Conan - Gen Discussion [Mobile/Archive]

thrustbucket

09-12-2007, 05:58 PM

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(http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/conanxbox360/)
Features

Conan® is an all-new action combat game featuring a story of adventure, true evil, and brutal, visceral combat. The game follows the journey of Conan the Cimmerian as he fights an epic battle against a variety of enemies and an elusive evil power that threatens to consume the world.
Using anything and everything at his disposal, including hand-to-hand weapons, objects in the environment, and powerful elemental magic, Conan takes the fight to his enemies across the massive continent of Hyborea.

Intense combat action: Playing as Conan, use an incredibly deep and gratifying combat system that provides a variety of fighting styles to battle enemies. Utilizing multiple movement trees, string together combos and fight foes using grappling moves, hand-to-hand combat, swordplay, and dual-wielded attacks. Over 20 swords, axes, halberds, shields, and spears can be picked up off enemy corpses.
Interactive environments: Highly interactive combat locales and a real-time physics engine allows you to pick up any weapon, shield or torch, in sight. Use the environment to your advantage in combat, crushing foes with falling pillars or throwing them onto spikes.
Cinematic gameplay experience: Thanks to the power of next-generation hardware, the game takes advantage of next generation cinematic graphics, special effects, lighting and shaders. Dozens of independently acting A.I. enemies participate onscreen at once. http://www.joystiq.com/2007/09/12/conan-action-game-moves-up-to-sept-28/

EB/GS Preorder Bonus:
http://www.ebgames.com/common/images/lbox/b200316ab.jpg
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B200316A

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This is the God of War like Conan game, not the MMO.

I was really looking forward to this game but suddenly announcing it is coming out in a couple weeks vs 6 months gives me a bad feeling in my gut. Especially with the competition, I have a hard time believing that was planned, more like forced.

Any thoughts?

peteloaf

09-12-2007, 06:03 PM

I think that it's probably not shaping up to be a good game so the plan is to bury it under Halo 3.

That's too bad, I've recently started getting into Conan and I was looking forward to this...

help1

09-12-2007, 06:30 PM

Retarded move. They should wait for a summer release.

getmyrunon

09-12-2007, 10:10 PM

I can't really think of a good reason for doing this...

traslin

09-12-2007, 10:20 PM

Maybe they figure Halo 3 is going to be a system seller and that people buying a new system will want to pick up another game or 2 to go with Halo 3.

creeeaature

09-13-2007, 12:25 AM

Pushing the release date up is a good thing. Think about it, heh.

SNKMat

09-13-2007, 12:57 AM

It looks ok. the mmo

Strider Turbulence

09-13-2007, 02:30 AM

I'm gonna rent it unless I can find it on sale cheap somewhere. Love everything about the Conan mythos but the vids on the game didn't look too spectacular.

RedvsBlue

09-13-2007, 02:34 AM

Retarded move. They should wait for a summer release.

Look at it this way, by summer it'll be cheaper!

thrustbucket

09-13-2007, 03:04 AM

Yeah I have yet to see one video that really shows any of the gameplay, which isn't a good thing. I think they just pushed out a release and cut their losses for a game that didn't look like it was going to be any good.

Slate

09-13-2007, 02:22 PM

Things aren't looking good for Conan.. I wasn't looking forward to this game anyway, But...

InuFaye

09-13-2007, 04:01 PM

Rent for me I can beat games like this in an afternoon.

shrike4242

09-13-2007, 04:31 PM

EB had this down as October 23rd as the release date for it, not 2008. 2008 was the MMO, according to their release book. It's also that date online as well:

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B200316A

AdvOfJet

09-13-2007, 05:49 PM

I had no idea there even was a Conan game other than the MMORPG that is coming out next year.

GizmoGC

10-07-2007, 01:05 AM

I have this game sitting next to me yet know nothing about it....Should I play it?
Its either this, Bio Shock, or Eternal Sonata...

sasukekun

10-07-2007, 01:09 AM

I havent played or read about the Conan game, but if it were me, I'd be playing Eternal Sonata. The demo was pretty fun.

