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Recreation Title: Age of Mythology: Retold

Platforms:

• PC (Sep 4, 2024)
• Xbox Collection X|S (Sept 4, 2024)

Trailers:

• Age of Mythology: Retold – ONL 2024 World Premiere Trailer
• Age of Mythology: Retold – Xbox Video games Showcase 2024
• Age of Mythology: Retold – New Yr New Age sneak peek

Builders: World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, CaptureAge, Virtuos Video games

Writer: Xbox Recreation Studios

Evaluate Aggregator:

OpenCritic – 82 common – 79% really useful – 19 critiques

Critic Critiques

CGMagazine – Brendan Frye – 9.5 / 10

Age of Mythology: Retold is a masterful mix of nostalgia and innovation that followers and newcomers will each cherish.

COGconnected – Mark Steighner – 82 / 100

In its day, Age of Mythology launched some compelling new concepts into the true time technique style. Whereas I believe it’s overdue for an entire remake, Age of Mythology: Retold is a superb method to reacquaint gamers with a real basic, and an ideal introduction for players new to the title.

Cerealkillerz – Steve Brieller – German – 8.1 / 10

The nostalgic feeling stored and on the similar time sufficient new components is the stability act that remakes should handle. Age of Mythology Retold did it with new modernised graphics and a marketing campaign that stays true to the unique. There may be nonetheless room for enchancment within the wayfinding or formation methods and likewise a questionable DLC premium package deal is within the combine however we nonetheless had quite a lot of enjoyable with this timeless basic.

Digitec Journal – German – 4 / 5

New editions of outdated video games are a balancing act: they should really feel like they used to and on the similar time they’ve to satisfy the calls for of contemporary audiences. Age of Mythology: Retold manages this balancing act spectacularly nicely. That is precisely what a remaster ought to really feel like.

Gameliner – Anita van Beugen – Dutch – 4.5 / 5

Age of Mythology: Retold blends nostalgia with trendy enchantment, providing a well-polished expertise with expansive content material. Regardless of minor flaws, the sport’s mythological components and orchestral soundtrack steal the present.

GamingTrend – Mark Julian – 90 / 100

Age of Mythology: Retold doesn't redefine the style however returning followers is not going to be disenchanted and new ones might uncover why RTS video games had been king of the hill within the not-so-distant previous. Retold is mechanically strong, superbly remade, and a blast to play with mates.

Hardcore Gamer – Cory Wells – 3.5 / 5

Age of Mythology: Retold eliminates the necessity to play the unique titles because it takes every part from each of these video games, modernizes it and brings the expertise to 2024. Whereas it lacks the polish of Age of Empires IV, the sport stays extraordinarily enjoyable because of the mythological items and God Powers that may be recharged and used a number of occasions. This side provides extra depth which will haven’t been there for some gamers for AOE4. The gameplay side does nonetheless really feel like a RTS from 2002, however the marketing campaign, skirmish and the choice of PVE multiplayer will provide a ton of hours to dive into Retold.

Pastime Consolas – Daniel Quesada – Spanish – 85 / 100

The gods are immortal and so is that this recreation: it's nonetheless as enjoyable because it was 20 years in the past and has acquired simply the correct facelift to stay engaging.

IGN Italy – Stefano Castagnola – Italian – 8.5 / 10

A finely re-made basic that’s nonetheless as participating and enjoyable because it was again in 2002.

IGN Spain – Esteban Canle – Spanish – 8 / 10

Age of Mythology Retold is a reimagining of the unique that provides extra than simply aesthetics and brings it nearer to extra trendy RTS video games with out shedding sight of its idiosyncrasies. With a serious graphical overhaul and plenty of quality-of-life enhancements in useful resource administration and optimization, it stays a enjoyable expertise for everybody, veterans and newbies alike.

PC Gamer – Phil Iwaniuk – 75 / 100

Old style technique, sensibly modernised. Creaky cutscenes and character artwork apart, the visible overhaul works wonders.

PCGamesN – Grace Benfell – 8 / 10

Age of Mythology: Retold is up there with the perfect RTS remakes because of its faithfulness to the unique, myriad UI and aesthetic updates, and smart move to go away AoM's pleasing idiosyncrasies intact.

SECTOR.sk – Branislav Kohút – Slovak – 8 / 10

The return of one other iconic RTS was profitable, and the mixing of the unique gameplay with new graphics and mods was executed nicely. It's not good, however the recreation is qualitatively higher than a lot of its contemporaries. The settler precedence system is at present unreliable, nevertheless it might steadily enhance and finally it can in all probability be a development in trendy methods, the place a couple of related makes an attempt have already appeared.

Shacknews – Josh Broadwell – 7 / 10

Age of Mythology Retold is enjoyable, don’t get me incorrect. The visible overhaul alone is sufficient to make taking part in this 22-year-old recreation simpler, and the quality-of-life enhancements sand down among the older variations’ extra annoying edges. Nevertheless, with extra substantial structural enhancements in later Age of Empires video games, plus with the likes of Ara: Historical past Untold simply across the nook, I’m simply unsure Retold wanted to exist.

The Beta Community – Anthony Culinas – 8 / 10

Age of Mythology Retold is an superior remake of a basic RTS, staying true to its roots with a bunch of contemporary enhancements

TheGamer – Ryan Thomas Bamsey – 4.5 / 5

Age of Mythology: Retold is a much better replace to the basic than Prolonged Version ever was, and that is self-evident by even a couple of hours with it. The hassle put into making this the perfect Age of Mythology that has ever been oozes all through, and it’s a powerful success. This remake simply turns into the platonic best for Age of Mythology and makes it the true successor to the unique.

Tom's {Hardware} Italia – Lorenzo Quadrini – Italian – 8 / 10

Age of Mythology: Retold does every part you’ll anticipate from a high-quality remaster (which is nearly a remake, given the numerous adjustments made) of a high-level recreation. There are a couple of flaws, and maybe extra effort might have been put into the gameplay to seek out much more progressive options, particularly as soon as the choice was made to not reproduce it on a 1:1 scale. However these are simply particulars—when you're a fan of the collection or take pleasure in a superb RTS, that is surely your must-have buy for the tip of August.

Home windows Central – Samuel Tolbert – 4.5 / 5

World's Edge and its companions efficiently revive essentially the most underrated Age of Empires recreation with the launch of Age of Mythology: Retold. Greater than a pure definitive version, this basic technique recreation will get a full-blown remake with good gameplay adjustments and a bevy of choices to make it approachable. Apart from a couple of bugs and glitches that ought to be addressed, it's an exceptional recreation for RTS followers to sink their tooth into.

XboxEra – Pieter Jasper – 8 / 10

I believe you received’t be disenchanted. If they’ll repair among the AI issues and stability points in future patches, Age of Mythology can really stand amongst its friends. It would even change into the true fan favourite it was all the time destined to be. Perhaps we should always ask the gods for his or her favor and begin praying.