Age of Wonders 4 Review

[@gnomishviking3013]

The original from 1999 is my favourite game of all time. Very much looking forwards to playing this Tuesday!

[@thatGillessGamer]

You have fun with that! 🙂

[@cromoescobar]

"Master of Magic" is one of my favorite games of all time!

[@A-ii5dp]

So how was it?

[@Nyzzlesticks2921]

Loved AoW3 and Planetfall.

[@julianosvonskingrad7009]

Well, the race cultures are (compared to CIV) more like "cultural areas". You can be a feudal group of spider riding frogs, mainly using poison magic to fight. While you can also be decent unicorn riding humans, mainly using healing magic - but also feudal. Two very differenct "civilizations", but part of the same cultural area.

[@niklas3595]

You can play unicorns riding humans? That is a bit weird

[@thegooddinggleberry]

Seems like it was made for me, guys I'm not that important 😌👌🏿

[@montanastax]

More important than you think! Keep grinding!

[@michaelh3715]

😂

[@bodies72]

You're important to me buddy ❤

[@RisingLazarus]

Your are most important, like my neighbors

[@TechmarineArkantos]

Does 4 still do the cool thing when you zoom all the way out of the map and get a very stylized rendition of the explored map? Loved that.

[@segnal1959]

It does.

[@KniveLing]

These guys should make the next Heroes of Might and Magic game. And make it more like HMM3.

[@enskje]

HoMM 3 and 5 and still the best games in the series.

[@TheSjuris]

@@enskjethose are 2 of my favorite game series of all time. Along with Civilization and the original Railroad Tycoon.

[@ThanosMoist]

Looks like a great game with a lot of content for the price.

[@stormhammerx]

This has always been a great series. Can't wait to play pt 4

[@Dk-cf9uk]

orc with noble personality, shining armor and talk with gentle tone is realy nightmare lol .. 😂

[@RedMattis]

"Me say hello to small human. You come in, find safe haven within these walls. Me promise no harm come to you while under orc protection."

[@samblanton9010]

Isnt the blizzard debuff just active in all arctic provinces? That's what the description said, so it seems like one would need to retreat to a green province (or one without snow at least) to be able to heal. Though it could still be better displayed, both by effects and tooltips.

[@AsaTJ522]

No, it's only sometimes active in some arctic provinces.

[@Bigjdog0335]

Why can’t we get something like this but with the lord of the rings

[@aaaa-gp2oc]

This reviewer sounds like they wanted so badly to hate the game but just couldn't.

[@thisguy2678]

She. And Leana Hafer is the go-to reviewer when it comes to anything strategy. She has a great background in it.

[@valacarno]

@@thisguy2678 Sorry, "strategy background" sounded very much like "PhD in RTS, TBS, 4X and other sciences". 🤭 I have to agree with OP here though.

[@thisguy2678]

@@valacarno Agree with what? She gave it an 8 and has reviewed pretty much every Paradox game and has thousands of hours in Crusader Kings.

[@MLGeorge]

She just sounds like a regular reviewer, nothing special or bad about it.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

​@@thisguy2678 what? That is clearly a dude, my dude.

[@janstraka8674]

2:20 Phoenix! A controllable Phoenix! Let's go!

[@aerial18]

reminds me of those old school disciple games

[@st8113]

to be fair, both disciples and age of wonders both began in 1999

[@alishams4496]

imagine such level of customizablity in a game like total war warhammer 3! the fun would be endless

[@SteezyMcDude]

A fantasy Total War with the ability to create a completely unique faction would be so cool!

[@thecandlemaker1329]

It's called Age of Sigmar. Except it's not a videogame.

[@dostayer3369]

Warhammer has races and factions quite set, so such customisation wouldn't fit. But something like this? That might be something...

[@SteezyMcDude]

@@thecandlemaker1329 Then that's not what we're talking about.?

[@josesilva6366]

@@dostayer3369 its a big universe im sure people are willing to throw away lore for customization

[@ashjoben]

Got baited by all the praise and thought it would be at least a 9 or even a 10 but this score for 4x game is still awesome

[@justdroppingby7383]

Plus any 4 x game only gets better with extra content so stepping stones to a truly fantastic future hopefully

[@majorlazor5058]

People are obsessed with games they like not getting 9s and 10s.

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@Noxtinah, they're just journos pretending to be gamers and dumb reviews is a byproduct of that

[@jonathanwells223]

Legitimately the only thing that has made me happy this year

[@boomerangfish3558]

Triumph was lucky he didn't mention naval battles ...

