@overhead6390]

Work of art...... beautifuly done

[@meledjero]

Just AMAZING, I can’t imagine all of the work it took … just wow 👏🏾

[@lemons107]

This is amazing, shoutout from 2021

[@Iam1nsane]

Simply amazing. Speechless.

[@Anraheir]

Thank you for watching :)

[@georgepatton8693]

That was surprisingly emotional, well done

[@Leon99741]

legend has it hes still walking

[@Anraheir]

The eternal sleep... walking.

[@mausolus8466]

It only has 4 minutes 40 seconds, and yet I enjoy it much more than majority of Marvel's depictions on Norse mythology. Well done! Also great to see Jötunheim diplayed as land of Giants, not as land of frost and darkness.

[@thenethralking6032]

I would love to see more battle scenarios like what we saw in the beginning. That would be glorious. You did such a great job here. Little to no dialogue, but perfectly conveyed everything. I really love this dude ^^

[@Anraheir]

Thank you. The battles are a pleasure to design, though coordinating the movements is a challenge in itself. Currently I'm working on the Egyptian portion of my "Journey" series. I have other plans for cinematics, most of which include battles. Stay tuned.

[@thenethralking6032]

Al Kane yes I can imagine. I love using the editor myself, however, I suck at computer work all together so what you made here is simply light years beyond me so it really impressed me. I look forward to what you’ll do next. I’m sure the Egyptian one will be just as great XD

[@Anraheir]

@@thenethralking6032 Thank you. Editor skills take time to build. I encourage you to pursue your creative ideas.

[@fishofgold6553]

Not even 1 minute in, but already loving it. XD

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching! More to come.

[@fireice9763]

This is so chill

[@Casketkrusher_]

2:13 the most epic scene of AoM I've ever seen. And I've played countless scenarios watched many many of these back in the days but the ones you make are by far the most beautiful I've seen.

[@volodymyrhrushevskiy7329]

This is amazing. I am stunned. Scenes looks so well designed. Professional. Brings my old memories, when i was making my own maps as kid.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching!

[@nhn9060]

Bellissimo! Riesci a dare un'atmosfera incredibile

[@Anraheir]

Grazie per aver guardato. È divertente creare queste scene.

[@Millsy1989]

mate I only just coming across your videos now - loving them. Well done - time well spent :) keep them up. Subscribed for sure

[@gopikrishnanviswanathan9043]

This was really brilliant man, awesome job

[@vicentgalvan70]

Magnificent. Amazing work, my dude.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks!

[@wesl33t77]

God damn that was sick, hate how it took me this long to find this art.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching!

[@dmar.gar5689]

Continue with this amazing work !!!!

[@Anraheir]

On it. I'm doing research on Egyptian mythology for my next video. Stay tuned :)

[@castorescu]

I have no words ! Thank you

[@Anraheir]

None needed :)

[@ianolear1000]

Wow, this is incredible! So creative, and everything feels like it has an epic scale. So cool to see all the myth units and Titans used so creatively. I particularly liked the part with the Norse Titan barely visible in the distant mountains, and all the giants. So cool. Brings back the magic and mythology this game had when I was a kid. Thank you so much for the great work!

[@Anraheir]

Ian O'Lear I appreciate the compliment. Yeah, designing in this game is lots of fun - endless possibilities for a title this old.

[@albiceleste101]

I swear an open world game of AoM would be so good

[@reyvegas5418]

this is awesome to say the least.

[@Anraheir]

Thanks, dude.

[@TheRealMamoot]

Dude this is crazy 👌👌👌👌

[@oscarbaruch6984]

Your videos are simple the best. Thanks

[@freshfruit23]

Still and always will be one of the best games ever made I think. There's hints that there will be a sequel too. As for the video, amazing job that's talent you have there!

[@Anraheir]

Thank you for watching the cinematic :) . I do hope the game will have a sequel.

[@ARStudios2000]

I dont care how dated the graphics are, and the fact the game has weird things happening to me when I run it on Windows 10. AoM hands down to me will always be the best Age of Empires game, and it warms to see people are still passionate about the game today!

[@AndropolisTM]

Really good job, this game gives me nostalgia and the cinematic is just unreal, keep up the good work :)

[@Anraheir]

I appreciate the compliment. Keep on playing :)

[@Leon99741]

this guys is carrying his books all across the realms, determined . an idol for my studies

[@Anraheir]

Inspiration in unlikely places.

[@nourddinejaguar94]

that was pure beauty

[@Anraheir]

Glad you enjoyed, mate.

[@stefanramanayake7269]

I love your animations, please do create more because they are really satisfying to watch

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for checking out the video. I'm working on an Egyptian cinematic :)

[@saragnor7827]

what a beatiful game and cinematic, is just simply beautiful, keep going with this : D

[@Anraheir]

:)

[@aomplayen]

awesome work man !

[@Anraheir]

Thanks, dude.

[@TheBigKiller31]

J'ai vraiment hâte de voir les prochaines vidéos ! Ça a dû demander un travail monstrueux, ça rend vraiment bien :)

[@Anraheir]

Merci, mon ami. Je termine les scènes finales. Après cela, j'ajoute du son. La ligne d'arrivée approche.

[@landonrivers]

This is amazing!!! Great job!

[@Adszdosya]

I watched this having my breakfast. On the way back home from work, I realised, "hey, I want to watch that again!" Wonderful work

[@Anraheir]

Thanks!

[@Kai.CRoleplaying]

This is amazing man. Truly a work of art. The giants marching and fighting in the distance/background was incredible. Every little detail from the fight scene at the beginning through the end. Just pure creativity. Simple, yet many-layered. 5/5

[@Anraheir]

Thank you! Glad you were able to check out the video. Really appreciate the comment.

[@serdarjoshua5840]

dude the details are amazing, good job,

[@Anraheir]

Serdar Joshua thanks!

[@elotkarloketh166]

Unbelievable!You are awesome!

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching the cinematic :)

[@thmproductions4414]

Legend has it that to this day that huscarl is still walking

[@Anraheir]

Death is an infinite journey.

[@xXxXx-----xXxXx]

Wooooah that was amazing!!!

[@invalidnoun4746]

Dude what the hell??? This is awesome!

[@stephanosdunamis3394]

Wow... Had no idea the creative potential in AOM editor. Incredible. Favorite scene was the market with all the people and oxes walking around. So natural

[@Anraheir]

Thanks. Yeah, I enjoy making the city scenes :)

[@anikios9633]

Как приятно видеть что про эту игру в 2019 всё еще помнят!

[@hudikion4690]

+

[@Anraheir]

Спасибо. Да, это старая игра, но все еще красивая.

[@Atlas-eg5gu]

Amazing work, superb

[@Anraheir]

Thank you :)

[@ralphlea7595]

This is bloody beautiful

[@Anraheir]

Thanks for watching, mate!

[@CaioAletroca]

Man, I know the audience for this kind of content is so low but.... man you deserve some love, you are awesome!!!

[@Anraheir]

Caio Alexandre Troti Caetano hehe, thanks dude. AOM is one of my favorite hobbies - audience size is irrelevant. Thanks for watching.

[@WikiHL]

This is amazing

[@shizu181]

Man this looks much better and natural than original aom cutscenes :D so GREAT job, this kinda reminds of Lord of the Rings movie :D

[@Anraheir]

Thank you for watching the cinematic; glad you enjoyed it.