Being a big AoE2 fan myself (pre-ordered the original version back in the day), I think you should try it. For me, there is one major downside: The camera. I r

Being a big AoE2 fan myself (pre-ordered the original version back in the day), I think you should try it. For me, there is one major downside: The camera. I really don't like the 3D camera. I think it could be worse. So you can actually play the game without turning the camera, but what I don't like is the perspective. Sometimes you have to move to camera to another position, just to be able to click on a unit. I found that much better with the classic dimetric projection [1]. In addition, I like the art-style of AoE2 a bit better. However, after putting these things aside, I love how they have adapted the AoE2 concepts. It still feels like an Age of Empires. But then again different enough to be AoE4. So if you like the changes from AoE1 to AoE2 then you might like AoE4 ;-) The civilizations play more diverse than those of AoE2 so even with just 8, there is a lot to learn. The story telling of the campaigns is also a bit different, but it still has the concept of teaching some history. AoE4 actually has some nice videos about armor and weapons of the time. The fortress building in AoE4 feels a bit more like Stronghold with the ability to move units on the walls and I think that is a good thing :-) So much after playing AoE4 for about 13 hours. [1]: https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/16757 https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/16757