During the Age of Empires 'New Year, New Age' live stream, Microsoft has just announced that Age of Mythology: Retold will be released this year on PC and Xbox consoles. As with all Microsoft games, it will be available from day one on the Game Pass subscription service.
Melinda Rose, Art Director on the game, talked a bit about the enhancements that players can expect in this remake.
We're not only upgrading the engine and bringing all of those quality of life improvements that you've come to expect from World's Edge, but in addition to that we're doing even more to update the art. That means all new 3D models, all new animations, textures, UI, VFX the whole shebang.
In Age of Mythology: Retold, when you upgrade your myth units through technologies, those units will get a brand new visual upgrade to reflect that increase in power.
Titans have been upgraded to be more powerful against walls and buildings and even rivers and oceans won't be able to stop their wrecking power.
Age of Mythology: Retold is already available to wishlist on Steam, where the developers (an ensemble composed of World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, CaptureAge, and Virtuos Games) have shared the main features.
Call Upon the Gods
Choose your gods from the Greek, Norse, Egyptian, and Atlantean pantheons. Devastate your enemies by summoning powerful lightning storms, earth-shattering quakes, and even the famed Nidhogg dragon. Or call upon nourishing rains and protective Dryads to help your people grow & prosper.
Unleash the Monsters
Unleash Centaurs, Trolls, Mummies, and more. From bejeweled crocodiles who harness the power of the sun to the mighty one-eyed Cyclops, command diverse units inspired by the world’s great mythologies.
An Epic Mythological Universe
Embark on a 50-mission campaign that takes you across a vast, mythical world: besiege the mighty walls of Troy, battle Giants in the frozen wastes of Midgard, and discover the mysteries of Osiris in the shifting sands of Egypt. Become a hero of myth—or even a god.
Arena of the Gods
Challenge the Labyrinth in the all-new Trials of the Gods for single-player and co-op. Collect powerful Blessings, join your friends, and take on new challenges to overcome the Arena where the gods themselves do battle.
Better with Friends
Play with up to 11 of your friends in Age of Mythology: Retold, either head-to-head or against the advanced AI on dozens of randomly generated maps and scenarios for limitless replayability.
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