Quantcast

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures


Summary | News | » Previews | Features | Review | Screenshots | Videos | Downloads | Submit Cheats | Comments | FeedRSS

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures - first impressions

Dust off your loincloths and get ready for a truly fresh online role-playing game

Words: Tyler Nagata, GamesRadar US
Email this Article
Close

It doesn't matter whether or not you liked the Conan films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger or are familiar with Robert E. Howard's famous fantasy tales of the alpha-male Cimmerian. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures promises to provide a truly next-gen MMO experience with retina searing graphics and innovations in both gameplay and design that threaten to shake up many stale standards in the increasingly popular genre. Big talk, but after seeing a demo of the latest build of the game, we were thoroughly impressed.

In an effort to break away from the traditional "click and wait" method of combat common in most MMORPGs, AoC's Real Combat engine takes a more visceral approach to combat. Instead of passively watching your character swing at foes, you'll direct attacks towards six different areas of the enemy with combos and brutal finishing moves similar to God of War.

Not content with just breaking ties with the hands-off approach to melee combat, AoC also shatters the mold of how spell casting characters are played with its Spellweaving system. Think of Spellweaving as a combo system for casters. You start off with a container or starter spell and string together additional spells that can result in various bonuses. But be careful. As you continue weaving spells together, the risk of your character failing to cast increases and could result in negative effects.


 
Latest Videos
This video player requires Flash 9 Player or later. Please download the latest Flash Player.
» More videos
The Knowledge
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Genre: Role Playing
Release date: May 20, 2008
Published by: Funcom
Developed by: Funcom
Min system requirements: 3GHz Processor, 1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista), and a 128MB video card
Recommended system: Core 2 Duo E6600 or equivalent, 2.4Ghz, 2GB, 3GB, 512 MB DirectX 9.0c
Multiplayer Modes:
Online
UNL player MMO
7 GOOD
Read the review
Latest Articles About This Game
Age of Conan - Hyborian strongholds
Join up with other warriors to siege enemy battlekeeps, and take a stroll through Conan's palace
PC Preview  -  May 16, 2008
Age of Conan week, day 4 - monster mash
What guilds will encounter on Hyboria's raids
PC Preview  -  May 15, 2008
Age of Conan - Tortage Island guide
Your travel map to levels 1-20
PC Preview  -  May 14, 2008
Age of Conan - multiplayer
Days of glory, one frame at a time
PC Preview  -  May 13, 2008
Age of Conan - single-player
M-rated content. Ultra-detailed graphics. No elves, no orcs - just Robert E. Howard's carnage-strewn...
PC Preview  -  May 12, 2008