Microsoft has shown off Age of Empires 4 naval warfare in a brief new video, and it’s certainly got the series’ fans talking.
The video, below, offers a glimpse at the game’s the naval units without showing actual gameplay.
In truth, the video doesn’t tell us much at all about naval warfare in Age of Empires 4, but we do get a look at the ships and the water.
Age of Empires fans are having their say about they graphics (this time the water is getting a lot of attention!) – as they have done ever since Age of Empires 4 was properly revealed earlier this year. As a reminder, here’s the longer gameplay video released in April:
I think it’s fair to say Age of Empires 4, which is developed by Company of Heroes and Dawn of War creator Relic Entertainment for Microsoft, has a look that hasn’t exactly blown the community away. To my eyes, it looks like Microsoft is going for an accessible, easily scalable graphics style, one that is vibrant and offers clarity, but perhaps lacks the detail some fans were hoping for.