Fans have been both clamoring for a new entry and worrying that a new entry won’t do the series justice.Īge of Empires IV feels like an attempt to capitalize on AoE II’s momentum while welcoming new fans to the series-and to a real-time strategy (RTS) genre that’s suffered a dearth of major releases-while sloughing off 22 years of accumulated nuances and oddities that have made AoE II both beloved by fans and intimidating to newcomers. Released in 1999, AoE II is now seeing tournaments with 75,000 viewers and $87,000 prize pools, thanks to a vibrant Twitch and YouTube scene, and the release of 2019’s Definitive Edition. That it even exists is partially because Age of Empires II has enjoyed a massive resurgence. To give the series the recognition that it deserves, we have opened up this list to include every main series entry into the Total War franchise.Age of Empires IV is the first mainline Age of Empires game in 16 years, and a wait of that magnitude creates expectations.
Although the series has never quite been able to recapture the magic of its first few entries, the franchise still provides solid strategy experiences with each new entry. Updated January 13th, 2021 by Jack Pursey: The Total War series, which has changed hands between three of the gaming industry's juggernauts in EA, Activision, and Sega, has been fundamental in popularizing the strategy game genre. Naturally, there's a lot of talk in the community and on Metacritic about which game best represents the series, and which is the best overall. In that time, there have been no fewer than 14 core releases, as well as several spinoff games. Total War has been running for two full decades now. RELATED: 10 Ways Grand Strategy Gives You A Glimpse Of The Harsh Realities Of Running A Country Much like Sid Meier's Civilization or the Command and Conquer franchises, Total War stands as a pillar of the strategy genre.
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