Anno 117: Pax Romana – 6 Easter Eggs in the Reveal Trailer

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Anno 117: Pax Romana's reveal trailer opens with a dignified white-haired crier in a toga making a grand proclamation... to a vast rocky plain, empty except for a few grazing goats and distant trees. Eagle-eyed fans might be able to spot more than that, however; a closer look reveals references to past Anno games, as well as a few hints at what's to come in Anno 117: Pax Romana.

To find out more, we asked Creative Director Manuel Reinher to walk us through the trailer and point out its Easter eggs.

The Mark of Anno

The crest on the crier's shoulder is a new symbol meant to represent not just Anno 117: Pax Romana, but the Anno series going forward. "We tried to create something that could last," says Reinher. "We were searching for a timeless logo."

The angular lines of the "A" are meant to evoke strategy, construction, and creation, like a classical edifice with two pillars leaning together, Reinher says. "Breaking it down to just this form of an 'A,' which looks almost like a building, but also maybe like an ancient tool, gives us a symbol we can play around with outside the game, to talk about and visualize the game."

The Emperor's Seal

Below the Anno crest, you can see another symbol (repeated down the trim of the crier's toga as seen above), this one resembling a sunburst. This is the seal of the Emperor, who players - as Governors - will answer to during Anno 117's campaign. The Emperor is there in part to give players a clear role as part of a system (rather than being the one at the top of it), and will sometimes issue orders or ask players to make decisions that will provoke reactions from the world around them, says Reinher.

The Podium

Take a close look at the wooden platform the crier stands on, and