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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
The whole thing works better with fantasy setting anyway.
@Kimbosong0080 Жыл бұрын
planetfall has good variety actually.
@90skidcultist Жыл бұрын
@@padmad3832 Fantasy and science fiction are similar.
@YomamaYodaddyYobjtchassGranny Жыл бұрын
@@90skidcultistnah it isn’t that’s why they have sci-fi fantasy and just regular fantasy it’s 2 different things
@90skidcultist Жыл бұрын
@@YomamaYodaddyYobjtchassGranny Not necessarily. And you’ve mistaken “similar” for “same”.
@Gronnthabomb Жыл бұрын
I like the faction customization a lot
@artje90 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@jdunnatl Yeah I’ve noticed there’s been no AoW4 content since. It’s alright, plenty of it out there
@Stormtrooper990 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I got a benevolent elf Sauron.
@lorenzoangeloco4528 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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
@Kyrkby Жыл бұрын
Age of Wonders is a great series, and I'm stoked as hell for this!
@Johann_Gambolputty_of_Ulm Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
He's trying to bamboozle us.
@ExceedProduction Жыл бұрын
The customization is kinda nice but its hardly anything groundbreaking, especially if youi've played Paradox games before.
@timgreaves2842 Жыл бұрын
I usually just watch these ads to support the channel but this game looks right up my alley! Thanks heaps Zerk!
@carlosalfredolopezr.1709 Жыл бұрын
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.
@chrissi6236 Жыл бұрын
Really looking forward to Age of Wonder's
@skipgiblets Жыл бұрын
I’ve never played an AoW game, but I decided to see your overview. I’m very interested based on your coverage here.
@lordpappanqui Жыл бұрын
..." 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-
@meliodashewitt95475 ай бұрын
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.
@Nota-Skaven Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
average stellaris playthrough
@isaacgorski6054 Жыл бұрын
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
@TheYannir Жыл бұрын
No need to convince me, I already pre-ordered it earlier today. 😆
@MedjayofFaiyum Жыл бұрын
The modding potential is going to be immense!
@oneringtorulethemagicarp7199 Жыл бұрын
Oh I had not even considered that, will there be signifigant modding tools?
@Gabriel-px8cv Жыл бұрын
definitely sounds like something i would play
@MrKoprulu Жыл бұрын
Honestly the game is pretty great and has fun secret achievements like making Gandalf and winning leading the hobbits.
@shinigummie Жыл бұрын
You had me at "dwarf style battletoads"
@incurableromantic4006 Жыл бұрын
Mole men? OK, I have to hand it to them, that is genuinely original.
@valendrien6517 Жыл бұрын
This looks so awesome! The race and leader customization is so cool! Can't wait to play this!
@chaplain900 Жыл бұрын
Age of Wonders is glorious, thank you for making this video!
@darkwolf5358 Жыл бұрын
Welp, I guess it's time to live my dream of evolving a Dwarven nation, into literal Fyreslayers.
@deadmorose4741 Жыл бұрын
Now need 5 reason to NOT TRY AOW4!
@Mrgeniacciostrapazzo Жыл бұрын
Why
@libertinarey Жыл бұрын
@@Mrgeniacciostrapazzo to get a complete picture, or do you just like only mindless praise and hype?
@Astroman10 Жыл бұрын
I have been looking for a game that combines Crusader Kings, Civilization, and Total War!
@ljgav Жыл бұрын
Character and race custom options look really good. But did they un-ruin city battles??
@libertyprime2013 Жыл бұрын
I like the sieges personally
@ljgav Жыл бұрын
@libertyprime2013 from which game? Cause 1, 2 and Shadow magic was amazing
@Duraspaz Жыл бұрын
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
@apresmidi153 Жыл бұрын
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!
@TomorrowWeLive Жыл бұрын
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.
@crazyelf1 Жыл бұрын
One question I do have with these transformations and customized units is how the balance is going to be. Planetfall had pretty good balance.
@mabugho Жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the highlights, really gave me the push to play this game. Cheers!
@cotton9087 Жыл бұрын
Its basically CiV but in a fantasy relm, i brought it the weekend, good game man
@crazyelf1 Жыл бұрын
The customization is really cool. Seems like a major upgrade over Planetfall and Age of Wonders 3.
@drschwandi3687 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@aljunaibi9690 Жыл бұрын
I played humans holy knights, nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!
@leshiq4214 Жыл бұрын
I've been playing AoW since the first game and always had so much fun!
@pailofstars Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure the first waves of custom maps will be Lord of the Rings inspired.
@Derah_OG Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
3 had a pretty good custom character creator too, though it wouldn't transfer between devices which was a pain
@mrmm1110 Жыл бұрын
The Dev: You know what's better than customization? Player: What else? The Dev: MORE CUSTOMIZATION!