Apossum

10-07-2007, 01:26 AM

I have this game sitting next to me yet know nothing about it....Should I play it?
Its either this, Bio Shock, or Eternal Sonata...

yes, play it, be the guinea pig.

GizmoGC

10-07-2007, 01:30 AM

yes, play it, be the guinea pig.

I'll take one for the team I suppose.

I did enjoy Van Helsing on the Xbox and this game kinda looks like it....

thrustbucket

10-07-2007, 01:45 AM

I'll take one for the team I suppose.

I did enjoy Van Helsing on the Xbox and this game kinda looks like it....

Well thank you, I was a designer on Van Helsing. ;)

So I take it you were one of those that got Conan off the internets and burned it? Heard it's been available for weeks now. I've heard a few people say that it's pretty fun, a poor mans god of war, but fun.

GizmoGC

10-07-2007, 02:57 PM

Well thank you, I was a designer on Van Helsing. ;)

So I take it you were one of those that got Conan off the internets and burned it? Heard it's been available for weeks now. I've heard a few people say that it's pretty fun, a poor mans god of war, but fun.

Yeah, I really enjoyed Van Helsing. I had a few friends who worked as 'quality testers" at Vivendi in Irvine (or is it Brentwood?) and they were able to get me a copy for the employee price of $8 or $10 back in the day. They did not work on the game, but it was available to anyone that works in the company. I played through the game in a day....and then a few more times after that. Awesome game.

As for Conan...yes. It is available in PAL and is region free so it works in any 360. I played a few minutes of it last night...not too bad. Feels alot like Van Helsing (never played God of War...).

peteloaf

10-07-2007, 03:06 PM

According to Destructoid a demo is coming monday...

thrustbucket

10-07-2007, 04:28 PM

Yeah, I really enjoyed Van Helsing. I had a few friends who worked as 'quality testers" at Vivendi in Irvine (or is it Brentwood?) and they were able to get me a copy for the employee price of $8 or $10 back in the day. They did not work on the game, but it was available to anyone that works in the company. I played through the game in a day....and then a few more times after that. Awesome game.

I was in charge of monster spawning and room transitioning. That's cool though, I've never actually met anyone that I didn't work with that played it.

I'm excited for conan.

GizmoGC

10-07-2007, 04:33 PM

I was in charge of monster spawning and room transitioning. That's cool though, I've never actually met anyone that I didn't work with that played it.

I'm excited for conan.

Conan feels a lot like Van Helsing. Ive played about an hour and unlocked 50 points or so. I imagine this game will need some changes to be released in the USA since the maidens have huge visible nipples.

creeeaature

10-08-2007, 03:08 PM

Maybe it's just me but the graphics are awful.

Scorch

10-08-2007, 03:14 PM

Atrocious voice acting, bad graphics, kinda slow combat.. not very fun

Professor Oreo

10-08-2007, 05:16 PM

Hmmm... I actually kinda dig the demo. It so wants to be God of War that it's not even funny, but I thought the combat worked pretty well and the controls were good. Feel free to call me crazy...

Puffa469

10-08-2007, 07:09 PM

Graphics are meh, and the voice acting for Conan is horrible.

Looks like another game I'll pick up used in six months for $20.

Rei no Otaku

10-08-2007, 08:51 PM

Perfect $20 game.

maccabee72

10-08-2007, 09:04 PM

I found the game mildy entertaining even though the graphics and voice acting suck. It definitely feels like they were TRYING to copy God of War with a lot of the elements. I did get a good laugh though when that girl asked him who he served, and he said he serves no man, and then she said would you serve a woman, and Conan says something like, "Service a woman? Sure I love servicing women!" That was pretty funny. Anyway, I'd proably pick this up for a budget price.

Nibi

10-08-2007, 09:57 PM

I just beat the demo for the second time, and I really enjoyed it. If it wasn't for my massive backlog as well as, Halo 3, Bioshock, and Orange box, I would pick this up. Till then it's gonna have to wait for a big price drop.

