Age of Mythology Retold dev’s favourite new characteristic is fats cows

For RTS veterans, Age of Mythology Retold is about to ship your greatest nostalgia hit of the yr. Admittedly, the 2002 authentic is so good that a lot of you should still play it once in a while. However for many, Retold will put it again within the highlight with a glowing, ground-up remake. We lately acquired chatting to a few extremely excited devs at Gamescom about what their favourite new addition or enchancment is, and we’re shocked to be taught that it’s… fats cows?

Sure, whereas the remake of the traditional RTS sport is packed full of latest options and modernizations, there’s one “very petty” facet of Age of Mythology Retold that’s significantly thrilling to senior sport designer Kristen Hanlon-Pirillo. In AoM, you may herd livestock comparable to cows, pigs, and goats and lift them to supply extra meals for you. The unique solely mirrored this metric in your stats panel, one thing that “bothered” Hanlon-Pirillo. Nonetheless, there’s now an enthralling visible indicator to indicate you simply how adept a farmer you might be.

“In Retold, once you take possession of [livestock] and so they fatten, they get large,” she tells us. “And it’s humorous, as a result of it’s not delicate. It’s like my favourite characteristic ever. I keep in mind the day that it lastly went into the construct, and I needed to have a celebration – it’s such a visually satisfying factor! By the tip of the match, they’re so cute, and also you wouldn’t assume they’d have the ability to stroll however they do. I like them.”

Age of Mythology Retold’s director of manufacturing, Earnest Yuen, concurs that these hefty herds are wonderful, however says that they’re only one instance of many who present simply how visually-impressive and detailed the remake is.

“If you first begin enjoying, it does really feel just like the outdated sport, however the extra I play the extra I uncover,” he says. “I nonetheless uncover new issues in virtually each single sport I play towards the designers. The design crew has carried out lots to essentially add layers and layers into the sport which can be stunning… [Sometimes] I simply zoom in to see what the artwork crew has carried out, and it’s simply joyful. It’s wonderful.”

The 2 devs additionally establish how the sport’s monsters have additionally been delivered to life by giving them independently-animated options like eyes, tendrils, within the case of Medusa, her snakes.

Whereas making a compelling and pleasing strategic expertise is in fact primary precedence, it seems like World’s Edge has cooked up an actual visible delight right here. Age of Mythology Retold is launching on Wednesday, September 4, so that you haven’t acquired lengthy to attend to fatten up your flock.

If you wish to learn extra from our chat with World’s Edge, take a look at this piece on why the studio rummaged by way of 20-year-old boards to assist stability the sport. You can too check out our glowing Age of Mythology Retold evaluate.

To make the time fly faster, listed here are another good technique video games you may play proper now. Make sure to try what else is dropping within the subsequent few months with our upcoming PC video games information.

You can too comply with us on Google Information for each day PC video games information, critiques, and guides, or seize our PCGN offers tracker to internet your self some bargains.

Interview performed by Sam Comrie at Gamescom.