Mobile real-time strategy has never looked so good. We already know how Age of Empires Mobile It will adapt the well-deserved cult saga to mobile phones, both in terms of playability and visuals and several of its key features. And although adapting the formula is quite a challenge, this time there are reasons to be very optimistic: what has already been shown will leave fans and veterans of the saga more than satisfied.
Originally announced in October 2022, Age of Empires Mobile It is being developed by World’s Edge (currently responsible for the saga) and TiMi Studios. The general premise of the four numbered installments is maintained: build a solid empire and take part in massive battles. And yes, as expected from mobile games, multiplayer will play a fundamental role. How good does it look? Judge for yourself.
At a visual and detail level, Age of Empires Mobile it’s a barbarity. Above all, considering that it is a real-time strategy game in which there will be massive battles with a wide margin for management and construction. In terms of playability, on the other hand, its creators take full advantage of the possibilities of touch screens, simplifying tasks and making instructions more direct.
As expected, not only will we have access to different civilizations, but we will be able to recruit historical figures who will have a major role in carrying out our expansion and conquests, including Hannibal, Cleopatra, Nobunaga, Harald III and even himself. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivarour Cid Campeador.
Age of Empires Mobile couldn’t look better
We agree that we can ask mobile devices for what we are used to on PCs and consoles, although the barrier that separates the platforms is blurring by leaps and bounds.
However, the conversion that Xbox Game Studios is making of its strategy saga does not go unnoticed: the first official images of the game have nothing to envy of Age of Empires IV. And those are big words.
At the level of details the game looks scandalous, but even the interface shown It looks especially intuitive, placing the resources or relevant information at the top and a convenient menu at the bottom that allows the central area to be managed without having to take too many detours.
And what about the battles? Both sieges and skirmishes are what is expected of a Age of Empires released in 2024. We will be able to use catapults easily and accurately while sending multitudes of units to conquest on dynamic battlefields.
And, as is tradition, we can take advantage of the different environments on the map to our advantage to organize ambushes and surprise enemies and any fools who interfere with our plans.
In fact, management and exploration will also have a special role in Age of Empires Mobile. And not only that: the environments are dynamic and respond to the weather, so if it rains our troops will reduce their speed or be at a disadvantage.
And yes, not only will we be able to explore freely, but it is more than confirmed that we will be able to go sailing to see what is happening on other coasts. And, for that matter, recruit the best of the best that the history of humanity has produced.
Get all the historical leaders
world leaders They will have a significant weight in our strategy, and what is better: apparently we will be able to combine their abilities even if they belong to different civilizations, conditioning our war power, our bonuses and the statistics of our attack and defense forces.
In fact, it seems that leaders will have access to special abilities that we can use to make a difference in sieges and battles. We know that we will be able to move them up a level, but it will be very interesting to see what they are capable of.
Last but not least, those responsible for Age of Empires Mobile They have offered a development diary in which they explain the process of bringing the cult saga to current mobile phones. Because it’s not the first Age of Empires of pocket, but it is clear that the bar that is being set is very high.
When are we going to be able to get our hands on it? Age of Empires Mobile registrations are now open and Google Play and the App Store de iOS. And in the absence of getting our hands on it and seeing for ourselves what has been achieved, we have already reached a clear conclusion: Xbox Game Studios is not only going to conquer consoles and PCs, but It expands in a big way on mobile phones.
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