Stingermck

10-08-2007, 10:01 PM

I enjoyed it, and it comes out on my birthday, so maybe I will get lucky. Pulling arrows out of your chest was bad ass, as well as all the crazy grapples.

yukine

10-09-2007, 12:21 AM

Based on the demo, it's alright. I guess I'm not the only one who noticed the terrible voice acting. :lol:

Definitely a $20.00 game, or a rental.

Ikohn4ever

10-09-2007, 12:23 AM

i didnt like the camera angle, and horrible/ almost comical voice overs. Agreed with the 20 dollar game.

ighosty

10-09-2007, 12:28 AM

Rental for me, did like the fact you could just throw enemys off bridges if u didn't want to slice and dice them :)

xeno

10-09-2007, 12:44 AM

i preatty much agree that this is a $20 game /rental based on the demo .

Pestilence

10-09-2007, 01:53 AM

i preatty much agree that this is a $20 game /rental based on the demo .

im gonna 5th or 6th this line.

it was great fun, especially when u do the XYY attack and cut the horizontally (cutting head/legs at the same time FTW)

its not worth 65 dollars, but totally worth 20 or a rental, as fast as you get thru the demo, the game prob finishes in no time.

GizmoGC

10-09-2007, 02:10 AM

In the demo, do you rescue maidens at all?
In my copy (PAL) they have big ol' titties...curious to see what the American censors did to that, lol.

Lobsterjohnson

10-09-2007, 02:14 AM

poor mans god of war, but fun.

I just used that sentence to describe the demo to a friend. But then added:

"But fucking awesome cause it's Conan."

Professor Oreo

10-09-2007, 04:27 AM

In the demo, do you rescue maidens at all?
In my copy (PAL) they have big ol' titties...curious to see what the American censors did to that, lol.

You rescue male sailors in cages in the American demo. I think it would probably be better with big boobie ladies though... damn censors... :lol:

10-09-2007, 06:13 PM

In the demo, do you rescue maidens at all?
In my copy (PAL) they have big ol' titties...curious to see what the American censors did to that, lol.

Prepare to rescue.

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CouRageouS

10-09-2007, 06:18 PM

sendme

10-09-2007, 06:38 PM

You rescue male sailors in cages in the American demo. I think it would probably be better with big boobie ladies though... damn censors... :lol:

So is it already censored? I was thinking about geting the game because it is Conan but I dont know. Might have to go to http://www.gamersreports.com/article/19/ and do that to get something that is uncensored.

SNAKE EYES EX

10-10-2007, 04:27 AM

One of the worst demos I have ever played.

Cyb3-rr

10-10-2007, 12:39 PM

This shit doesn't bode well for Soldier of Fortune 3. :-(

62t

10-10-2007, 12:42 PM

the PAL version is region free btw if you want the game uncensor

sendme

10-10-2007, 09:48 PM

Dont know what makes me more said. The fact that the demo sucks or that even though they say it is M due to nudity they still censored it.

EDIT: Damnit I just tried to make a German profile and it gives me an error. I was going to see if they had one that was uncensored.

Professor Oreo

10-10-2007, 10:35 PM

Unfortunately right now there is no Conan demo on the German XLM.

peteloaf

10-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Has this been confirmed to be censored? Just because the demo Mission doesn't have nekkid boobies doesn't mean they aren't there...

JadedJedi

10-10-2007, 10:59 PM

I wonder if Red Sonja is in this game?

sendme

10-10-2007, 11:38 PM

does japan have the demo?

62t

10-11-2007, 12:05 AM

Has this been confirmed to be censored? Just because the demo Mission doesn't have nekkid boobies doesn't mean they aren't there...
well it wont be the first time that the US version is the only version censored.

Lobsterjohnson

10-11-2007, 12:31 AM

I wonder if Red Sonja is in this game?

I think the game follows the works of Robert E. Howard in which he does not encounter her, at least not to my knowledge.

