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Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Review
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Manufacturer: Eidos
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows Vista, Windows XP
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-11-30
One of the better ones, if your patient.
I just purchased this game the other day after a few weeks of debating whether to get this one or World of Warcraft. I was a HUGE fan of the Warcraft franchise up to World of Warcraft, and I think that what has turned me away from it is all of the children that you had to deal with in that game (I've played the trial a few times).
Now, on to Age of Conan.
I have read many reviews on here, some helpful, most not. It seems that most of the people that complain about it are doing so because it is not World of Warcraft (I remember all FPS's being compaired to Halflife and Halflife 2 for a while). Or, people giving bad reviews because their computer wasn't good enough to play it (as if that is the games fault, perhaps they should have read the system requirements before purchasing). So, after weeding out the bad reviews that weren't reviews, but people just slamming a game they had no intention of playing, I decided to give it a try.
The price has dropped to thirty-nine dollars and you get the first month free. I figure I can get at least thirty-nine dollars worth of play in thirty days. So, I purchased the game. After installing I sat back and waited for the 1.26 gigabyte patch to download.
If you can handle the patch, and if your system can handle the game, I would suggest giving it a try. I had a problem after patching, the game wouldn't run. It was telling me that there was a problem with my version of DirectX. When I went to the windows site to download it wouldn't install *sigh*. At this point I was starting to think that maybe the bad reviews were right, but, I contacted the tech support people for AOC via email and told them the problem I was having. The next morning I was greeted with a return email with two links (the second in case the first one didn't work) to download the DirectX file I needed. And guess what...it worked.
I enjoyed the first Conan movie, but, never read any of the books (something I plan on doing now) but, even with that little bit of knowledge of the Conan universe I was very impressed with this game. The mature rating will (I hope) keep the kids out of the game, and the game play is fantastic. I am playing this game on a Toshiba laptop and having no problems at all.
This type of game is not going to be for everyone, but, if you enjoy fantasy, and a well thought out game with breathtaking graphics it may be for you.
Date: 2008-11-28
Maybe you should try it
The problem with AoC is, that they just released it too early, which was a bad decision IMO.
However, they have already fixed many things, important things. The game runs practically flawless now. Some new awesome content has been added as well.
AoC has *key* strong points: Graphics, animations, overall appearance. Sound, music. Melee combat. If you have the hardware, this game will run smooth on it - for reference, I am playing it on a 2.66ghz Core Duo and a GTX 260 Core 216. I also played it on a 8800 GTS, and it ran quite smooth as well.
In its current state, this game doesn't deserve at all a bad review. It has been getting better and better, and Funcom is obviously improving the game further, polishing here and there, adding new content, fixing existing bugs, etc.
I play World of Warcraft as well, and I still think it's a great game. However, in the end I slightly prefer AoC because of the better graphics (although I think WoW's art is great, AoC is just too awesome to look at) and the meaner, faster combat, even when WoW is a better game overall.
Some people say it's easy, but I think any MMO is easy. MMOs are about progression and looks, about fun, about achievements, not necessarily about skills. You can easily solo in WoW to level 70 (now to 80), right? Quests are your standard ones. So is the AI.
What can I say? If you expect something like WoW, you might be quite disappointed. In some respects, AoC and WoW feel like different games, regardless of the obvious standards. By the other hand, if you have the hardware and want to try something different, you should give Age of Conan a chance.
The characters, both male and female are stunning. The world is breathtaking. The music is mesmerizing. The combat is brutal. Age of Conan isn't a perfect game and has its flaws. It still needs more content. But as I mentioned, it's getting better.
Date: 2008-11-07
Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures
This was my first foray into MMORPG's. I had just built a gaming PC, so my hardware was first rate and ready to go. The graphics and animation are great. I heard that people were having problems with it, but I did not have any (well one time their server was down but nothing having to do with the PC).
I am still trying to get the hang of using the mouse with the WASD keys and keyboard to fight. I'm more of an Xbox or PS2 controller guy. But the problems were that with the kids, the only time I had to play was after 10 PM, but then I'd end up playing until 2 or 3 AM. Then having to get up at 6 AM for work took it's toll. I lasted about 2 months.
I haven't played in awhile, so I probably have to start over with my fight training. I still haven't gotten the hang of the combos. I would recommend this game because it was a lot of fun. I do have friends and coworkers who are Warhammer, WOW, and LOTR fans, but I have not tried those because I do enjoy this game.
Date: 2008-10-31
A work in progress
Think I may give it another year and check back to see if the game has improved. Thought I would enjoy a change from World Of Warcraft which I have played for about two years. Be careful voting for change, one might get an unpleasant surprise as I did. This game is about par with Guild Wars which one can play without cost online after the purchase of the game. After my initial 30 days of free play ends it will be goodbye Conan, at least for now.
Date: 2008-10-22
Didn't live up to the hype
I had been hearing about this game for years through the internet and friends. I was really excited to get it and start playing. As soon as I got into the game I realized it's just another WoW clone with a gimmicky combo attack scheme, I feel that FFXI did that much better 5 years ago or so. This game is nothing new, and it seems more like a beta version, not unlike Hellgate:London
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