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| 3s | we return to you |
|---|---|
| 5s | now as the |
| 8s | gods of |
| 10s | mankind all right let us continue our |
| 13s | super special strategy episode now with |
| 15s | age of methology retold and as you can |
| 18s | see we've had a bit of a wardrobe change |
| 21s | here's a sneak peek behind the scenes |
| 22s | here we don't film mus interviews on |
| 24s | this yeah we tried to but I was being |
| 26s | too much of a div and I needed rest he |
| 28s | really was yeah but we are joining by |
| 30s | some guests who are new guests here |
| 32s | today we have Ernest and Emma how are |
| 34s | you two doing from the world's Edge team |
| 36s | good thank you for having us thank you |
| 38s | thanks for being here all right for |
| 39s | people who are watching for the first |
| 40s | time tell us what you do who you are all |
| 42s | that good stuff sure hi I'm Emma bridel |
| 44s | I'm director of player engagement at |
| 46s | World's Edge uh which basically means |
| 48s | I'm thinking about all the ways that |
| 50s | we're building relationships with our |
| 51s | players whether that's Community or |
| 53s | customer support or in-game features or |
| 55s | Esports um our community have been with |
| 57s | us a long time we're going on 27 years |
| 59s | as a franchise |
| 60s | they're very very important to us |
| 62s | they're the heartbeat of what we do and |
| 63s | so I'm just constantly thinking about |
| 65s | how we build those relationships keep |
| 67s | those relationships good and keep them |
| 69s | with us as we move forward into the |
| 70s | future I love that Ernest and I'm Ernest |
| 73s | y I'm senior director of production at |
| 76s | well what that really means is I get to |
| 78s | work with all the different production |
| 80s | teams to build H games together yes best |
| 82s | job ever it is amazing and the running |
| 84s | joke in our team is I've been around for |
| 87s | more than a quarter Century in fact the |
| 89s | original Age of Empires 1 program |
| 92s | manager is the person who hired me into |
| 94s | the gameing industry oh they're proud of |
| 95s | you so so I'm going to Dive Right In cuz |
| 98s | I'm super excited so you've brought some |
| 100s | exclusive neverbe seen footage but |
| 102s | before we get into that for people who |
| 104s | might not be familiar with Age of |
| 106s | Mythology tell us about retold okay so |
| 109s | we're I'm going to strip it back for |
| 110s | Malik and anyone else who is new to |
| 112s | strategy because we want to make them |
| 113s | comfortable all so Age of Mythology |
| 115s | retold is a realtime strategy game and |
| 118s | it's set in the world of Mythology where |
| 120s | you've got humans living alongside |
| 122s | monsters living alongside Gods um so you |
| 125s | want to pick a Pantheon and in the base |
| 128s | game we've got uh the nor the atlantans |
| 131s | the Greeks and the Egyptians uh you'll |
| 133s | pick gods goddesses deities that you |
| 136s | want to pay tribute to and they'll bless |
| 138s | you with their powers uh as you build up |
| 141s | your civilization and work towards |
| 143s | battling to Victory so it's this |
| 145s | Fantastical chaotic magical world that |
| 149s | you get to control and you get to steer |
| 151s | and it's really really exciting so yeah |
| 154s | so let's talk a little bit about |
| 154s | showcase right new trailer showcase uh |
| 157s | what can you recap for us what we saw |
| 160s | and uh why should Age of Mythology fans |
| 162s | be excited right so we showed the |
| 164s | trailer which we are super proud of and |
| 167s | this is the very first time we get to |
| 169s | show in-game footage of the Age of |
| 172s | Mythology retold and yep finally people |
| 175s | get to see what the game looks like in |
| 177s | motion so very very happy to be able to |
| 180s | show that to the world and we have also |
| 182s | announced that yep it is not that far |
| 184s | off our launch date is September 4th |
| 187s | like coming up soon so very very happy |
| 190s | about that as well and pre-orders are |
| 193s | now available so PR start what waiting |
| 197s | for yeah and uh this is the first title |
| 200s | that for us we're launching day one PC |
| 202s | and Xbox so we brought H2 and H4 to |
| 204s | console but we brought them post the PC |
| 206s | L sure this is day one both platforms |
| 209s | find it in game pass find it on Console |
