Age Of Conan Review: Hyborian Adventures

Game Type: Multiuser online RPG

Age Rating: M

Game Genre: Heroic dark fantasy

Developer: Funcom

AGE OF CONAN REVIEW
The entire world was expecting for a new Conan game. Has it proved out hopes and expectations? According to Age of Conan review it did but not all of them.

The absence of the entertaining plot in online RPG is one of the main disadvantages. That’s why Funcom decided to change the situation and presented a unique cocktail of full value single campaign and typical multiplayer weekdays. They have divided the game into night and day. When the sun is shining other players and you cope with quests, and after the sunset you get into the zone where there are plot tasks only for yourself.

It sounds great, but… On the one hand it is realized only on the start island Tortage where we play up to the twentieth level. After the entering into the Hibory world the sound disappears, the dialogues become poor, the quests grow boring. The other shortcoming makes its plot that is too short and simple.

Its combo is a separate topic of discussion. To activate it one needs repeat a special hot keys within second. The new struggling system can’t but surprise: the opponent is vulnerable to right, left and centre blows that reflect on the special color-indicators. They also permanently change the defense level trying to resist the player that’s why one should change the blow direction efficiently. So we should recognize that the game struggling plot is full of pleasant surprises.

As far as its other sides are concerned let it be said that the game is a usual multiplayer RPG with a definite division into the struggle with players and the struggle with monsters. A great accent is given to the private cities and castles upgrade. One can built, occupy and defend them. Unfortunately all that features are realized with many bugs and failures.
Funcom haven’t thought over the high level game content: the heroes of the high levels are boring.

To sum up the game is a powerful epic multiplayer RPG with madly attractive universe, unique atmosphere and the most beautiful modern computer graphics. But to become a landmark it needs to be worked on carefully.