The point of all this is that Howard's lead character all too often gets adapted when, really, it's his Hyborian universe that possesses the depth and interest that has sustained the franchise decades later. Thus enters Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (AoC), an ambitious MMORPG that has been in development since 2003 and is due to be released on PC shortly with an Xbox 360 version to follow in 2009. |
Like most fantasy RPGs, you start off by creating your character's look, class and so on. Unlike most RPGs the only species you can be is human. This is a fairly direct statement of the kind of experience the player is in for. There are no dwarves, elves or pixies. This isn't Tolkien, this is bawdy, violent dark fantasy – you can choose your gender and race only. This may sound limiting, especially to World of Warcraft fans, but the range and detail you can impose on your character is impressively vast. We stuck with a fairly standard-looking barbarian. Mighty pecs, firm gluts, thick sideburns and a hefty Hyborian mullet. Now that we'd created our barbarian it was time to move onto the game proper. |
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--It's summer in Southern California, and that of course means press events for video games like Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. The massively multiplayer game will feature violent, bloody sword battles reminiscent of the motion picture 300, as well as sophisticated high-level play for online role-playing veterans. |
There were zombies, naked green winged women and hunched little beasts running amok． We didn't know it at the time but apparently these were not players, rather "pets" owned or summoned by players． Upgrading to level 20 and above gives you the power to have demon pets． A lot of them by the look of it． |
Capture the Skull You will join one of two teams with the goal of capturing the opposing side's skull as many times as possible． |
Age of Conan??s PvP minigames are intended as ??pick up and play?? fun, something easy to get into solo or with a group of friends, a way to hop right into the action when you want something fast and furious, more akin to an FPS match than traditional MMO combat. |
Read the general information about the game, its developers, the Conan license, and the release plans. |
The following information from Game Director Gaute Godager is about the plans for the near future. |
The Age of Conan Armory now features a comprehensive Playfield Database, with user-editable Maps and Screenshots. |
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