| 211s | find out on PC and everyone can play |
| 212s | together from day one that's amazing I'm |
| 214s | so excited exced yeah I feel like |
| 216s | console fans have always been um kind |
| 219s | because we have the restrictions of the |
| 220s | controller so to speak we all did a |
| 221s | great job with Age of Empires but it's |
| 223s | always been a thing like the input of a |
| 225s | controller is not as easy for those |
| 227s | games as a keyboard and mouse for |
| 228s | example we basically brought h of |
| 230s | Empires 2 and H of Empires 4 to the |
| 232s | console so honestly they took a lot of |
| 235s | work to get it to the place that and and |
| 238s | I'm very very happy to see that our fans |
| 240s | fa that we were successfully being able |
| 243s | to bring LTS working really well on |
| 245s | console and we are now taking all those |
| 247s | learnings and applying them to the both |
| 250s | the PC and Xbox version of each of |
| 253s | Mythology ret so for example in the |
| 255s | console version one of the Innovation |
| 256s | that we did is what we call the Villager |
| 259s | priority system so what that does is so |
| 262s | once you can actually set what the |
| 263s | villagers do so they can actually go |
| 266s | take care of some of those tasks for you |
| 269s | so for example you want some of them to |
| 271s | go off to go get the food some of them |
| 273s | to go get the wood so and they will go |
| 275s | do that for you so you can concentrate |
| 277s | on building units to go battle Etc so |
| 280s | that really take your the level of um |
| 284s | complexity down so to actually make it |
| 286s | but while but you are still in control |
| 288s | cuz strategically you are still making |
| 290s | the decisions on how you actually want |
| 292s | those villagers to actually be apply to |
| 294s | different resources but you get to |
| 296s | control it in a way that's much easier |
| 299s | simpler for you the other for example |
| 301s | similar thing is the what we call um the |
| 304s | site menu system so you see wood since |
| 307s | we talk about like getting religious to |
| 308s | get a word so intuitively why do you |
| 311s | need to go through pick the Villager and |
| 313s | then pick build house and do those like |
| 315s | you say it takes an hour to learn |
| 317s | sometimes right what you can now do is |
| 319s | you see wood just click on it and then |
| 321s | say like hey I want someone here to |
| 323s | collect this wood and then the Villager |
| 326s | will actually come build a cam and |
| 327s | actually collect those just makes it way |
| 330s | way smoother and easier especially to |
| 333s | help a lot of new people's coming to |
| 335s | enjoy LTS with us and it comes with some |
| 337s | great presets as well so if amazing you |
| 339s | know uh your priorities are going to be |
| 341s | different in the first age of the game |
| 342s | as you're sort of establishing your |
| 343s | economy and you can just be like I want |
| 345s | the age one preset go ahead build my |
| 347s | economy whilst I go and figure out |
| 348s | that's so nice yeah and and again if |
| 350s | you're a pro player and you don't need |
| 352s | that you don't have to use it but the |
| 353s | system is there to help you get started |
| 355s | yeah oh that is so handy cuz sometimes |
| 356s | Resource Management takes so so long to |
| 359s | set up and I I don't know if it's just |
| 361s | me but I will sit there and sometimes |
| 362s | watch like did I do it right am I |
| 364s | getting the right stuff that's magic |
| 366s | that is absolute magic and even as |
| 368s | someone newer to strategy games I do |
| 370s | feel like one of the things that I |
| 371s | noticed when you brought Age of Empires |
| 372s | to console was this overwhelming like I |
| 375s | don't want to say shock but overwhelming |
| 377s | like positivity around what the work |
| 379s | that you all did to adapt it to a |
| 381s | controller so just kudos to the team on |
| 383s | that one once more because that is |
| 385s | impressive and that helps someone like |
| 386s | me who's going to be on a controller I'm |
| 388s | I'm going to be that guy I'm excited |
| 390s | great yeah that's awesome but I hear you |
| 392s | all brought some gameplay for us which I |
| 394s | I'm excited to jump in so you all can |
| 395s | kind of explain to players and and |
| 397s | obviously fans of the series what we're |
| 398s | experiencing here so let's let's take a |