[@Andeijogando]

Icons, menus, numbers, this game has everything!

[@Jayce1712]

Give that reviewer an energy drink!

[@martinoddy-craftwork]

Is it me, or do the battle maps and textures look way worse than on the world map, which looks beautiful?

[@adamlfa4546]

The battle maps I’ve seen in gameplay look stunning so far.

[@Mebsuta]

You're not the only person to say this. Other reviewers have already said the same thing. Battle maps feel somewhat polygonized when compared to the world map.

[@klissattack]

How many story realms are we talking about here? They sound like what I'd want

[@AwesomeLionSaurus]

You mean the narrative driven story realms? There are five of those.

[@oliverz6581]

Is this coming to Gamepass?

[@doppelkammertoaster]

A short review, or preview more like. What are the technical details, what are the game modes, is the previous story in any way present, is there a map editor, how has it been changed to previous installments... you know, a review.

[@FrostRare]

Lol unsure whether or not this guy played the game tbh hhaha

[@SatanicBoomBoomHead]

The score feels a little bit low compared to how much he praises the game throughout the review.

[@SomeordinaryProtogen]

When will there be Age of Wonder: Planetfall 2?

[@nilocblue]

*JUST ONE MORE TURN*

[@monyetcerdik9177]

is this game like Heroes of Might and Magic?

[@randomgamer4610]

based on IGN's review logic this game review score is 7+1

[@sharebear421]

Looks pretty cool except for combat. It seems too small scale with only a handful of army units

[@maximum.p]

plus the combat graphisms are really not impressive for 2023

[@pvt.prinny759]

You can have larger battles attacking with multiple armies they just need to be adjacent to the enemy before you attack then they join the battle with the attacker

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

That's just Age of Wonders. This is what it's always been.

[@arvmusic5542]

You have a maximum of 18 vs 18 groups in battles

[@Balgore8]

Looks amazing I'm all in

[@branko4138]

Give that reviewer an energy drink :)

[@ramonschilder2851]

So its Turn Based and with Tiles to navigate ? 🤔

[@BFTBGSFTST]

Planetfall was a garbage fire, so I'm wary of this one despite loving 3. In a world where TW Warhammer Immortal Empires exists it makes me not see the point in getting a lesser game like this.

[@mathewworkman1625]

Agree

[@step2424]

Maybe for console owners, like me, as warhammer isn't available in that format.

[@scottbingham4097]

Is it Worth A Buy?

[@theharvest9405]

The words the words

[@returnMarcco]

From the foooooooookin developerssss

[@msndontlie9691]

Macks ❤

[@TheHudsonMusic]

Is Age Of Wonders 4 only a DLC?

[@loganmcgee18]

This is the voice of Leana...?

[@GeorgeChacon2112]

This guy sounds soooooooooo excited

[@Branpanman]

Leanna + Len = IGN & 3MA FTW!

[@Memelord2020]

8/10

[@sebastiedjuan7468]

This guy must be' drunk with that ice malus lol, why should not suffer damage?

[@Etsuko0505]

Not a 7 btw. IGN is evolving!

[@JosvanMeer]

Make a new Age of Mythology!

[@Mebsuta]

What the hell does that have to do with this? Did you unironically think that this game comes from the same company that makes Age of Empires?

[@fairyfetch]

That Frozen reference though

[@vaettra1589]

Played my first hours yesterday, kind of bummed that there's no campaign. Ho hum.

[@Darknimbus3]

Story mode is the campaign. As you beat a story mode scenario, more will pop up.

[@justdroppingby7383]

Its literally a developing story 😂😂😂

[@4bitMan]

Shame no physical edition on console :(

[@IIISentorIII]

hahahahah

[@Fluffybullets2]

Just get a PC man you don’t need an expensive one to run this….

[@StavMizrachi]

Not important you can still play that on console

[@hugoboss917]

Unfortunately no disc version on console 😢

[@marcusj8623]

Such a bad review

[@TapTwoCounterspell]

This man using the integrated microphone on his laptop's webcam.

[@mathewworkman1625]

Somebody review this review.

[@johnnyboy2411]

Why couldn't this be on one x... WHY??!!!!!

[@8Tarkus8]

Bla, bla bla, what are the mechanics of the game? What happens when you start a game?!