RedvsBlue

10-11-2007, 12:35 AM

One of the worst demos I have ever played.
Yeah, it really just felt like a clunkier version of God of War. Nothing really memorable or particularly special about it.

peteloaf

10-11-2007, 12:49 AM

I think the game follows the works of Robert E. Howard in which he does not encounter her, at least not to my knowledge.

Red Sonya was created by Robert E. Howard as a 16th century gun slinging warrior. Roy Thomas and Barry Smith reworked her (and her name) as a Conan character. I love wikipedia for this kind of stuff.

Mechafenris

10-11-2007, 12:54 AM

The graphics are reminiscent of Frank Frazetta's Conan art... and the story/dialogue is quite similar to the original R.E. Howard stories.

Anyone who was expecting this to be Ahhnold's style of Conan is a putz. :)

Like it was said earlier in the thread... "It's f'in CONAN."

Mechafenris

10-11-2007, 12:59 AM

Combat was way too slow and his moves were trying to have too much style and finesse for a barbarian. It should be more rough and straight forward like PS2 Shadow of Rome, where it feels like each of his moves have more impact.

Conan's not the Hollywood-style barbarian... "grog smash!" or anything like that. He's an archetype for all-action no-compromise warrior kings who become ruler by their own hand. This is more obvious in the stories than any of the movies related to Conan... (he does despise magic in all its forms, though...)

I mean, what do we expect? Thulsa Doom was a Kull villain... ;)

It's a must-purchase for me. :bouncy:

Lobsterjohnson

10-11-2007, 02:25 AM

Red Sonya was created by Robert E. Howard as a 16th century gun slinging warrior. Roy Thomas and Barry Smith reworked her (and her name) as a Conan character. I love wikipedia for this kind of stuff.

Me too! Except, I didn't read it enough!

sendme

10-11-2007, 08:35 AM

Conan or not three things will keep me from geting this game. The controls suck and even with the voice acting not that good I don't mind it. What I dont like about the voice acting is it is not synced up with the movement of the mouth. To me it looked almost like the old Godzilla movies. That I can look over it being Conan but the controls I can't and the biggest thing that will stop me from geting this game is if it is censored. If it is then I will not even get it if it ever gets down to 20 bucks.

The controls I can try to get used to but still suck and will keep me from geting this if something better is out. If nothing better is out that I don't have and I have the cash I would get Conan. The voice and mouth movement not being synced I can get over but still sucks. What will keep me from geting any game is if it is censored. Hell even if they said Halo 3 might be censored I would have not got it.

ananag112

10-11-2007, 08:51 AM

I liked the demo. It was like a clunky unpolished version of God of War. I will get it when it hits $20-$30.

JadedJedi

10-11-2007, 02:43 PM

This is how I would reimagine He-Man, with tons of blood and gore.

peteloaf

10-11-2007, 07:34 PM

This is how I would reimagine He-Man, with tons of blood and gore.
That's funny because He-Man is Conan reimagined as a kid friendly toy line. The original Masters of the Universe toys were to be Conan toys...

retail sucks

10-11-2007, 11:51 PM

That's funny because He-Man is Conan reimagined as a kid friendly toy line. The original Masters of the Universe toys were to be Conan toys...

there's nothing like the smell of a freshly opened he-man figure LOL:drool:

I remember the cartoon. It was big around the same time as ThunderCats.

njchris

10-14-2007, 01:40 PM

I liked the demo. It was fun chopping off guys arms. :)

I went in expecting crap and I liked it. Had fun.. that's all that matters for me.

Bloodbooger

10-14-2007, 09:30 PM

It's fun enough, but I'll definately be waiting for a pricedrop to $20.

JadedJedi

10-14-2007, 10:53 PM

I knew the whole He-man-Conan connection. I still would like to see a decent Masters of the Universe game. The last decent one was back on the Intellivision.

Wolve11

10-14-2007, 11:06 PM

I've had the game for a while now and I can't say that I'm really impressed with it. It just didn't have that edge I was looking for to swoop me in.

millrat1030

10-15-2007, 12:54 AM

Played the demo and gotta say I was very disappointed. I've been waiting for this game and I guess I was expecting more. Graphics where PS2 and game play was just too dull. I was hoping for more of a GOW type game, instead it's more like TMNT with blood.

