Comments on: Games For 2008: Age Of Conan

By: athony susin

athony susin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:49:31 +0000

the first conan movie rocks, but not the second. Willow rocks, too. idunnno about beasmtaster, though.

By: Lightbulb

Lightbulb — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:03:47 +0000

Thats an interesting way to do it… Sounds good…

By: Vexor

Vexor — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:32:05 +0000

Each of the four classes (mage, rogue, priest and soldier)

OUTSIDE THE FUCKING BOX

4 Classes which you choose at level 5. However at level 20 you can specialize, each class has 4+ subtypes…

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Unpaid Per Post For 135 Years » Blog Archive » Post-Post Apocalyptic

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:53:14 +0000

[...] eyes are on Conan and Warhammer, MMO-wise, at the moment. While both are undeniably exciting, they’re still [...]

By: Rock, Paper, Shotgun: We’ve Reticulated More Splines Than You » Blog Archive » Age Of Conan: Slips and Slides

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:06:14 +0000

[...] I meant to write at the bottom of the Age Of Conan preview was that I fully expect the game to slip to the summer. Somehow I forgot to write it, and today it [...]

By: Joe Law

Joe Law — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:58:51 +0000

@ Zell: Windmilling in a bit late with this one, but Subotai was played by an awesome surfer called Gerry Lopez, who director John Milius had a bit of a soft spot for (he can be seen briefly with a big cheeky grin in Big Wednesday, which was Milius’ first film, I think).

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:26:29 +0000

The stories are actually quite excellent – don’t dismiss them based on what other, lesser writers have done with the material.

By: kadayi

kadayi — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:01:36 +0000

The First Conan film was excellent from beginning to end (great music, good storyline, excellent fight sequences, and pretty good effects for it’s day) , it’s a pity that they killed off what of could of been a great franchise by playing for laughs with the second one. With respect to AoC, I’m trying to be optimistic, but as a long time fan of the Novels & short stories, I’m just not feeling the love when I watch the trailers and footage. The Armour is all too classically generic for my tastes, and the combat doesn’t inspire me (it lacks any passion). I’ll undoubtedly buy a copy when it comes out to compare and contrast to the rest of the MMO marketplace, but I’m not seeing it being a long term love affair.

By: Andrew Doull

Andrew Doull — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:00:18 +0000

What I loved about Conan the Barbarian is that Dad took me and my brother to see it in the movies when it was released in New Zealand. Now with a 1982 release date, that would have made me 8, and my brother 6 – but I suspect it would have been a few years later given how slowly movies jumped the Pacific at that time… given the nudity and ample beheadings, I don’t know if it was appropriate for those of us that young.

By: Zell

Zell — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:19:56 +0000

Matt: I think we can safely conclude you are not in this game’s target audience.

By: Nuyan

Nuyan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:33:56 +0000

Waay too much instanced for my taste. Stories I’ve heard of latest beta testers aren’t too good. Don’t think it’ll be my game, but I do hope it’ll be succesfull.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:29:39 +0000

The thing I like about the first Conan film was that it knew how ridiculous it was and played up to that, ridiculing itself and the whole Conan thing. I don’t know what this game will be like but it looks like it takes itself a bit too seriously.

From what I have read and been told Conan is a very silly series of books one that the film was right to mock. And the comics (admittedly I have only seen extracts from them so might have the wrong impression) are even worse, the main selling point appearing to be chainmail bikinis, naked virgin women, violence and rape.

Aside from all that… I don’t like PvP in mmos, so given the way it promotes PvP as a major feature I think that will be the final thing that prevents me from trying it. Some of the graphics look quite good though.