Age of Conan vs. Schwarzenegger's Conan
by Shawn Schuster 
May 20th 2008 at 10:00AM
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Age of Conan, Launches, New titles, Opinion, Humor
With most great movies, the videogame version will fall drastically short of expectations. Here we are, looking the official retail launch of Age of Conan right in the eyes, and we have to ask ourselves: will Age of Conan deliver on the promise of this 80's cinema staple? From everything we've seen AoC delivers in regards to action, scenic beauty, gameplay and excitement. If you have the computer muscle, this will be a gaming tour-de-force. Just the same, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan movies are writ large in your mind. You may still have lingering questions.Today, we'll put those questions to rest. We've compared five aspects of the game versus the film classics. Not only that, but we've kept score. Plus, as an added treat, each argument in the movie's defense includes a wonderfully cheesy video clip to get that full effect. Read on to see who wins: the Austrian all-star or the Norwegian newcomer?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
J. said on 10:49AM 5-20-2008
Nice commentary, but you didn't address the horrible effects and acting of the second Conan film and the "Red Sonya" film (uggghhhh) against AoC either. The question of course is not which one is better, but whether AoC lives up to both the movie, the Marvel and Dark Horse comics, and the Howard books. And the answer of course is HELL YAH it does.
Of course, the real test will be when the seiges start...
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GRT said on 10:52AM 5-20-2008
Sensationalist post trying to cash in on the launch.
The game is based on the written works, not the movie. There's not enough "lore" in the movies to support an MMO.
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Shawn Schuster said on 10:55AM 5-20-2008
That's kinda the point of this satirical piece :)