| 400s | look at this and let's talk through it |
| 401s | yeah Lon and his men have been taken to |
| 404s | the prison your allies recommend a |
| 406s | diversion so you can slip in and rescue |
| 409s | him so yeah this is a campaign mission |
| 412s | so I think this is a exclusive first |
| 413s | look on actual Mission from the campaign |
| 416s | exclusive so this is great so tell us |
| 419s | what we're seeing Yep this is from the |
| 422s | Isis here my flea campaign and the |
| 424s | mission and this is in this particular |
| 426s | one you played as the Egyptian heroine |
| 429s | and you go around the level and try to |
| 432s | go to different temples and collect new |
| 435s | additional with logical units for your |
| 438s | for your army just continue like build |
| 439s | it up and then like to play for the |
| 441s | level it is one of my favorite levels |
| 444s | ever it is super fun you really get to |
| 446s | Showcase all the different mythological |
| 449s | units as you can see the uh right am |
| 452s | there and then you which is the hero |
| 454s | that you are playing s and then you are |
| 457s | one of my favorite units in the game is |
| 461s | called puchos I can't say that word Pro |
| 464s | puchos I can't say that properly so |
| 466s | internally we have been like joking |
| 468s | around and just like call it the laser |
| 470s | crop laser crop and get power of the sun |
| 474s | yeah it's a b |
| 476s | crocodile with a lens mounted on its |
| 478s | back that will focus the ray into |
| 481s | basically creat beam right so like I was |
| 484s | really excited about this game already |
| 486s | and I was already going to know saw that |
| 488s | and then I heard laser Croc and then I |
| 491s | yeah I'm in I'm in sign me up doing it |
| 494s | this game is just like crazy amazing |
| 496s | just imagine like how many games are |
| 498s | there that you get to use all this |
| 500s | differ like Greek gods versus Egyptians |
| 504s | like like different biological units |
| 507s | like here on screen we have the scarabs |
| 509s | and they are very very good like they |
| 510s | are giant scarabs these are like they |
| 513s | are Kaiju scarabs very good very good at |
| 516s | attacking uh buildings they are really |
| 518s | good and that's the lasers right there |
| 520s | so this is an army of laser Crocs oh |
| 522s | they're so |
| 524s | coolar and they're just wrecking yes |
| 527s | because the the way that the game is |
| 529s | played so since we talk about Ser gam is |
| 531s | a rock paper sciss system so very often |
| 534s | the like the mythological units are very |
| 537s | good against human units but then you |
| 539s | have the heroit units the hero units are |
| 541s | especially good against the mythological |
| 543s | units so there's like a triangle going |
| 544s | on that's super fun and really makes you |
| 548s | as a player pick different strategic |
| 550s | decisions as you play through the levels |
| 551s | it's really really cool because you can |
| 553s | actually keep on playing It's Kind like |
| 555s | 3D chest it's like 3D CH I love that |
| 558s | yeah I want to give props to all our |
| 560s | programmers team as well so as you see |
| 562s | the game looks way better we now support |
| 564s | rage racing we have shop Shadows that we |
| 567s | are now supporting now which is |
| 569s | fantastic |
| 570s | we have new particle system that's how |
| 572s | you like get a lot of the new effects in |
| 573s | the game so they did an amazing job so |
| 576s | yeah and J was saying it's beautiful it |
| 578s | is beautiful and like you can see the |
| 580s | distinct architecture for each Pantheon |
| 582s | and each culture different biomes if |
| 584s | you've seen any of the screenshots that |
| 585s | we've put out so far you know you've got |
| 587s | snow when he plays the Norse and it just |
| 590s | it just looks so good and then as I said |
| 591s | it's it's a little disappointing then |
| 593s | when you destroy it but you know there's |
| 595s | some beauty in there but it's also fun |
| 598s | it me it just means you have to go back |
| 600s | and do it again yeah oh no twist my arms |
| 604s | more for someone like me and I asked |
| 606s | this to the AA team like what do you |
| 608s | what would you consider winning as |
| 609s | someone who's jumping into this game and |
| 611s | like all right what's my objective like |
| 613s | how do you yeah how do you all view |
