Endless Legend 2 vs Age of Wonders 4

Endless Legend 2

• The factions are the reason to play.

  Each plays its own way, with its own goals, units and economy, which keeps replays fresh.

• Tidefall keeps games moving.

  The receding ocean opens new land through the game, so expansion carries on into the late game.

• The art and music win praise.

  Players single out the soundtrack and the faction art.

Age of Wonders 4

• Building your own faction is the draw.

  Races, cultures, traits and tomes combine into very different leaders, and the combinations rarely run out.

• Every run plays out differently.

  Random maps, many cultures and a long unlock path keep new games fresh for hundreds of hours.

• Tactical battles are deep.

  Manual battles reward tactics and well-timed spells, and players rate them above auto-resolve.

Endless Legend 2

• The early game drags.

  Long build and research times and rising costs slow the opening, and veterans of the first game feel it most.

• The AI feels unfair.

  It expands and raises armies fast early on and boxes players in, especially on higher difficulty.

• Launch bugs remain.

  Players report crashes, a broken save and units that lock or vanish, while Amplitude patches almost daily.

Age of Wonders 4

• Expansion prices draw the most anger.

  Players say the packs cost too much for what they add, with some races and rulers locked behind them.

• Multiplayer desyncs.

  Players describe desyncs, dropped connections and resets to an early turn, some lasting years.

• Late-game turns crawl.

  Big matches can take minutes per AI turn, and some players report crashes that corrupt saves.

Endless Legend 2

Pick Endless Legend 2 if you want factions that each play differently and a map that keeps changing, and you can wait out a few patches.

Age of Wonders 4

Pick Age of Wonders 4 if you love designing your own faction and fighting tactical battles, and you’re happy to wait for expansions on sale.