@Vogelmaster Жыл бұрын
Ive waited for something like this since fallen enchantress LE
@cordeliacentauri1737 Жыл бұрын
Elven industrial....rock and stone brothers and sisters!
@triadasoul435 Жыл бұрын
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
@BvzSA Жыл бұрын
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.
@slammedc2003 Жыл бұрын
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.
@step2424 Жыл бұрын
Can you play a new campaign with a race/leader you created from a previous campaign?
@20storiesunder Жыл бұрын
Don't mind sponsored content as long as its stuff you actually like. This seems great.
@Ancient_Hoplite Жыл бұрын
"After your first nine hours in the game of faction creation"...you underestimate my power!!!
@marajango Жыл бұрын
I like that the game has an auto-resolver that doesn't shaft you.
@HaragothNAR Жыл бұрын
I am so hyped, can't clock out of work soon enough!
@PuttingTransPpl6ftUnder Жыл бұрын
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
@tylerayers7712 Жыл бұрын
Love those double bearded axes
@blazebrignac2796 Жыл бұрын
Ngl. Was very iffy on this game but now that I see gameplay it seems right up my alley
@sebastianobranca4996 Жыл бұрын
Can not wait for this game!
@godofchaoskhorne5043 Жыл бұрын
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
@Astroman10 Жыл бұрын
I definitely will be giving this game a try!
@damianbadowski2389 Жыл бұрын
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
@JCmanable Жыл бұрын
How is this the first I'm seeing of this game? Either way I'm sold
@ombra711 Жыл бұрын
Premium Edition Pre-ordered days ago, but still, this was a great ad!
@nyanko2077 Жыл бұрын
A Karissa enjoyer I see. Who wouldn't be, right?
@damir_bakhteev Жыл бұрын
Thanks for review!
@CommanderBohn Жыл бұрын
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.
@skeith1543 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Future DLC, I believe it the first DLC.
@jacksheldon8566 Жыл бұрын
First DLC
@calebcouch718 Жыл бұрын
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? 😂
@sydneycastelfan Жыл бұрын
but are they still nerfing global spells into the ground like the last time? I miss the days of absolutely game breaking magic
@smokinggnu6584 Жыл бұрын
Don't need a reason, someone got me the game as a gift.
@9pmInTokyo Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to recreate Arnor from LOTR, lol.
@liamcullen3035 Жыл бұрын
That seems pretty damn awesome
@im_that_guy Жыл бұрын
Is this ever going to be releasd on disc?
@AngryIrishBenjamin Жыл бұрын
I love that he puts a pretty lady in the thumbnail. He knows how to pull in viewers.
@mortdigo Жыл бұрын
I need more than 5 reasons because of its price tag......i will wait a year or two for the price drop.
@zero450571 Жыл бұрын
Should I get it for xbox series x or pc?
@libertyprime2013 Жыл бұрын
I bought it. Good game.
@duydome Жыл бұрын
I love Age of wonder 3. However, the 4th one is too expensive to me - have to wait for it on sale.
@nithrail8381 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@nithrail the auto combat is solid, and you can even turn it on if you load into the battle map
@nithrail8381 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@8Ballolol Жыл бұрын
i'm still playing age of wonders 1 :D
@AEsir2023 Жыл бұрын
Ok this game has my attention I may be in love
@IIgaiaII Жыл бұрын
Well mate bought it , was looking for a new game beside tw. Cheers 🍻
@Devchi Жыл бұрын
Lol, you already sold me with faction customizations but the transformations on top of it were too much
@123domo8 Жыл бұрын
I hope for a free naval update
@rathenn6959 Жыл бұрын
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
@victorrexach3183 Жыл бұрын
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.
@bjorn-falkoandreas9472 Жыл бұрын
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?
@oleksiikartamyshev3919 Жыл бұрын
Best review of this game!
@aFLYER198011 ай бұрын
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.
@horacecomegna335 Жыл бұрын
Seems very complicated to learn!
@Zerkovich Жыл бұрын
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.
@wlfy_4249 Жыл бұрын
Looks cool
@JustinFike Жыл бұрын
BATTLETOADS! Take my money...
@matenzo Жыл бұрын
I just wish combat didn't look so plain. Those animations are just meh
@user-lw1qe7hm3p Жыл бұрын
is the dreadnought still here?
@samliu8908 Жыл бұрын
Very nice
@Falkoln Жыл бұрын
Ok you sold it to me
@valy4lifeee Жыл бұрын
The sad part is that multiplayer is a slug fest
@gonzofonzo5814 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
The battles on the 1 were great , in the new ones , battle sucks , feel like chess , where is the size weapons? The walls?
@aclock2 Жыл бұрын
This game is ok but I prefer AoW 3
@franzeusq Жыл бұрын
My only reason for not doing it is how much I ended up disliking the previous installment.
@stephenlyon1358 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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.