It appears that a driving focus of Ara: History Untold is the idea of, 'What could have been,' mixing up different historic possibilities, factions and locations for a wide variety of combinations. The announcement trailer showed juxtapositions of ahistorical events, like Asian rulers and Americans working together to study lightning, pyramids being built in a land of snow and ice, a cutting-edge drone being used to build a statue, and more.

'What are different kinds of choices we can bring to the player so that when you play it's different than when I play, and yet we can both be competitive together?' 'One of the kind of big things we wanted to do with Ara was really explore how to make the game less about finding that optimal strategy, that optimal path, and really bring in ways to make it more meaningful to the player,' says design director Michelle Menard, speaking at the extended Xbox and Bethesda June 2022 showcase. Examples of possible rulers given so far include George Washington for the United States, Cleopatra for Egypt, and Sappho for the Greeks. Players will get to lead a particular faction, and you can choose from a list of leaders, or create your own custom ruler. Being a turn-based game, Ara: History Untold will encourage careful thought and expansion, similar to other games in the genre like Civilization.

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