Can someone compare Age of Empires IV to Total War for me?

[Zed Clampet]

Game looks fun, but I've never played an Age of Empires game before. What's the difference between this and a Total War game?

 

[Alm]

I haven't played IV but previous Age of Empires are more like Command & Conquer than Total War.

Mixed with a bit of Civ as the ages pass your units become more modern.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I haven't played IV but previous Age of Empires are more like Command & Conquer than Total War.

Mixed with a bit of Civ as the ages pass your units become more modern.

Think I'm going to wait until the old ones go on sale next week and start there.

 

[Brian Boru]

the old ones

AoE2 might be your best bet if you only pick one. I've seen somewhere that 4 is most like 2.

 

[Akeyiro]

Still playing Rome: Total War. I always enjoy kickin' Roman butts with the Carthaginians.

 

[Zed Clampet]

As it turns out, IV was on PC Game Pass, so I got to try it out. Wasn't really my thing. It's one of those games where you click on a little person and then on a tree, and they become lumberjacks and start bringing wood to the village. I never really got into those. Looks like it gets pretty crazy by the end. Wouldn't mind watching someone play it--someone I know, not a YouTuber.

 

[redmark_]

"They are both real time strategy game. But more people choose TW than AOE, I think that's because AOE is still the same game since they release it, they just improved the graphics. Meanwhile, TW became popular because of its dynamic and cinematic combat scenes. This is just me, but I think AOE can sometimes look boring.