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• gamedeal user

  Jun 13, 2017

  Rarely have I seen a game that's harder to review, because while it's not a *good* game by any stretch of the imagination, it is EXACTLY what it intends to be in all ways. I mean, it's a loving tribute to cheesy 80s barbarian novels and Z-grade Italian swords-and-sandals skin flicks that aspires to look like a Boris Vallejo painting in motion. It would be a betrayal of the source material if it didn't play like a mediocre Amiga platformer. Which it does. Basically, watch the trailer. If you grew up on bad low fantasy and\or your inner twelve-year-old is shouting "that... looks ... AAAAMMAAAZZZINGG!!!!" it's probably worth the purchase. If not, stay far far away.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 25, 2016

  Age of Barbarian is a game I've wanted to like for a long time, and thanks to the extended cut version and the speedy patching from the developers, I'm now fully able to enjoy it and I wish to tell you why, as well as invite you to try it out yourself. The original Age of Barbarian game from several years ago was a neat concept, but it was also virtually unplayable due to a myriad of issues and I never got too far in it. If that is the game you are thinking this is, know that this version is much, much better. Control is tightened up and performing attacks, dodges. and blocks all feel much easier now (especially with some patches the dev has released). The platforming works well this time, though I did still have a couple of instances where I would fall through platforms when I tried to grab onto them. Still, the few that I mentioned to the devs were fixed quickly and the couple I didn't mention resulted in less than a minutes loss, so nothing too bad. The world map is now manageable and easy to figure out, instead of a jumbled mess that was difficult to navigate. Basically, every inch of Age of Barbarian has been polished up to make this not just a viable game to beat, but a fun one to play. So, the question now is, what does the game play like. Well, people say that it plays a lot like the classic Barbarian games on European PC's, but being an American who grew up playing consoles, I have yet to try those games (other than brief dalliances with Amiga emulation). My frame of reference would something more akin to a 2d side scrolling Souls game (Demon Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodbourne, that type). Perhaps not 100% that way, but the traversal still rewards careful negotiation (especially later on when insta-kill traps make their appearance), the combat is based on timing and watching animations and minding your stamina meter, and running up to an enemy while wildly mashing will usually get you nowhere (though once you get powerful enough, you kinda can get away with that for most enemies). The basic gameplay flow is that you go to an area that is usually mildly maze-like, killing enemies in your path, traversing the occasional environmental hazard, and looking for secrets or the exit. The first three levels have hidden maidens that need rescuing, and they are in secret places that are out of the way and lead to different and more difficult boss battles. Find the maidens, defeat the bosses, go to the next level - that is the basic gameplay loop for the early parts of the game, and it works quite well, especially when the game has a fair amount of playability in two selectable characters. The two selectable characters are Sheyna (the female warrior) and Rahaan (the guy). The levels are the same, but their starting stats are slightly different and they have different stories, though with the same basic goals of rescue maidens and kill bad guy. You can choose who you'll start with...but let's be honest, you'll be starting with Sheyna (as you should), and this is a good idea since the devs have put the most attention into her campaign (as they should). I'll be perfectly frank here...if blood and gore and full-frontal nudity and sex aren't something you want in a game, then this game may not be for you. There is a option to blur out the nudity (enabled by default, be sure to change that in the options), but nudity is just one of the many over the top aspects of this game. People getting their heads chopped open and their brains falling out, dongs getting sliced off, implied (but not shown) tentacle sex, naked women tied up and carried off, traps that kill you in graphic ways; basically, there's a reason you won't be seeing this game on console, and I actually wouldn't be surprised if the devs had to release an external patch for the game to add some of the content the fans (including me) have been asking for that they seem happy to add on (but that Steam might not allow). I also want to give a shout-out to the dev team for their quick turn around in patching bugs and other issues. The reason I didn't do this review earlier was that I kept having issues beating the game, due to a somewhat buggy state the game launched in. This being said however, the devs were putting out new patches everyday for awhile and were clearly watching the forums to see what issues were most pertinent at the time. To post in a forum about a bug you've found and then to have that specific bug fixed within 48 hours is a positive that shows the devs care about their players, and I wish more devs followed this example (though I understand that most games are a fair amount larger than this one, I still don't see Crion Soft doing something like in Arkham Origins where they publicly stopped fixing bugs so they could sell you DLC). While this game launched moderately buggy, I'll still have no problem buying their next game day one (whether it's Age of Barbarian Arena or AOB 2), because I feel confident that any problems that do pop up will squashed quickly. To wrap things up, while some aspects of this game may be a bit clunky, it's impressive just how far it has come from its original release years ago, and how it has become a game that isn't just an neat attempt by a small dev studio (the credits list less than ten names, and it looks like one person did the bulk of the work) or as a showcase for graphic content, but a genuinely fun game that I can wholeheartedly recommend. If you want a slower-paced action game, or were a fan of games like Prince of Persia, Out Of This World (Another World), or From Software's Souls games, then this game should be right up your alley. Keep in mind the content if that is something you'll be worrying about and you should have a great time.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 4, 2016

