Rise of the Argonauts Preview

Xbox World 360 Magazine offers a preview of the upcoming Action RPG Rise of the Argonauts.

Rise of the Argonauts is an action RPG. It is a game, Price claims, that aims to “fulfil both halves of that promise”. It’s certainly got the action bit right. The real-time combat is excitingly dynamic in a way many RPG games fail to manage. The mechanics, from our vantage point, seem not dissimilar to the likes of God of War and Ninja Gaiden. There’s a quick attack and a heavy attack, and the triggers are used to run, duck and weave.

Every opponent (bar the big, bad bosses – screen-sized enemies worthy of the games we referenced a sentence ago) is only one hit away from being killed. Strike someone in the neck, and they’re going down. Liquid wishes to emphasis the ‘lethality’ of the combat. Certainly, it’s a physical experience. If a player’s blocking your sword attacks, you can whip out your mace in real-time and literally smash your way through.