The game will feature narrated documentaries throughout the campaigns, time period-accurate language and music, as well as art and game design that looks to take inspiration from both world history and the history of the Age of Empires franchise.

While players can experience hundreds of years of history in a single match, the game will also feature campaigns that let players go through real-life stories that span generations.

The team behind the game says this is in celebration of history but also works to give players context around what they’re doing.

During an interview, Emma Bridle, the director of customer voice for Age of Empires, told The Verge that she had grown up in England but learned things about British history from the campaign documentaries.

In between talking about real-life history, the team also talked about the history of Age of Empires as a franchise and how Age IV will continue and evolve its legacy.