5 Things You Need to Know About Ara: History Untold Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor[/list] Published September 17, 2024 Ara: History Untold[/b] differentiates itself from other grand strategy games.[*]Unique elements like crafting, simultaneous turns, and a diverse group of well-known and lesser-known historical figures are just some of the ways it stands apart.[*]Ara: History Untold will launch September 24, 2024, for Steam, Windows PC, and available day one with PC Game Pass. It’s currently available for pre-order on Steam and the Windows Store.[/list] Grand strategy games are an incredibly unique gaming experience — where else can you find the joy in learning how to harvest food, research pottery, and fight in a war of attrition all in one game? Many of them apply their own tweaks to a variety of game mechanics to make their mark, but none – in my opinion – are taking as big a swing as what Ara: History Untold is endeavoring to pull off. Throughout our coverage of Ara here on Xbox Wire, we’ve learned a lot about what the team at Oxide Games is trying to achieve, pouring lots of modern elements into their game and finding ways to try and evolve the genre at the same time. With launch coming up on September 24, 2024, I wanted to detail some of more noteworthy elements for Ara: History Untold to help you better understand what it is (and isn’t) before you set out to make your mark on history. Its Living World is Dynamic You’ve probably seen the footage of the Living World for Ara: History Untold. It’s incredibly detailed and a joy to scan through as you take in the majesty of it all. It’s also interactive — clicking on citizens will cause them to react by dancing or waving — and it’s procedurally generated so you’re given a new experience with every game that you play. .post-template-default .xwsrc-block-content-block .wp-block-column.flex-basis-50.push--25.column--content { flex: 100%; margin-left: 0; } 
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Una Fuerza Hermosa: Xbox Celebrates the Diverse Voices of Hispanic Creators in our recent multiplayer preview, this significantly reduces turn times, enabling the game to support 20, 30, or even more players in a single game, letting you focus on the strategy rather than the waiting. And in the latter stages of the game when many nations begin to converge upon one another, the nation that can best adapt to these situations will likely be one of the last ones standing. It Features a Diverse Group of Historical Figures Grand strategy games can put you in the shoes of a variety of historical figures, menacing aliens, or even dwarfs. Ara: History Untold – if the name didn’t give it away — leans into the more historical side of things by letting us play as well-known and noteworthy figures of history like Jeanne d’Arc of France, Julius Caesar of The Roman Empire, and Elizabeth I of England. Ara: History Untold[/b] will launch September 24, 2024, for Steam, Windows PC, and available day one with PC Game Pass. It’s currently available for pre-order on Steam and the Windows Store. 
Ara: History Untold Deluxe Edition Preorder Bundle Xbox Game Studios ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ Get it now Build a nation and lead your people throughout history to the pinnacles of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove you are the greatest ruler ever known. It's Your World Now. The Deluxe Edition Includes • Ara: History Untold Base Game • Exclusive Leader Collection – featuring five exclusive leaders not included in the base game including: Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, Yoo Gwan Soon, Hildegard and Boudicca. • Modern Leader Skin Set – enhance five Ara: History Untold leaders (Elizabeth I, Genghis Khan, Nefertiti, Sappho and George Washington) with the Modern Leader Skin Set, featuring modern versions of their in-game costumes. With your pre-order of the Deluxe Edition receive the Gilded Leader Skin Set. 
Ara: History Untold Standard Edition Preorder Bundle Xbox Game Studios ☆☆☆☆☆ ★★★★★ Get it now Build a nation and lead your people throughout history to the pinnacles of human achievement as you explore new lands, develop arts and culture, conduct diplomacy, and go head-to-head with your rivals to prove you are the greatest ruler ever known. It's Your World Now. Ara: History Untold is an evolution in historical grand strategy, featuring beloved classic PC strategy mechanics alongside innovative gameplay like a national crafting economy, true simultaneous turn resolution, a non-linear technology tree, and cloud-backed synchronous/asynchronous multiplayer – all with an expansive and vibrant presentation where you can zoom out from surveying the very edges of your empire all the way down to your citizens living their daily lives. In Ara, there are no pre-set paths to victory, leading to endless possibilities. Your choices will define the world you create, your experience, and your legacy. Explore an Immersive Living World Explore a dynamic living world filled with life and charm across sweeping landscapes ranging from tropical jungles to sand-swept deserts as you discover the resources you need to develop your nation. Witness the world come to life in vivid, realistic detail as citizens move throughout the world and react dynamically to times of health and sickness, war and peace, wealth and despair with unique biomes, cultures, and eras representing the diversity of human experience. Build Your Nation Serve your people and grow your prestige with numerous Improvements, from forges to libraries, citadels to cathedrals, public parks to industrial factories – as well as a global variety of the greatest architectural Triumphs ever conceived and built by human hands. Guide your people through the eras of human discovery Nurture your people’s brilliance and invention as you progress your Nation through twelve unique Technology Eras, making the hard choices about where to focus your Nation’s greatest minds. As you near the end of each Era, you’ll have to decide how fast to push your scientists along the path to the future – at the risk of the present. Oversee a rich and detailed national economy Harvest the bounty of the natural world and deploy the labor of your people with a depth-filled National Crafting system. Will you manufacture Amenities – like lavish feasts – to provide your cities and citizens with powerful benefits, or invest in the creation of Equipment – the weapons of war – to prepare your Armies to defend your nation or conquer your rivals? Whatever paths you choose you’ll need to carefully optimize your resources and production to achieve the most efficient systems if you want to outpace your rivals to fortune and lasting glory. Rule Your Way Choose from dozens of history’s most influential figures to embody as you reshape the world through your choices. The unique and varied global Leaders and Nations in Ara emphasize a wide variety of different playstyles. Experiment with gameplay-impacting Traits and powerful Leader Abilities drawn from the effect they had on world history. Whether friend or foe, each Leader has a distinct personality based on their historical background that informs their AI behaviors. Experience True Simultaneous Turns Every turn each nation's actions and choices resolve simultaneously, leading to suspense, anticipation, unique outcomes, and surprising twists on the classic turn-based formula. The fate of your people will be determined by your decisions and your ability to predict your opponent’s next move, putting your skill as a leader to the ultimate test. Defend your people by land, sea, and air Warfare in Ara is presented in the Living World, as thousands of years of military conflict reflect the progress and martial prowess of your people. Develop technologies to advance your weaponry against your rivals, hone your wartime economy and industry to gain the edge, and outthink your opponent’s strategies as maneuvers resolve authentically at once thanks to the power of True Simultaneous Turns. Prove Your Worth in Online Multiplayer Combining the speed and surprise of True Simultaneous Turns with the power of the cloud – multiplayer in Ara is fast, seamless, and able to be enjoyed asynchronously with a wide range of options to tailor you and your friend’s experience to the way you want to play together. A Microsoft Account is required to play online multiplayer. The post 5 Things You Need to Know About Ara: History Untold appeared first on Xbox Wire. Source: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/09/17/ ... ry-untold/