Age of Conan - Reviews @ CVG, Comp.Games.ro

CVG has chosen to give Age of Conan a score of 7.3. Below is a small excerpt from the review about the starter island of Tortage:

The first 20 levels have you hidden in the fully voice-acted pirate haven of Tortage. Here, you learn the basics of your chosen class through a mixture of single-player questing - your Destiny Quest storyline, which happens only at night - and the more standard MMO quests, which are accessed by manually flipping the island into daytime mode.

The single-player fare is a series of missions that take you from being a newly arrived slave to the one responsible for the overthrowing of evildoer Strom and his Red Hand troops.

Throughout this you get introduced to the combat mechanics, the strange way in which AOC does conversations (see Dialogue with the barbarians box out), and some of the more engaging parts of AOC's overarching story.

The Destiny Quest is an interesting and innovative way to teach you about your class, and is a joy to play thanks to the reasonably involving storyline, decent voice-acting, and the fact that you're basically playing in a solo instance - something that MMOs have needed for a fair bit of time.

ComputerGames.ro is a bit more generous and awards the game a Silver Award followed by a score of 89/100. The review is indeed five page long and here's the ending words:

The best thing about Age of Conan is its potential. If you look at it and think of what it may become (and probably will become) the score must be high enough to encourage people to play it. It’s different, it’s original, it looks absolutely gorgeous, and it keeps you glued to the PC until you completely forget yourself playing it. Even with the bugs, lack of balance, and polish. You play it until your eyes pop out, and that’s the most important thing. To realize the problems, but also acknowledge that the game is going in the right direction. Try it, and if the score is not by your liking, cut 15 points and you have Age of Conan in its current state.