Age of Mythology will always be one of the greatest strategy games of all time, but now its glorious, modern remake lets you experience it like never before. Retelling the Age of Myth Already making many strategy fans happy, there’s something else to laugh about – a brand new game mode is coming as part of a free update. Titled Arena of the Gods, the game will feature 35 dynamic missions, with Custer leading the way as the main playable character.
That’s right, in Arena of the Gods you’ll take on the role of the Son of Arcantos and fight your way through nearly three dozen skirmishes, either as a lone wolf or as a co-op experience with friends. The new Age of Mythology Retelling mode also brings world warps to the strategy game, with modifiers that can explode during missions. Depending on which world warp you get, it can be a great benefit to your run, or it can be a serious obstacle to overcome.
Developer World’s Edge gives several examples of world warping, including one related to the Egyptian god Thoth, which provides dual effects to all god’s technologies, and another related to Freya, which makes cavalry more expensive to train, But will convert them into infantry after they are killed.
A slightly more predictable and controllable way to impact the battlefield is through Blessings, which are unique strategic buffs you gain after completing missions. World’s Edge once again offers a few examples, including Odin’s Outlaw Wisdom, which causes special abilities and divine powers to regenerate faster, and Gaea’s Whipping Root, which allows heroes and legends to deal area of ​​effect damage.
This sounds like a very informative and challenging challenge, but the best news is that it won’t cost you anything extra to play. Age of Mythology Retold’s new mode, Arena of the Gods, will go live on Thursday, November 7, and will be part of a free update for anyone who owns the base game.
This announcement announces a brand new game mode (you can read it in full) here) is just a few weeks away from the reveal of Pillars of the Immortal, which will be the first major expansion for Age of Mythology Retelling. It doesn’t have a release date yet, so it’s nice to see that we’ll have experiences like Arena of the Gods to tide us over.
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