Age of Empires 4: The Sultans Ascend chose really weird Variant Civilization names

In case you missed it, Age of Empires 4 has a very solid looking expansion pack called The Sultans Ascend coming up, which will be released on November 14, 2023. It’ll add a whole bunch of great content for singleplayer and multiplayer to the real-time strategy game, ticking boxes from many fans’ wishlists with the introduction of the Japanese and Byzanties as new civilizations. In addition to that, it will add four Variant Civilizations, which are essentially going to be alternative versions of existing factions. This is a fantastic idea to expand the pool of playable civilizations – there is just one stinking detail about this whole deal: the naming of these Variant Civilizations. Check this out: Chinese: Empire of Jade Holy Roman Empire: Order of the Dragon French: Jeanne d’Arc Abbasid Dynasty: The Sultan’s Army I mean, really? Those sound like the titles of skin packs at best, but don’t fit into the game as faction names. Empire of Jade is about the most generic name for a Chinese faction you could come