Age of Conan screens

Kudgel
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | 8:03 PM
17 comments

PC Xbox 360

The Games Developer Conference (GDC) in San Francisco prepares its big debut and here's some new screens from the MMORPG Age Of Conan (PC - Xbox 360), developed by Funcom. We discover some exotic environments and monsters with them. Release date should be in end of May.

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nobelium

Commented on 2008-02-19 20:25:35

This game is going to sell sooooo well.

...

...

maybe not.

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Megido

Commented on 2008-02-19 20:31:24

Looks great as always! Can't wait for the release!

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wichenroder

Commented on 2008-02-19 20:37:44

awesome for an MMO.. and nice feel to the desert.

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j0k3r

Commented on 2008-02-19 21:44:17

I cant see many people paying full 360 price? (£40) then £7-12 extra every month to play this game.

They just cant compete with WoW! No matter how good it looks and what it has over WoW.

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TonyTops

Commented on 2008-02-19 22:12:28

isnt this free to play Guild Wars style?

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j0k3r

Commented on 2008-02-19 22:15:02 In reply to TonyTops

Posted by TonyTops

isnt this free to play Guild Wars style?

Nope, subscription based.

http://conan.vault.ign.com/faq.html#money

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Ishigami

Commented on 2008-02-19 22:37:48 In reply to j0k3r

Posted by j0k3r

They just cant compete with WoW! No matter how good it looks and what it has over WoW.

What does it matter?
You are supposed to have fun playing the game and not to worry about playing a game less popular than the most successful MMO till now…

The screens look okay for a MMO. Too bad for me that I like the dying point & click games more than those action hack and slay games. I guess I have to stop playing MMOs as lately they all have these annoying WASD control schemes…

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Kudgel

Commented on 2008-02-19 22:55:33 In reply to j0k3r

Posted by j0k3r

I cant see many people paying full 360 price? (£40) then £7-12 extra every month to play this game.

They just cant compete with WoW! No matter how good it looks and what it has over WoW.

Maybe not Conan, but Warhammer may do so.

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pythxvii

Commented on 2008-02-19 22:58:55 In reply to j0k3r

Posted by j0k3r

I cant see many people paying full 360 price? (£40) then £7-12 extra every month to play this game.

They just cant compete with WoW! No matter how good it looks and what it has over WoW.

Different Target audience my friend, this is a much more serious and mature. And it has plenty plenty of awsome stuff. Like a very different combat system from most mmo's..i personally can't wait =)

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Jigen

Commented on 2008-02-19 23:04:38

The game can't compete with WoW on PC, but there's a huge untapped market on consoles.

Personally, I am in the mood for a good console RPG. To me, the consoles make a natural fit for any game that you have to sit for many hours on end. MS also doesn't have a problem giving keyboard support to these types of games either, so it sounds like we're good to go.

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Contra

Commented on 2008-02-19 23:30:41

Looks good. I just hope the combat isn't drearily boring, as it's what drives me away from most MMO games.

Also, if I hear WoW one more time...

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Megido

Commented on 2008-02-19 23:43:02

Contra: If you keep up with the news one of the things that AoC boasts is a new combat system that's supposed to be much more interactive compared to other MMORPG titles.

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bombastico

Commented on 2008-02-19 23:54:07

As a Fan of the Robert Ervin Howard books i am just so looking forward to this!
Awsome...
And even if it cant compete with WoW, who cares, there are already enough fans out there which will keep this one running for a long time (Which of course depends on how good the game actually is when it is released, but i don't think it will be bad, there have been too many positive previews out there already...)
I cross my fingers for this one!

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Megido

Commented on 2008-02-20 00:08:17 In reply to bombastico

Posted by bombastico

As a Fan of the Robert Ervin Howard books i am just so looking forward to this!

That's the largest selling point for me too. I'm hoping to see some cool renditions of the places i've read about. Tarantia, Zamora, Pointain, the Barrachan isles, the black citadel...the list goes on :)

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Contra

Commented on 2008-02-20 00:30:35 In reply to Megido

Posted by Megido

Contra: If you keep up with the news one of the things that AoC boasts is a new combat system that's supposed to be much more interactive compared to other MMORPG titles.

I've seen it in action on gametrailers.com. It looked rather boring. Since I don't have access to the beta I can't really judge it. Also, I don't trust MMO devs on combat systems anymore. I remember the makers of Tabula Rasa saying it contained a shooter-like combat system. They forgot to mention the part where you click an enemy and auto aim/attack.

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mustacio

Commented on 2008-02-20 01:02:56 In reply to Contra

Posted by Contra

Looks good. I just hope the combat isn't drearily boring, as it's what drives me away from most MMO games.

Also, if I hear WoW one more time...

WoW is a confusing abbreviation. every time i say "wow" to express myself people always get in damnit and say "i play that game!!". WOW!

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Contra

Commented on 2008-02-20 06:47:46 In reply to mustacio

Posted by mustacio

WoW is a confusing abbreviation. every time i say "wow" to express myself people always get in damnit and say "i play that game!!". WOW!

I wasn't confused by it at all. I meant the game, and if I hear about it one more time...

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