Hi everyone, I'm a new user here.
As of this moment, we have no real concrete information about what Age of Empires IV is going to be like – we don't even know what "age" it's going to be set in. A lot of people assume that the next game will be set in the late 1800s to early 1900s (the World War era, basically), but a lot of others (such as myself) think that would be a terrible mistake. I'm sure plenty of us would like to see the next Age of Empires game return to the world that the series started in: theAncient World!
So, what I'm thinking of doing is starting a little series of forum posts exploring all the various civilizations of the Ancient World that could possibly appear in Age of Empires IV – looking at their history, laying out potential bonuses, unique units, etc. My hope is that this would encourage some fun discussions and speculation.
Currently, my initial plan for such a series would have twelve parts, each exploring a few civilizations that are thematically related:
So, what do you guys think? Does this sound like a good idea? If so, are there any other civilizations you'd like to see added to the list?
As of this moment, we have no real concrete information about what Age of Empires IV is going to be like – we don't even know what "age" it's going to be set in. A lot of people assume that the next game will be set in the late 1800s to early 1900s (the World War era, basically), but a lot of others (such as myself) think that would be a terrible mistake. I'm sure plenty of us would like to see the next Age of Empires game return to the world that the series started in: the
So, what I'm thinking of doing is starting a little series of forum posts exploring all the various civilizations of the Ancient World that could possibly appear in Age of Empires IV – looking at their history, laying out potential bonuses, unique units, etc. My hope is that this would encourage some fun discussions and speculation.
Currently, my initial plan for such a series would have twelve parts, each exploring a few civilizations that are thematically related:
- Mesopotamia (Assyrians, Babylonians, Sumerians)
- The Near East (Egyptians, Hittites, Nubians, Phoenicians)
- The Hellenes (Athenians, Spartans, generic Greeks)
- The Hellenic Periphery (Minoans, Macedonians, Thracians)
- Central Asia (Scythians, Persians, Seleucids, Parthians)
- The Rise of Rome (Romans, Carthaginians, Etruscans)
- The Celtic World (Gauls, Britons, Iberians, generic Celts)
- Ancient India (Harappans, Mauryans, Tamils)
- Ancient China (Shang, Zhou, Han)
- The Far East (Joseon, Yamato, Xiongnu)
- Central America (Mayans, Olmecs, Zapotecs)
- Barbarians at the Gates (Goths, Huns, Vandals)
- The Near East (Egyptians, Hittites, Nubians, Phoenicians)
So, what do you guys think? Does this sound like a good idea? If so, are there any other civilizations you'd like to see added to the list?
[This message has been edited by PerseusSpartacus (edited 04-14-2018 @ 06:05 PM).]