| 614s | winning in this game so I definitely |
| 616s | many different ways you can play the |
| 617s | game so for example we have a campaign |
| 620s | we have multiple campaigns that together |
| 622s | I believe there are like 15 yeah on they |
| 626s | really keep you keep you busy but most |
| 629s | people once you start playing what they |
| 631s | really enjoy is what we call the |
| 633s | Skirmish mode so you start yeah versus |
| 635s | AI or co-op with your friends against AI |
| 638s | which is super popular like 2v2 is very |
| 640s | very popular way to play the game so |
| 642s | what you do is like you take a few |
| 643s | villagers you start with a town center |
| 646s | and you just build you go through the |
| 647s | different ages you upgrade each time you |
| 650s | upgrade different ages you get to pick |
| 652s | different new power that you can |
| 654s | actually have and then continue to build |
| 656s | your army and hopefully at the end when |
| 658s | you battle you come out on top |
| 660s | if not then you still have a good time |
| 661s | so really you can try again and if you |
| 665s | want to play with players around the |
| 666s | world go for multiplayer you or you can |
| 668s | play against the computer locally yeah |
| 670s | so okay lots of choice that's awesome um |
| 673s | to build off that question um why is now |
| 676s | the best time to jump into the game for |
| 677s | fans we know that real-time strategy as |
| 680s | a genre has quite a steep learning curve |
| 683s | so we've really designed this to be the |
| 685s | most accessible game that we've done so |
| 687s | far in terms of welcoming people in |
| 689s | showing them the ropes helping them |
| 691s | build up their skills making them feel |
| 692s | comfortable so over the last few years |
| 695s | uh We've released uh our original Age of |
| 697s | Empires titles in definitive editions |
| 699s | Age of Empires 4 and we've learned along |
| 702s | the way what helps players with those |
| 704s | learn those skills and refine those and |
| 706s | so we've brought systems and features |
| 708s | from those other games and brought them |
| 709s | to retold really bringing it together so |
| 712s | that new players can enjoy this as well |
| 714s | as folks who've played it already that |
| 716s | focus on approachability is so so |
| 718s | important because you're right you know |
| 720s | sometimes when you start a new strategy |
| 721s | game it can take you 30 minutes to even |
| 724s | look at all the different units that you |
| 726s | can create I mean if you've got you know |
| 728s | gods and pantheons you have to learn and |
| 730s | figure out what are the advantages like |
| 731s | each one's unique each one's different |
| 733s | so I love that you've taken all of the |
| 735s | learnings yeah over the last you know |
| 738s | all the games that you've made and put |
| 739s | them into this that's incredibly |
| 740s | exciting we've been building up our |
| 742s | audience I mean Age of Vampires has been |
| 743s | a franchise more than 25 years we've got |
| 746s | 50 million players all over the world |
| 748s | you know some who've been with us since |
| 749s | the beginning and some who are |
| 750s | relatively new and we've been learning |
| 751s | along the way and those definitive |
| 753s | editions Age of Empires 4 have really |
| 754s | helped us learn what does and doesn't |
| 756s | work and bring all that good learning |
| 759s | into Age of Mythology retold and we |
| 760s | think that the theme is really inviting |
| 762s | as well like who didn't have a a geeky |
| 765s | mythology phase when they were growing |
| 766s | up was that just me like were you really |
| 768s | into the Greek gods is that just just me |
| 771s | I'm sure it's not just you there's no |
| 772s | way there's |
| 774s | no so we've uh the original game |
| 777s | actually so Age of Mythology the |
| 779s | original was launched in 2002 and you |
| 782s | know where I mean think back to where |
| 784s | you were in 2002 and the machines you |
| 785s | were playing on Wow picture those CRT |
| 788s | monitors you know at the internet cafe |
| 790s | or in your sort of teenage bedroom and |
| 793s | so you know we've got those fans of the |
| 795s | original and people are hungry for it |
| 797s | and we're excited to finally uh be on |
| 799s | the road to to them getting to play I |
| 801s | will say your your fan base is so |
| 803s | passionate cuz I I wanted to do a bunch |
