Xbox Game Studios released today a brand new Age of Empires IV trailer. The launch trailer arrives a few short days before Age of Empires IV releases on PC later this week.
The trailer is a live-action affair charting a Delhi Sultanate commander’s strategic moves to best an invading horde of Mongols. Channeling the series’ heavy emphasis on counters and adaptation to various threats, the new Age of Empires IV trailer depicts the commander’s response to the increasing danger before launching an all-out attack. Xbox has seemingly spared no expense on production value. It’s a sharp advert for the highly-anticipated real-time strategy game, although it lacks any new gameplay footage.
Early reviews suggest Xbox Game Studios and developers Relic Entertainment and World’s Edge have succeeded in capturing the essence of what makes Age of Empires such a timeless hit, all while injecting new life into the franchise.
Age of Empires IV Trailer and Key Features
You can check out the brand new live-action Age of Empires IV trailer just below.
Here are the game’s key features:
- Return to history – Build cities, manage resources, and lead your troops to battle on land and at sea in four distinct campaigns with 35 missions that span across 500 years of history from the Dark Ages up to the Renaissance.
- Choose your path – Live the adventures of Joan of Arc in her quest to defeat the English, or command mighty Mongol troops as Genghis Khan in his conquest across Asia. The choice is yours – and every decision you make will determine the outcome of history.
- Challenge the world – Jump online to compete, cooperate or spectate with up to seven of your friends in PVP and PVE multiplayer modes.
- An Age for all players – Featuring a tutorial system that teaches the essence of real-time strategy and a story mode for beginners to play campaigns with relative ease.
Age of Empires IV releases for PC and day one on Xbox Game Pass on October 28, 2021.