Excellent game
posted by cbayne3 (DOUGLAS, WY) May 5, 2009
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I don't know what it was about Rise of the Argonauts that was so fun for me, but I loved it. It is a great game. I think, for me, it was the Greek Mythology and seeing it all intertwined, whether it was true or not, that made it so fun for me.
The only things that kept this game from being exceptional were the slow camera, and the ending. I know that sounds like a lot, but considering how good the game was for me, I feel that I can be a little more picky in its review. There are times during the game that the camera is slow to catch up around a corner, or if you're surrounded by enemies and you want to see which way they're coming from, the camera doesn't whip around very fast for quick scanning. And the ending, it happens rather suddenly. Maybe that's a good thing, that I got through the game and was so involved that all of a sudden I was fighting and the next I wasn't, but for me, I like a little more of a let down from the ending climax, a kind of final wrap up, instead of a "okay you won, here's what happens to the main character, the end." I like to know the whole story.
Speaking of story, Rise of the Argonauts had a great story. Yes it was very predictable in the game format, much like Mass Effect or the KOTOR series, where there was the main intro level, three "building" levels, with the final run to the end. But the story, seeing which mythical character was going to appear next, how I was going to beat the level, who I was going to take on my voyage, was all very worth it. Also the creative portrayal of certain characters, like Hercules, Daedalus, and Medusa was interesting and entertaining.
Overall, a great game. Extremely entertaining, very fun. A couple of hitches and flaws to keep it from being epic like Halo, or the above mentioned games, but definitely one I will add to my collection of games.
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