As one who played the previous 3 AOE as well as Age of Mythology when they first were released I have to say at this point I am disappointed , I thought AOE-III was fantastic with outstanding campaign modes. Age of mythology also had excellent campaign modes.
Unfortunately so far the AOE IV campaigns seem more of a step back to AOE and AOE II both visually and lack a solid story line .
The changes to gameplay and controls while not a deal breaker still made the game to this point feel anything like AOE.
After so many years of hoping and waiting , then preordering and eagerly waiting for the release date I must say I am crushed.