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| From: Eidos
List Price: $79.99
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 6893
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Genre: adventure_games
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Collector's
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: SAGECPUS01
Model: SAGECPUS01
UPC: 788687100748
EAN: 0788687100748
ASIN: B000V1OUTU
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 AoC: A Refreshing Addition to the MMORPG genre May 21, 2008
Mark Moran
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Age of Conan is hands down the most beautiful MMORPG on the market, and most likely will be for the forseeable future. Funcom has pushed the tech envelope with this game, which will cause some people heartache because they may not be able to run it with all the bells and whistles. I am running AoC on an Intel C2Duo e6600, 8800GT with 3 GB on Vista 32 on high settings and getting 40+ FPS and no lag. Here are the features that set AoC apart from the other MMORPG leaders:
-Incredible voice acting
-Excellent Celtic soundtrack
-Best visuals of any MMO, and even bests most non-MMO RPGs. Spell effects will floor you.
-Character creation that rivals Oblivion
-Great classes unlike you've seen in other MMORPGs. Priest classes in this game don't sit back and heal. The Priest is on the front line with the tanks basking in the glory of combat. Rangers, Assassins, Barbarians, Tempest of Set, every class unique and fun to play.
- Mature rating makes for some great quests. The quest system is great and the quests very fun and dynamic
- Combat system is the most involving in the genre. You can't get up to use the bathroom in the middle of a raid in this game! Fatality animations are INCREDIBLE and really make for a fun PvP experience
-You can choose to solo (best do that on a PvE server) or run raids and PvP matches in group. Great content no matter which type of player you are
- Creates the true feel of Robert E. Howard's world. Conan lives on in this game!
Needs work:
- UI a little clunky, Zboard or G15 keyboard is recommended but not necessary to enjoy the game
- Crafting system is a little weak
Good news is both of those issues can eaily be addressed. I have not had this much fun playing an MMORPG for many years. If you are a fan of the genre and have the PC to run it well, you don't want to pass this game up.
The Game is great..Amazon Sucks! May 21, 2008
T. White
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
The game is aeverything it claims to be. Amazon's business practices leave a lot to be desired. First off, if you are considering preordering anything from Amazon DO NOT! Amazon does not hold up their end of the bargain and will leave you less than satisfied in the end.
BUYER BEWARE!!! DO NOT PREORDER ANYTHING FROM AMAZON!
Why do people write reviews based NOT based on the game??? May 22, 2008
Aaron M. Kelly (Oakfield, NY)
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
First off, I would like to say that I am having a blast playing this game. This is the only MMO that has held my interest (beyond the first 30 minutes) other than LOTRO and Guild Wars.
Yes the combat system takes some getting used to but I am actually finding it more fun than in the other MMOs. Instead of mindless icon clicking, you need to know which direction to attack and which directions to attack to pull of your special abilities. I used to be a Ranger in all my MMOs (Guild Wars, LOTRO) and would avoid hand to hand combat at all costs, but I have found with this new combat system I actually enjoy getting into the mix of battle and taking down enemies. This all stems from the new combat design. I no longer have to worry about "oh do I have to do this skill first, before I do this one" and such, Now I can get in there, start hacking things and use my skills I have set up.
As for the people that are giving it bad ratings because of Amazon and Funcom, you are all retarded. They have nothing to do with the game play and how much fun it is to play. Yes I was one of the people that got burned by Amazon with the shipping of my Collector's Edition, but mine did get shipped out and I will receive it today. So how does this verify you giving the game a bad rating? It doesn't. Oh so you whine because you didn't get into the Early Access, I did get in, and Funcom's statment on closing the early access was they did not expect so many people to be siging up for this game. WHICH IS A GOOD THING!!! Why would you want to play a MMO with no people? They actually had to have downtime in order to throw up a few more servers in order to handle it all. They also have ordered more servers which are on the way. Amazon should take down all the ratings that are based upon peoples opinions of Amazon and Funcom instead of the actual game itself.
 Haven't recieved yet May 22, 2008
Jeffrey L. Crider (Round O, SC USA)
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
I ordered this on April 28th and yes I was one of the stupid ones that did not register immediately (did not think I had to). So I'm sitting here on May 22nd waiting for a game that should have shipped on the 20th and it still has not shipped. Never again! I was told by customer service that they had not received enough copies...
 Entertaining game but still feels like you're playing a Beta version June 4, 2008
Shrack
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had this game for a couple weeks now and I've played it fairly regularly during that time (70+ hrs. accrued), so here are my thoughts on it:
The Pros:
This game is very entertaining. The graphics are very good. Engrossing storyline.
The Cons:
1. Still very much a work in progress with system issues. At the time of this writing, there are still major problems with the game. (Ex. Gemcutter profession causing crashing to the desktop.) While FunCom is working to address these, these should've been handled prior to release. When you first install, expect to spend literally hours or days (depending on your connection speed) to download the updates to fix them.
2. Playability issues - I've only had experience with the Necromancer class, so I can only report on that (as well as general issues):
A. Resource Gathering - At level 20, you become able to gather resources, but if it comes from anything other than fallen enemies, it comes from a resource node. These nodes have terrible recharge rates (ex. I went to mine Silver and needed to wait for the node to recharge. I waited an entire 45 minutes and the node was at less than 30% capacity after that). Expect to spend tons of time waiting for resources.
B. Boss/Quest Item spawning - Like resource nodes, these have terrible spawn rates. Also, be wary of other players present, because if you need to kill X, the game only recognizes the first player (unless you are in a group) as to damage X as the "killer" of X. Ex. People A & B need to kill monster Y. B hits first for 1% and then gets slain by Y. A finishes it off. B gets the credits (and spoils) where A gets nothing and will need to wait for Y to spawn again.
C. Unreasonable targetting - As a Necromancer, one gets to summon undead minions to help you (obviously). Well, once you send your minions to attack, the adversary immediately tracks and attacks you, and ignores your minions. Why? I don't understand this aspect. I've sent various minions to attack at extreme range, and then I go around a corner to hide, and yet, I am still targetted. Why? The monsters have no way of seeing me or detecting me. (There are skills that reduce the auto-targetting, but these generally are worthless (1% reduction of being attacked automatically = useless in my book).) I guess I'm expecting more of a realistic approach (like in Guild Wars), where one's minions are treated as valid targets for attack just like everyone else.
3. Very poor documentation - A lot of aspects of this game are not covered or are just plain wrong in the manual. Ex. "Spells can be acquired from merchants" - no, they are acquired by levelling up or spending points for feats which grant spells. There are no skill/spell merchants (as in Guild Wars). Ex. Item distribution in groups. If an item is acquired by a group a window pops up showing the item with buttons of "Need" and "Greed". Nowhere in the manual is this discussed. So, one is often left wondering what the heck to do. (Yes, you can go online and check various forums to get the necessary info., but documentation should cover basics and be accurate).
4. Ambiguous quests - This is mainly the resource tree quests. You will be given quests like "Gather Tin". Unfortunately, it doesn't tell you where to get tin. Only through trial and error (or looking at the online forums) you find out that it comes from a copper resource node, and hope that while you're collecting copper, you'll get a tin drop.
General Overall feeling:
This game is neat and the storyline is intriguing, but feels like that I'm playing a beta version of the game. While I fully believe that FunCom will address all the issues (system and playability alike), these shouldn't have even arisen in a "live" version. (Especially with a subscription-based model.) The various extras that came with the Collector's edition are nice; I especially liked the soundtrack.
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