Age of Conan: Unchained

Hollow, unfinished, prematurely released game that is really pretty

User Rating: 4.5 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures PC

By Pyro77 | Review Date: July 7, 2008

First off, this is hands down the most gorgeous looking MMO ever made. The water reflections, particle affects, open landscapes and character models are jaw dropping. The musical score is of the kind you expect in any of the Conan movies which is a great compliment in itself.

Now for the issues that make Conan a sad barbarian. The classes are horribly imbalanced though this is to be expected. How many MMO's release with balanced classes at launch? What is not forgivable are the bugs the game released with. The crafting system is broken. Not an exaggeration...its broken. The bragged about siege system is broken. The grouping and chat system is abysmal. The bugs are too numerous to name but the game breaker me were the memory leaks and constant crashes even on a high end system.

Now even if features actually worked, there is absolutely nothing to do once you cap at level 80. Honestly the only way to level after 50 is to grind it out.

The bottom line is the game has potential. Its potential that cold have been realized if the game had not been released prematurely. However, in its current status the game feels hollow and unfinished. If you don't want to pay a monthly fee for what feels like a game in its beta, I suggest waiting a couple of months for Funcom to work out the kinks, add the features they promised, and add end game content.

Other Helpful Reviews for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

• Rating:4.5

  Coulda Been A Contender

  By oflow | Review Date: Jul 22, 2008 | PC

  I played AoC from launch and cancelled my account last week. i do have a lvl 80 character and multiple characters that are lvl 25. The game is fun at first, but suffers from the MMO syndrome that all MMOs suffer from... Read Full Review

  17 of 17 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:7

  Why pay to play a game that's still in beta? You'll more than likely quit because of Funcom, not the game

  By MadrikerXIV | Review Date: Jul 17, 2008 | PC

  I had been anticipating the release of Age of Conan months prior to it achieving gold status. While I did not have access to beta I did manage to get into the Early Release program and capped 80 in less than a week. ... Read Full Review

  15 of 15 users found the following review helpful