  This game looked pretty cool, and it is, but fuck me, does it need work. It needs a lot of work. The controls need severe tightening up - especially when it comes to executing the special moves, which seem to come out sometimes and sometimes they don't. Also, your character moving just a smidge faster would be helpful, since some of the enemies can move faster too. Secondly, the game is bugged to hell and back. It needs a lot of fixes. It seems to have issues regarding the edge of the screen. Enemies tend to back away all the time like cowards, so you'll often push them to a screen transition - but wacky things can happen there. The worst is when your rescued maidens end up carried to the edge of the screen - especially in areas where you aren't allowed to go back yourself... for some stupid reason. They can be picked up by spanwing bad guys and you can't reach them to save them. Then there was a weird issue I had repeatedly in the first stage, where taking the upper path would lead me to a dead end, but the game wouldn't let me go back to the rest of the stage. What the hell, man? I had to quit to the menu and enter the stage again. I tried it multiple times thinking maybe I just missed something or perhaps it was a glitch - but no. So, that needs to be sorted out too. I choose to believe that was an oversight rather than shyte design. Oh, and what the hell do the blue gem things do? They don't have an item description and using them doesn't seem to do anything. Also, the shop needs to be translated in english. That would be handy, maybe we could see what they do there. Also, why did the kick move have to be fwd+low attack? The low attack has easily the longest range, and it doesn't miss smaller or ducking opponents, so it'll be your go-to attack, but with enemies that back away all the time, you'll be chasing them a lot trying to hit them, and the kick will constantly come out, sometimes even when you let go of fwd to press the low attack button. The priorties of the buttons also seem to be all over the place. Many a time I've had my character stop mid-combo to throw a switch or open a chest or something. Make the interaction a different button, for the love of god! And this is my primary beef with the gameplay. The minotaur boss fight is bullshit. He's not hard, he's just annoying. He has a kind of inexplicable repelling force-field that constantly pushes your character away from him so your attacks fall just short. This is bad design. And it's annoying enough on its own, but if you push the fucker too far to the right - which you will do, because he keeps pushing you away - he'll disappear off the edge of screen and you can't finish the fight. Fix that too. And this is a minor quibble, but it would be nice to see it sorted out - the game is a little rough around the edges, sometimes loading screens show windows borders and mouse cursors and stuff... not technically bugs, but still, it does make the product seem amateurish. And here's a tip: when you pick up gold, it seems like the game is pretty generous - but when you go to the shop after finishing a stage, you might be wondering why you have so little gold when you could have sworn you were picking up roughly 100 gold a pop --- well, it's because the amount displayed when you pick up some gold doesn't represent how much you picked up, it shows how much you have in total. When those issues are sorted out, I'll have no problem recommending this game, because it's a very cool concept and quite different to other platformers out there. The subject matter also suits me right down to the ground, so I really want to see the game polished. EDIT: A patch claiming to address some of the issues I've mentioned has been released. I'll give it a go as soon as I have some time and update my review if necessary.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 4, 2016

  Bought this an hour ago... Im playing the english version but the merchant screen is not in english? Odd instructions to press buttons that do not exist? I came to one enemy in the forest who cannot be killed, none of his hit points goes down at all? Killed me over and over. The I was told to press the "Get to run" button? What? I tried to love the game but Im not sure if I can put up with these bugs. It crashed to desktop a few times as well. I may come back in the far off future if it has been patched but as of right now... stay away.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 27, 2017

  To all the 30 years old out there: Do you remember Mortal Kombat: Mythologies - Sub Zero? The Skeleton Warriors game? Well. Imagine that, but mixed with all the classic B-Movie's from the 80's and 90's that we loved. Red Sonja and Conan are not here; but there's definitely a couple of very similar counterparts who offer some stiff platforming but a very satisfying combat system, very gory and fun. It won't win ANY Game of the Years award but it is more than recommendable. It is FUN. And I think companies like this one, who even more than a year after are still correcting bugs and adding stuff to the game, deserves our full support. I can only imagine where they would take this game if a full sequel is released. Buy it! **=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+** If you enjoy my short and sweet reviews, please follow our curator page [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/29273632-El-Rincón-de-Cooper]here![/url] We are the Indies of Curators!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 5, 2019