| 805s | of research before this this weekend and |
| 807s | so there was I think like an hour long |
| 809s | or 4 minute video of someone analyzing |
| 811s | screenshots oh yeah and just looking at |
| 813s | like this is this character I think this |
| 815s | is this like and the excitement the |
| 817s | enthusiasm and the passion like I was |
| 819s | excited before and now I'm even more |
| 821s | excited because seeing how the fans have |
| 823s | reacted to what you've shown them so far |
| 825s | and what they're going to react to today |
| 826s | they're the Beating Heart of the |
| 828s | franchise that's why we've been going |
| 829s | for 27 years this year you know the the |
| 832s | fans have kept the franchise going and |
| 834s | we've brought them on side with us you |
| 836s | know we have a a player Council who've |
| 838s | been helping to build retold with us who |
| 840s | are fans of the original game who know |
| 842s | what it should feel like and look like |
| 844s | and sound like and play like and we |
| 846s | still want that feeling of the original |
| 849s | as we bring retold to life and they've |
| 851s | been helping us shape that telling us |
| 853s | what works and telling us what doesn't |
| 855s | and how we can make it better so they're |
| 857s | they're very much a part of the team yep |
| 859s | we say like for well SE right we for all |
| 861s | our titles our fans that have been like |
| 864s | they have been with us for so long now |
| 866s | you know we really do care about the |
| 869s | community a lot I've now Met fans that |
| 871s | talk about like oh I'm now teaching my |
| 873s | kids how to play this game and so is now |
| 875s | cross generational so it is amazing yeah |
| 878s | parents playing with kids uh during |
| 880s | lockdown we had people homeschooling |
| 882s | history with Age of Empires games shuts |
| 885s | and you know people who've gone in and |
| 886s | become history teachers because they |
| 888s | learned history from the game so we are |
| 891s | very lucky to do what we do and we we we |
| 893s | are well aware that we're in a very |
| 895s | wonderful position we're very grateful I |
| 896s | I hate to sound like a broken record but |
| 897s | I feel like all week we've been hearing |
| 899s | from from um developers who again like |
| 901s | that connection with the community is |
| 902s | super important so I won't be labor |
| 904s | anymore but it is great to hear that |
| 906s | fans and players around the world can |
| 908s | connect mentioning it yeah there you go |
| 910s | exactly give it a shout out to the |
| 911s | players what we do so one thing I've |
| 913s | always had a question on and I'm glad |
| 915s | that you two are here to kind of clear |
| 916s | this up for me so how does a retold |
| 919s | title like this differ from something |
| 921s | like like a definitive edition title |
| 922s | what is the specific difference good |
| 925s | question M okay so I work on all the |
| 927s | definitive editions so far so I can |
| 930s | definitely say that the goal for the |
| 932s | definitive edition is like the |
| 933s | definitive edition we try to build the |
| 936s | awesome game that people remembered so |
| 939s | that they are updated with like new all |
| 941s | new graphics all new way of playing the |
| 943s | game to make sure that you really get to |
| 946s | play the game that's in your head that |
| 948s | how exactly how you remember it you |
| 950s | remember but not exactly how it really |
| 952s | was so but like that is the game that we |
| 955s | want to build so but for retold we do |
| 958s | everything that have been doing for |
| 960s | different additions but we go beyond |
| 962s | that we are actually going to add new |
| 964s | mechanics new features in the game so |
| 967s | it's not just about preservation we are |
| 968s | going to like add new ideas and new game |
| 971s | to really because I think we are we're |
| 974s | lucky enough that at 2024 we finally |
| 977s | have Hardware that can do this concept |
| 980s | really the justice that deserved so it |
| 982s | is fantastic we get to add some new |
| 985s | features that um that people will really |
| 988s | really like so |
| 989s | yeah going Beyond a those I do want to |
| 991s | go back to what you said a little bit |
| 993s | now um on the idea of games looking now |
| 996s | like we thought we they looked back then |
| 998s | because that is something that I have |