[@gamer2101]

Yes!! This is what we want to know

[@st8113]

You, play it? It's a turn based 4x with a tactical battle layer on top of the strategic world layer.

[@alicev5496]

It's a review though, not a guide or introduction. Lots of videos cover that already

[@mynameismud-qd9vu]

Go watch ACG or ItalianSpartacus reviews.

[@Ghaztoir]

Great game, highly recommend!

[@michaelschneider1365]

this and ck3 dlc coming and then. next month it’s diablo and company of heros and aliens dark decent. it’s a lot and st6 and lego 2k

[@thanatosor]

Ugh... same wars, better to play HoE3 all over again.

[@rockerboxghoul9560]

He sounds like he wants to hate this game, lmfao

[@inuart19]

always 8.....always

[@fatfefe33]

Next time try to bring a POS that played 4x or previous games :_)

[@darkmoga]

What an unenthusiastic review commentary ...

[@zacharybecker8228]

No real campaign is a huge negative that's about 3 points off for me

[@squirrels_in_the_walls]

My understanding was that the campaign is baked into the themed maps like the one featuring the ice queen, since she's a character from the series. Iirc you .unlock more scenarios as you complete them, and they're tied to the pantheon system. Seems like an iteration on the empire system from AOW Planetfall

[@ThereisNOpandemicWAKEUP]

wdmy no real campaign plz clarify?

[@zacharybecker8228]

@@ThereisNOpandemicWAKEUP its going to have 5 semi random maps with some characters and objectives and thats the campaign missions sort of like the empire mode from planetfall

[@FaytTheXpert]

To much Magic 7.7 IGN

[@Tortle-Man]

Hey hey, people.

[@stonem0013]

apparently the AI is really bad though?

[@sirmonkey3215]

The AI is not bad in its current state. Sure you can win a battle where you are outmanned, but you will get a challenge. And you will most likely lose some games where they wreck your ruler city.

[@hellios789]

That seems so epic and cool

[@YoutubeAccountMan]

Almost none of these things are present in multiplayer unfortunately.

[@TheFriendlyCactus]

Can you explain? I'm looking at getting this game with friends later today

[@Flourikum]

What do you mean? The only thing it doesn't really affect is your pantheon.

[@JohhnyBloke]

Looks like a worse shadow magic, don't see a reason getting this

[@jonahulichny9874]

How so?

[@Hyperion-i9e]

is time real rpg

[@j5mello1]

Its a 4x strategy game like Civilization, Stellaris, or the Endless Space/Legend.

[@_Seru_]

@@j5mello1 With RPG elements though. Same as AoW has always been.

[@agoodun]

"Review build" 😂😂😂 wow. How pathetic. That's not a review

[@dhruvagrawal9471]

This guy sounds like he has never played Age of Wonders game before this one.

[@tankhead1564]

This woman has a strategy game podcast that has been running for over 10 years. Pretty sure they have played all the AoW games

[@returnMarcco]

Woman?

[@thejarljbj5263]

@@tankhead1564 "woman"

[@fatbroccoli8]

@@tankhead1564women don't play strategy games, do you mean 'trans woman'?

[@dovakiin2233]

@@tankhead1564 its a man

[@omni_frame]

kinda bored of generic high fantasy content by now. looks decent though.

[@sebastiedjuan7468]

It is really WONDERFULL: vote 8! Hahaha yes is drunk and is time to say stop to thoose clowns reviews

[@lemstryZ]

Can't we please get a traditional rts like aoe and starcraft

[@sittingdingo1]

gaphics look pre 2016

[@krisdabo-yh8bq]

❤ awsome

[@radmoon4267]

5th comment

[@StePhillips]

First

[@djtomoy]

looks kinda boring yo

[@ScottLufkin]

It's not the kind of game for folks that don't use puncuation, commas, or capital letters, yo.

[@Dultus]

​@@ScottLufkinha, gottem.

[@djtomoy]

@@ScottLufkin cool hip young people?

[@pieman737]

​@@djtomoyyes, this is a game for boring old people. Let us have this please

[@kunaljain1986]

@@djtomoy 2kool4skool irl

[@DanielMartinez316]

9 minutes? too long.

[@michaelh3715]

So don’t watch it

[@waylanddavick9459]

If you don't have 9 minutes, you are very time poor. Go look at review score aggregates elsewhere for the tldw.

[@mariust6769]

No physical edition = no buy

[@sirmonkey3215]

First get a physical girlfriend before you ask for physical games..