METC NAPALM

10-30-2007, 11:04 AM

Game was a good RENTAL, but it seems your combat skills mean NILL
when it comes to the boss battles...all that matters is if you can memorize button combos...

for instance...

You will have just LOST your Raven Plague Spell.

This is the final stage in which he will engage you in hand-to-hand and AREN'T
you glad of that !!

This time he's PROPER mad, and uses the following as his main attacks.

A) Charged-up unblockable hit (with a delay beforehand so you can get out
of the way - roll to avoid);
B) 3-hit combo (fully blockable - either block or roll away to avoid);
C) Fist Slam (raises his fist and slams it into the ground, creating a
part of his body to shoot through the ground and strike out at you).
He can either grab you or just stab you this time too.
D) Downward-swipe with his claws and then a stab (which remains dangerous
for a good second or so after his animation has ended).
E) Block-breaker combo with unblockable finish (sounds like an advert for
BLEACH or something !! This is an aggravating combo where the energy
trails are orange for the first four hits, and then red for the fifth,
unblockable attack. Roll away to avoid it.

Once he has taken 100% damage in this form, you will be promped to press Y, X,
B, A, Y, tap X, B at the appropriate time to BEAT that MUTHA down, which takes
us to the PENULTIMATE stage of the fight ...

Learning all these BUTTON COMBOS runied the end of this game for me, I didnt even bother to finish when I got to graven..... this is supposed to be a COMBAT GAME, not a button/move memorization game like dragons lair! Glad I didnt BUY this game...

infamyRISE

10-30-2007, 11:14 AM

PyroGamer

10-30-2007, 11:42 AM

I agree, not a fan of button sequences at all. If Ninja Gaiden has any button sequences I'll probably slit my wrists.

Mr Unoriginal

10-30-2007, 11:44 AM

I agree, not a fan of button sequences at all. If Ninja Gaiden has any button sequences I'll probably slit my wrists.

But in order to slit them you will need to press X, Y, LB, RT, LT.

thrustbucket

10-30-2007, 12:56 PM

I still can't believe they gave Conan magic. Total blasphemy.

PhoenixT

10-30-2007, 12:57 PM

yeah given he's a barbarian and they commonly detest any and all magic they even distrust magical items. That does strike me as just ....blasphemy.

Puffa469

10-30-2007, 01:52 PM

I still can't believe they gave Conan magic. Total blasphemy.

Yeah, if they wanted magic, he should have had a npc character follow him around and when you hit the magic button, they cast the spell.

METC NAPALM

10-30-2007, 06:53 PM

I'm confused...the button sequence itself and not the ridiculous last boss ruined it for you? Despite being a combat game, I can't imagine one button sequence at the end being THE reason for not liking this. Hell, God of War has a ton of them and its a "combat game". If anything, the unpolished gameplay should have been what ruined this.

*Disclaimer: I thoroughly enjoyed the demo - just not a $60 game to me.

Obviously you have not played the RETAIL VERSION... its not just ONE button sequence, its like 3-5 on EACH BOSS, thats 3-5 DIFFERENT combinations on EACH BOSS, for like a total of 25 combos... and if you dont hit them at the EXACT time, you start all over.. and there is no rythmn, you hit aab fast then like x slow then y super fast over and over but different button combinations. If you ever play the FULL VERSION you will see what I mean, and yes this RUINED the game for me. You earn credits to learn combat skills, but on the bosses THEY ARE USELESS AND DO NOT WORK ON THE BOSSES.

Again, it was a nice 2 day RENTAL, but definately would have been disappointed if I bought it, I want a combat game (all combat!) not some lame-o game like quitar ZERO where you have to do a bunch of button combos. If i want a combo, I'll order a big mac with cheese, and a large fry with a large coke, now thats a combo!

Confused about what "combos" I am talking about? then see http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox360/file/938400/50496