Sep 25 2008
Rise Of The Argonauts, Awesomeness?
I was a big fan of Shadow Of Rome, the visceral combat, the great control scheme for said combat. Rise Of The Argonauts looks like it will continue that brand of sandal wearing, big weapon swinging violence. With a unique premise. The action/rpg genre is plagued with short titles that only really give you a taste of what they could have been. Rise Of The Argonauts is looking to change that, with an action game that is as long as any traditional RPG. To me, that would be fantastic.
However I doubt that such a milestone can be achieved successfully. Let’s go down the list that makes Rise Of The Argonauts look like a great experience on the horizon. Legendary weapons, reportedly you will be able to find and use legendary weapons from other characters in Greek lore as well as weapons of the gods. Which means awesome combat options involving magically imbued weapons to bust fools with.
A brutal combat system is another plus, beckoning back to the days where the gladiatorial games were a regular event. Depending upon how the final controls work out, the combo of brutal finishing attacks with slow motion enemy smashing looks like it could provide hours of entertainment.
The expansive environments and story will also be a great big plus if the game can pull off what it’s intending. Featuring many famous Greek myth backdrops and characters, as well as graphics that are supposed to push the PS3 and Xbox 360 to their limits. Hopefully featuring some gameplay on Mount Olympus.
So maybe I’m just hyped because I’m a sucker for hack ‘n slash, or maybe Rise Of The Argonauts will be that awesome. I’m hoping so, because I’m getting tired of playing lackluster sword swinging games, or just plain bad ones. Two Worlds anyone?