| 1000s | just discovered so recently but I'm like |
| 1002s | wow to me on the CRT TV this looked |
| 1005s | amazing and then you go back and you |
| 1006s | play you're like oh you you go yikes |
| 1009s | okay that's not quite what it look like |
| 1011s | yeah and so um I hear you brought a few |
| 1013s | images to really showcase to players who |
| 1016s | are viewing this uh the difference and |
| 1018s | really that jump yeah defin let yeah |
| 1020s | yeah so um the first one that we're |
| 1022s | going to show so this is a screenshot |
| 1025s | from a campaign mission from 2002 so |
| 1028s | again Envision it on that CRT Monitor |
| 1030s | and you know in your I don't know the PC |
| 1032s | room at your University yeah take take |
| 1035s | yourself back to |
| 1036s | 2002 and this is what it looks like in |
| 1039s | so this is the same shot from the same |
| 1041s | Mission it's the first mission of the |
| 1043s | campaign and you can see the difference |
| 1045s | yeah the level of detail in in the water |
| 1047s | obviously the ripples in the water and |
| 1049s | additional foliage and trees and just |
| 1051s | that added level of detail so you all |
| 1053s | really went deep in oh yeah that the art |
| 1055s | team basically everything has been |
| 1057s | redone reimagined retold if you will I |
| 1060s | had a friendly Kraken oh is he shaking |
| 1063s | his hand like I friendly yeah quite |
| 1067s | friendly like they're shaking Am I Wrong |
| 1069s | it looks like they're sh it's nice that |
| 1071s | it looks that way I wouldn't necessarily |
| 1073s | say you're gonna have to play to find |
| 1074s | out maybe play to find out well his name |
| 1077s | is George now and he looks really |
| 1078s | friendly to me I'm open to being wrong |
| 1080s | it kind of sounds like and that's Canon |
| 1082s | now this is my truth this is my truth |
| 1085s | yeah um but we're going to take a look |
| 1086s | at some units as well so this is an |
| 1087s | atlantan Titan uh so you can see on the |
| 1090s | left 2002 looks great good it looks |
| 1093s | great yeah retold looks better greater |
| 1095s | uh yeah greater yeah I like that yeah I |
| 1098s | can tell he's made out of magma yeah |
| 1100s | he's had a glow up and L literal glowing |
| 1103s | with the particle effects yeah so he he |
| 1105s | looks great um we can take a look at |
| 1107s | some of the building destruction |
| 1109s | so you can see the original uh and then |
| 1112s | coming through to retold um our art |
| 1114s | director Melinda does a great she Al do |
| 1117s | an action and a a sound for like the |
| 1119s | original versus retold and you see you |
| 1121s | know the building gets impacted and it |
| 1123s | just sort of drops and then here we've |
| 1125s | added the particle effect it crumbles |
| 1127s | you've got all the the dust as it as it |
| 1130s | and sometimes watching the buildings get |
| 1133s | destroyed is actually one of my favorite |
| 1134s | Parts in our games actually because it's |
| 1136s | done so destroy Beauty kind of cathartic |
| 1138s | right it's heartbreaking when you build |
| 1140s | this beautiful city and then you know |
| 1142s | but you it's heartbreaking if it's yours |
| 1144s | it is and there's still some beauty to |
| 1146s | it being destroyed I guess it's a |
| 1148s | beautiful disaster and then you get to |
| 1150s | build it try it again definitely so uh |
| 1152s | here we've got aranto so Aros is the |
| 1155s | hero of the campaign and again he's he's |
| 1158s | just looking a little bit more defined a |
| 1160s | little bit he's got more detail to him |
| 1163s | we can see him looking great he's ready |
| 1164s | to go and uh tackle a whole load of |
| 1166s | Adventures and then on the right you've |
| 1168s | got Athena from the Greek pantheon uh |
| 1171s | and so yeah again 2002 versus retold you |
| 1174s | can just see the the level of detail |
| 1176s | that we've been able to to bring in |
| 1178s | retold uh we wanted to include some |
| 1180s | animals for Jen yay and I'm loving this |
| 1184s | so you want the Trojan Horse technically |
| 1186s | you animal like but then wej animal |
| 1189s | adjacent and then we've got our goat and |
| 1191s | our a do um who are just you know |
| 1194s | looking just fantastic in in ret I would |
| 1198s | pet all of slight upgr IET all of One |
| 1201s | Thing our executive producer Tim loves |
| 1203s | is uh as the animals eat they get fatter |
| 1206s | no way you actually built that in yeah |
