Rise of the Argonauts E3 Preview

GameSpot is next in line with a preview of Liquid Entertainment’s Rise of the Argonauts after seeing the mythology-based action RPG firsthand at E3.

The Argonauts move about the ancient world on board the Argo, the legendary ship constructed by the master shipwright Argos. Much like the Ebon Hawk in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, the Argos serves as headquarters for Jason. There, he can converse with any of the many passengers he’ll pick up along the way, chat with his fellow Argonauts, pray to a statue of Alceme, or dedicate your deeds to the gods in the ship’s shrine for bonus experience points. Deeds include decapitating five enemies in a row, do dedicate accordingly.

Our final few minutes of our demo were spent on Kythra, a once-sacred island that was home to the Golden Fleece. No longer. After Medusa defiled the shrine to the goddess Athena, Athena simply petrified the entire island, populous and all. Take that, heretics. Medusa, of course, was transformed from a sexy high priestess into a gigantic serpent creature. After a few minutes of threatening banter, Jason attacked, slicing off her giant tentacles as they wrapped around the pillars of the temple. And then with a quick push of the pause button, Liquid unceremoniously cut short the demo before Jason could carve out the heart of Medusa and present it to Athena. Still, we loved learning that Jason will pass judgment on the many petrified citizens of Kythra, deciding whether they will live or die, once un-petrified, of course.