Age of Empires is a very well-crafted historical game, perhaps the best RTS game ever made.
The medieval theme is really cool because it involves several states that still exist today and it’s simply very rich.
But… there are other fantastic historical periods, before and after the Middle Ages.
I wonder, is there a possibility that Microsoft could create a new Age of Empires with the same engine as IV, but set in another historical period?
I dreamed of this game, an Age of Empires in antiquity with the primordial civilizations.
A game that starts in the Stone Age… and then evolves until it reaches the Bronze Age and later the Iron Age.
This game would include base civilizations like Egyptians, Greeks, Syrians, Babylonians, Persians, Israelites, Philistines, Hittites, Carthage and many others…
It would be a game based on ancient warfare combat.
With infantry wielding stone slingshots, chariots, the discovery of technologies like bronze and iron… and in the final imperial development, some civilizations would have heavy cavalry and siege weapons.
Although… I know, it’s just a silly dream… but anyway… it’s something that would interest me. I know that developing a franchise requires market research and it’s very difficult to create a new one from scratch.
But… the first Age of Empires was like that… even today the most explored periods in Age of Empires are the Middle Ages, the Age of Discovery, and the Colonial Age.
Another period that could be explored would be the 19th and 20th centuries. However, it wouldn’t be the same as “building an empire,” since in that period these societies had already been consolidated for centuries.
However, the modern periods, which include tanks, airplanes, and submarines, have not yet been explored, and it would be a very complex war.
So, Age of Empires, in its essence, is better established in the ancient and medieval periods.
What do you think of this? Which civilization and historical period would you like to play?