| 1208s | that's amazing you feat in Dynamic |
| 1210s | animals I love that yeah yeah um so |
| 1213s | we've got the Behemoth here uh again |
| 1216s | just just looking so good in retold and |
| 1220s | just the definition in those tusks and |
| 1221s | the fangs and all oh my just look so |
| 1224s | good we've got curus here um so if folks |
| 1227s | watched our new year new age event uh |
| 1229s | actually recreated him in AR sort of |
| 1231s | life not quite life life uh true life |
| 1234s | scale um and then we've got the Sphinx |
| 1236s | as well um so we've got distinct visual |
| 1239s | upgrades and it's just looking so so |
| 1242s | good uh again you play it in 2002 you |
| 1244s | think it looks great you're on the |
| 1246s | technology of the time you know but |
| 1248s | we've really really sort of brought it |
| 1250s | up to date 4K retracing all the models |
| 1253s | have been redone we've added new details |
| 1255s | it's just looking fantastic so huge |
| 1257s | Kudos had no part in this to the art |
| 1260s | team uh it's looking amazing and this |
| 1262s | honestly this also not just because not |
| 1265s | just the art ride the sound was |
| 1273s | upgraded the all the other features is |
| 1275s | upgraded as well and I do want to give |
| 1278s | kudos to like emble who created the |
| 1280s | original game I'm a big fan of and the |
| 1282s | game was already super fun but honestly |
| 1285s | the hardware at the time there was |
| 1286s | limitation it was the first 3D games |
| 1288s | that in the Age of Empire Series so |
| 1291s | people probably did not even remember |
| 1293s | that was 3D game was a big deal at the |
| 1295s | time and honestly at the time I felt |
| 1296s | like Graphics will never get better than |
| 1298s | this this is amazing so |
| 1301s | right it was great and but there were |
| 1304s | some limitation for example one of the |
| 1306s | features that in the original game we |
| 1309s | notice that people when they play |
| 1311s | against each other there you can |
| 1313s | actually most of the god Powers you can |
| 1315s | only use it once M so what ends up |
| 1318s | happening is people I'm going to save it |
| 1320s | I'm going to save this for the right |
| 1322s | moment but like but what end up |
| 1324s | happening is the game the match will |
| 1326s | actually end and then they never |
| 1328s | actually get to use it but those are the |
| 1329s | coolest things that you get to do in the |
| 1331s | game so what we are doing in retail |
| 1333s | that's an example of new features we're |
| 1335s | adding it now God powers are |
| 1336s | rechargeable nice so you can use it |
| 1339s | multiple times and strategically that |
| 1342s | like change how you think about how to |
| 1343s | use those and it is like much more fun |
| 1347s | in fact we also added a new age called |
| 1348s | the Wonder age and during the like |
| 1351s | during the Wonder age you would actually |
| 1353s | be able to use the god powers for even |
| 1355s | chaper costs so at a discount so you get |
| 1358s | to use it even more so God Powers |
| 1361s | everywhere more your storms just more |
| 1365s | I'm into that yeah I'm very into that |
| 1366s | it's just chaos our designer lead |
| 1369s | designer Kristen calls it the bakanal of |
| 1371s | chaos it's just at the end of the game |
| 1373s | everything's cheaper you can just go for |
| 1374s | it and just unleash everything you've |
| 1376s | got and it's just fun |
| 1379s | that's such a good thing to do honestly |
| 1381s | cuz I I don't know about you but any |
| 1382s | game I play where I can like hold on to |
| 1384s | something and then some important |
| 1386s | resource I get to the end of the game |
| 1388s | I'm like I never use this ever or like |
| 1389s | when you know you're about to win like |
| 1391s | in a strategy game like this and you |
| 1392s | know like you're like I'm not losing |
| 1394s | past this point and then you do it just |
| 1396s | because you can but it's not that it |
| 1398s | helped you at all like it wasn't a |
| 1399s | strategic thing you're just like I'm |
| 1400s | doing it now cuz I just want to make |
| 1402s | sure I do it yeah yeah so Wonder age is |
| 1404s | just going to be really really fun more |
| 1406s | is more I love that I love that more |
| 1410s | yeah that's um so now I know the game |
| 1413s | hasn't even come out yet but did I hear |
| 1417s | that you might be able to talk about |
