oin us while we delve in to the world of the upcoming RPG title, Rise of the Argonauts and see what Codemasters had to say about why their title will be an RPG, like no other.
What Makes RotA Different #1:
Favour: Much More Than Just Skill Points
Most role-playing games follow a familiar pattern– kill enemies, get experience points, level up, buy abilities, repeat. While this loop is tried and true, it’s also characterless. Everything is based on combat, and very little draws on the choices that the player has been making – choices that are core to an RPG experience.
In Rise of the Argonauts, Jason progresses by increasing his Favour with his four patron gods – Ares, Athena, Apollo, and Hermes. Instead of merely gathering experience points, Jason performs "Deeds", which he may then dedicate to one of the four gods watching over him, increasing his Favour with that god. Each god has their own set of unique powers and abilities that reinforce particular play styles. You can’t go wrong – what kind of Jason do you want to be?
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What Makes RotA Different #4:
Choices: One Story, a Hundred Paths
In many ways, the path before Jason is clear and distinct, and he walks it unerringly, no matter what the cost: Find the Golden Fleece, and bring his wife Alceme back to life.
Yet from this simple story begins a legendary quest, a sprawling adventure about a true hero on an epic journey. You are not simply playing a village boy who found his father’s magic sword in the attic and earns his chops fighting rats in the fields. You are Jason, King of Iolcus, and your quest is to bring the love of your life back from the dead, gathering heroes to your side, and leaving the bodies of countless foes in your wake.
Nearly every action you take will have some sort of effect - on your character, on the way the Gods perceive you, and in the way the story responds. Save a merchant from certain death, and you will encounter him later, reunited with his family, which triggers its own unique arc. Let him die, and you will instead discover his distraught widow in utter despair, generating a different set of quests. Run through the city of Mycenae with Atlanta and Pan by your side instead of Hercules and Achilles, and the island as a whole will react accordingly.
So while there is no doubt that, like all great stories, Jason’s journey will one day come to an end, the choices that you make, the impacts that they have, and the stories that will be told, are yours, and yours alone.