Age of Wonders III - Officially announced

[Nullifidian]

Age of Wonders III is the game I worked on during my internship at Triumph Studios, and finally, they officially announced it yesterday!
You can view the announcement trailer here:

Also check out the gameplay footage here:

The game is Triumph Studios new followup to their well-known and well-received Age of Wonders series. It's set in an age of magic and features turn-based strategy mechanics. It's worth playing the previous Age of Wonders games if you haven't already, as they're good and will keep you busy for hours.



From the website:

Age of Wonders 3® marks a modern reimagining of the series, where players join a clash of kings, queens and dark lords for the spoils of an ancient paradise. By introducing unique RPG-inspired classes and specializations, players are able to craft empires of their own design, developing unique strategies and play styles. The world-changing conflict plays out on sweeping landscapes, loaded with mythical locations waiting to be uncovered, conquered and exploited.

In Age of Wonders 3, we extrapolate RPG style classes to be the leaders of fantasy empires. For example: as a Goblin Theocrat you can build your own holy empire, recruit little goblin crusaders or cute winged goblin angels equipped with flaming weapons, and wage war on your heathen enemies. We want players to be able to choose between lots of different play styles, without being restricted by fantasy clichés, like All Goblins Are Evil.

The new engine truly reflects the choices players have made by affecting how their realm and units are represented. It makes the gameplay on both the strategic and battle maps more immersive than ever, while retaining the gameplay and feel of the previous games.

Key features include:

- Explore, expand and exploit a living fantasy world. Discover wondrous locations and gather legendary heroes.
- Develop your domain, with many classes having the ability to change terrain and climates to suit your needs.
- All new 3D graphics that provide a crisper and more detailed overview of the world and battle maps.
- New styles of play are possible with the introduction of RPG style leader classes like warlord, theocrat, rogue and sorcerer, along with a wide selection of specializations.
- Command a variety of races. Pick your starting race and shape your people’s destiny using your leader’s unique skills.
- A brand-new tactical battle system renders each battlefield and siege in great detail; new rules include flanking and a massive set of special unit abilities.
- An epic story campaign with two playable factions; Choose the mighty Commonwealth Empire or join the Court of the High Elves, founded after the reunion of the Dark Elves and Wood Elves.
- Compete online in extensive multiplayer modes and scenarios.
- High replay value through random maps, difficulty modes and tools allowing user created content.



Official website: http://www.ageofwonders.com/

[megamon88]

Looks really cool! The trailer style reminded me of the old Guild Wars 2 trailer, like cut-out animation :P

I'm not really a fan of the genre but it definitely looks great :P

[Nullifidian]

bump, gameplay footage has been released. Check it out!
(You can see a portion of the interface/icon work I've done during the first half of my internship there! )