I know I'm late to the party but I must say looking at the trailer it portrays the game more like a new installment in the Rise of Nations franchise rather than a Age of Empires (AoE) game.
AoE is known for sticking to one specifik timeperiod's different stages.
But from what I'm picking up from the trailer it seems like they want to go through several time periods which is more in line with Rise of Nations than AoE.
It's an interesting direction but it isn't what have previously defined the franchise.
I mean if this is what they want to make it would make more sense to slap the Rise of Nations tag on the game instead,
but I get that AoE is a more attractive name so it makes sense from a marketing perspective.
Don't get me wrong though I like Rise of Nations too but I'd much rather have a new AoE installment than Rise of Nations 2.
If we look at the developer though I can't say I have much faith in them (Relic Entertainment) just look at how they ruined their own Dawn of War franchise & now Microsoft have entrusted them with AoE?
I don't get the reasoning.
Still though AoE 2 is one of my favourite strategy games of all time so I'm definitely hoping for the best.
tl:dr the trailer portrays the game more like Rise of Nations 2 rather than a new Age of Empires which is strange to me.
Will be a ww2 Age.. don't think it will be good.. 
I'm really curious to know wherefrom you heard this.
