But the Mongols gave us our first look at some of the unique features we can expect from each civilization. The Chinese built a fairly conventional city with a town center, farms, a barracks and so forth. Things got more interesting in the Feudal Age, where we got to see the Mongols and the Chinese get their bases in gear. An English scout attacked a contingent of Delhi miners Delhi pikemen fought back. The English/Delhi Sultanate match began in the Dark Age, where there wasn’t much to do except build farms, gather berries, construct houses and erect crude palisade walls. It also introduced us to some of the stark gameplay differences between various civilizations. While we didn’t spend too long on any given match, it helped give a good idea of how an average Age of Empires IV session might go. The first match cast the Chinese against the Mongols the second cast the English against the Delhi Sultanate.

The devs showed us two extended sequences of empire-building and battle. (Image credit: Microsoft) Age of Empires IV gameplay

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