| 1418s | some of the future additional content in |
| 1420s | expansion please pretty please I wanted |
| 1422s | well as you said pretty please uh yeah |
| 1424s | okay so uh there are going to be two |
| 1426s | expansions for Age of Mythology retold |
| 1428s | and if you uh pre-order our Premium |
| 1430s | Edition those will be included so you'll |
| 1432s | get the game and the expansions and |
| 1435s | we're not ready to talk about the second |
| 1436s | one yet but we are going to tell you |
| 1438s | that the first expansion for age |
| 1439s | mythology we're told is going to be an |
| 1441s | all new Chinese Pantheon oo and uh we're |
| 1445s | not ready to show it just yet but we're |
| 1446s | going to tell you that it's amazing it |
| 1448s | looks great I think players are really |
| 1450s | going to love it so that you can get |
| 1452s | hold of that as the first expansion well |
| 1454s | that's exciting because not only do |
| 1456s | players have September 4th to look |
| 1458s | forward to September 4th September 4th |
| 1459s | September 4th pre- but um I think any |
| 1463s | player is always going to want more you |
| 1464s | all really view that I'm imagining as |
| 1466s | really a starting point for the game |
| 1468s | expansions to continue to keep as the |
| 1470s | kids who say keep them fed I think |
| 1472s | that's what they say I don't know I'm |
| 1474s | sure that's right sure I'm we like to |
| 1476s | like we like honestly all our titles for |
| 1478s | our fans that have been playing our |
| 1480s | games they know that we like to think of |
| 1482s | our titles are evolving titles so really |
| 1485s | like the launch launch day September |
| 1487s | September 5th is really only just a |
| 1489s | start we'll continue to update the game |
| 1491s | we'll take feedback from our community |
| 1493s | and then continue to keep improving the |
| 1494s | title but since you mentioned September |
| 1497s | 5th and the Premium Edition I do want to |
| 1499s | point out that like the people who get |
| 1501s | the premium Edition will be able to play |
| 1503s | the game up to 7 days early so they get |
| 1506s | early access to the game get to like |
| 1509s | play it so it is going to be fantastic |
| 1512s | and in fact the Premium Edition has more |
| 1513s | than just |
| 1515s | early wait more not more than more than |
| 1519s | just like seven days early access they |
| 1521s | have the two expansion packs later on |
| 1523s | that will be coming they also have the |
| 1526s | uh New Gods pack called Freer which is |
| 1528s | new new to the game and also for the |
| 1531s | fans that remember the original so like |
| 1534s | we have an additional pack that you can |
| 1536s | change the portrait of the Gods to be |
| 1539s | the Original Classic look so you can go |
| 1542s | retro just for the hardcore fans that |
| 1544s | they they would love them I highly |
| 1546s | highly recommend the Premium Edition |
| 1548s | just like it is just really it's great |
| 1551s | there's so much good stuff in it it's |
| 1552s | going to be really really good Early |
| 1554s | Access that's hard to beat ear hard to |
| 1556s | beat I'm no mathematician but s days |
| 1558s | before 4 September 4th means August so |
| 1560s | that means players can play in August if |
| 1562s | they get the premium all right I love |
| 1563s | that more is definitely more more is |
| 1565s | more I think that's like the banner of |
| 1567s | more monsters more chaos more Graphics |
| 1570s | more pixels all things more fun yeah |
| 1573s | well em and Ernest thank you so much for |
| 1574s | stopping by uh and obviously like tell |
| 1577s | the team like great job and I know |
| 1579s | players all around the world are excited |
| 1580s | to jump in Age of Mythology yeah awesome |
| 1584s | um September 4th let September PC and |
| 1587s | console there we go there we go cool |
| 1590s | well I think that wraps it up for us |
| 1592s | today on our special strategy focused |
| 1594s | episode of the official Xbox podcast so |
| 1596s | huge thanks to the r and Age of |
| 1598s | Mythology retold teams but we've got |
| 1601s | lots of other special episodes for you |
| 1602s | to check out this week here's the |
| 1604s | schedule and we're looking forward to |
| 1605s | welcoming even more special guests so |
| 1607s | make sure to join us back here tomorrow |
| 1609s | and in the meantime check out anything |
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