Age of Conan - Hyborian Adventures Visit Report - Part 5
DateTime:9/27/2009 11:20:23 AM

The presentation portion of the day began with a brief history. According to Godager, the project dates from about four and a half years ago. Back then, his thinking was to make something that would have a more active combat system than was common, and be story-driven, especially in the early portion. Among various licenses considered, Conan was available and seemed like a good fit. Apparently, it has been in a way that some properties aren't; the team has reportedly been given quite a bit of creative leeway to work within and adapt the rich background lore. A related goal has always been to capture the franchise's dark, violent, mature and not always politically correct mood. In this regard, we were officially informed that the ESRB's rating in North America will be an M, while that of the nearest European equivalent, PEGI, will be 18+.