Age of Conan product director, Jorgen Tharaldsen: "You'll see titties"
by William Dobson 
Nov 15th 2007 at 5:30PM
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Age of Conan, Interviews, New titles
Gamesblog.it managed to score a video interview with Jorgen Tharaldsen, product director for Funcom and Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures , and just in case you weren't sure yet, he makes it clear -- this game is not for kids. The interviewer poses a few questions relating to how AoC will be different from other MMO's out there, in particular its more mature and violent approach.
The passionate Tharaldsen does not hold back -- much like the game itself -- with his responses. He places a lot of emphasis on Funcom wanting to be faithful to the Conan story and license, and not having to "dumb it down" or remove elements for a younger audience. Decapitations, prostitutes, and copious amounts of blood are some of the things mentioned that you may not find in your average MMO. Tharaldsen said that it was liberating to not have to worry about including aspects like this -- anything that they wanted to add, they did.
It remains to be seen how the proposed server-side ratings system will pan out, and whether there will be an uncut edition of the game available in every region, but it's nice to know that at least somewhere, the game will exist in a form that is exactly how the developers envisioned.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hollywood Ron said on 6:34PM 11-15-2007
I think I have a new game to play when it ocmes out.
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Moo Money said on 7:04PM 11-15-2007
That headline totally sold me.
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Green Armadillo said on 7:38PM 11-15-2007
Let me get this straight.... there's going to be two versions of the game on store shelves, one of which has blood and boobs. Yeah, that's going to end well. It's not like most parents read the warning labels, and it's not like most kids won't know which version to hand to the parent.
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Krystalle Voecks said on 9:23PM 11-15-2007
Actually, from everything they've said, it will be the same on shelves -- the localizations granting the extreme content will be pushed from server-side.
Matt Warner said on 3:56AM 11-16-2007
Man Boobs? I'm sold.
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