-What is it?-Gameplay and features-Visuals and audio-Accessibility and approachability-Should you play it?
Lightning bolts rain down, electrocuting minotaurs and men alike.
War elephants reduce a nearby fortress to rubble.
Choose from a wide range of gods and goddesses.
A dragon swoops overhead, roasting several archers alive.
Dwarves merrily mine gold.
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What is Age of Mythology: Retold?
Human spearmen, slingers, and catapults are accompanied by metal automatons, centaurs, and leviathans.
As previously revealed, one of the big changes in this remake is the ability to reuse God Powers.
On the face of it, this is a simple decision that makes a great degree of sense.
In practice, it’s hard to overstate how much this alters the flow of the game.
Choose from a wide range of gods and goddesses.
Another change that greatly benefits the game is the removal of a Favor cap.
Broadly speaking this means more opportunities to expand and create bigger armies.
Age of Mythology: Retold also brings controller support to PC, a first for the franchise.
Monstrous creatures like giants and dragons are yours to command.
I even found myself going back-and-forth between keyboard and controller as I was playing through the campaigns.
The only real gameplay issues I encountered came in the form of pathfinding.
Meanwhile, melee units could get distracted and wander off if they weren’t heavily micromanaged.
The new unit models in Age of Mythology: Retold look quite good up-close.
The environments are likewise gorgeous, with rippling waves and lush forests that hold serenity before battles unfold.
I did encounter one odd performance hiccup part of the way through the Fall of the Trident campaign.
Age of Mythology: Retold also brings a new version of the classic soundtrack.
Enemy village? Wrong, laser crocodiles.
It’s quite good, with all the iconic tracks remastered without too many alterations.
Should you play Age of Mythology: Retold?
If you loved the original Age of Mythology, this is an absolute must-grab.
Who do you choose to worship?
Premium Edition owners can start playing early on August 27.