  A pretty fun side-scrolling hack and slash game! Age of Barbarian is set in a prehistoric fictional world full of hideous dungeon-dwelling creatures, cannibalistic tribes, necromancers, and lots of gore. In the beginning you get to choose your character between Sheyna (likely inspired by Xena) and Rahaan (likely inspired by Conan). Sheyna is a sexy warrior lady whose fighting style relies more on speed, and Rahaan is a muscled barbarian, relying more on power. They have their individual story arcs, though the campaign seems to be mainly the same aside from the intro mission. You still visit the same areas and need to complete the same tasks. There are around half a dozen of main areas in the game such as forests, mountain passes, and so on. Each one has its own thematic creatures and dwellers. Each one is also broken into multiple chapters. Interestingly, they are not entirely linear, and there are usually two distinct paths in the areas in the first half of the game, meaning that you could find yourself progressing through the level via a completely different route, and along the less obvious route you'll even encounter some maidens you need to rescue from one of the boss creatures that ultimately help you out later on. Some of those paths aren't too obvious and might require a walkthrough, but it's still pretty cool that they're there and reward exploration. The main gameplay is a combination of brutal combat, platforming, exploration, and avoiding deadly traps. The combat should satisfy anyone who likes things to be gory and uncensored - decapitations, chopping limbs, sprays of blood, impalements, and so on. There is some degree of item management involved too, but it's fairly simple. Most items you'll find or buy from a merchant will be healing and buffing things, and there doesn't seem to be an armour system in place or ability to swap between multiple weapons, but you can find some sacred amulets and the like in secret areas which raise one of your stats if you equip them. The game has really awesome visuals that suit the theme and enhance the brutality of the fights. All the character models are done really well and are great eye-candy. The music that's there is very nice, but I wish there was more of it, because for the most part you'll just hear the same half a dozen of tracks, especially when in combat. There are some minor drawbacks and annoyances: - Boss fights are kind of meh. Most of them can be beaten with just a single combination of moves done on repeat again and again (e.g. roll at a certain moment and then hit, or parry just as they try to hit you, then hit) till you deplete their huge health. In the latter bosses it becomes frustrating because they are really cheap and can kill you in a fraction of a second if you make a small mistake. Gladly though, bosses are usually their own chapter in the dungeon, so no matter how many times you die, you just restart back in the boss room and don't lose any previous progress. - Some tutorials and tooltips would've been good, because some things can be unclear. Like for example I had no idea how to use a key I found, what doors it would go with, and where to use it. - Rahaan's voice sounds a bit strange for someone of his size and physique. You'd expect it to be deeper in tone. - The whole 'bad night' concept when camping seems redundant and serves no purpose. Usually you'd just camp when you want to replenish your lives, but at times instead of rest you get an enemy ambush. Whether you succeed to wake up in time or not makes no difference, because even failing to do so just ends up bringing you back to the map screen with no losses to anything. - Occasional glitches such as screen being dark when you start a new level, but going to your item menu and back seems to sort that out. Overall it's a fun game if you like gory Souls-esque combat style but in 2D and with levels that aren't entirely linear. I've not yet tried the DLCs, but I intend to in the future.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 15, 2016

  [b]Could have been a great piece of camp.[/b] Age of Barbarian is one of those flawed games that has an undeniable charm to it. It's janky, clunky and you can tell a lot of shortcuts were taken in its presentation. Nevertheless, it's hard to fault it for these shortcomings, 'cause it does look like some heart went into this. That's why it's so frustrating to see what state the game is in right now, weeks after it's been released, especially keeping in mind this is supposed to be some sort of re-release/definitive version. I'd have gladly given Age of Barbarian a thumbs up, were it not for the countless game-breaking bugs one can encounter simply playing through the game as intended. For instance, it was not uncommon for me to run into bugs that halted my progression. As you make your way through the levels, you occasionally stumble into rooms where you're supposed to kill all the enemies first before you can continue. A very common trope in videogames. That's why it's so baffling that this game can't even get this mechanic consistently right. Multiple times now, I've encountered issues where the invisible barriers on each side of the room wouldn't switch off because the final enemy wasn't registered as killed. I've even seen my progression broken because I walked out of a room and my character simply failed to transition to the next screen, leaving him stranded in a dark void of nothingness. Encountering a bug like this means redoing the whole level again, which can get extremely tedious. Couple this with very finicky platforming and avoiding (sometimes hilariously cheap) traps with very stiff controls, and it becomes an excercise in sheer frustration. Yet somehow, I kept playing, determined to see through it all. After many hours of secret hunting (meanwhile keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't have to constantly redo levels because of glitches) and dying to broken bosses over and over again to eventually succeed in killing them by finding that one certain way to stunlock their asses (as that's great game design and definitely feels rewarding for the player [b]*cough*[/b]), I finally made it to the end boss... who is literally broken because of a scripting issue. Which means I'll have to wait for a patch to even be able to complete the game. In short, I recommend you not put yourself through the same frustration as I did and just wait 'till this game is properly patched. It really pains me to vote it down, as there truly is something to enjoy here, but I can not in good faith recommend Age of Barbarian to anyone right now. Luckily the devs do seem to be actively working on new patches, so there is still a chance this will turn into a campy little gem. I'll update my review accordingly.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2016

  Purchased and played first time with Patch 1.6.5 So - I never wrote a Steam-review so far, and also never bought a game from the Indie-section - so double-premier for me ^^ But this game - it really surprised me. Yep, it is not a Triple-A-Game, it was only made by one (!) developer. But, in contrast to a lot of the Greenlight-games flooding Steam this game is one of the rare examples where you can really see: The dev has some passion for this. And has put actual WORK into it! And he knows about the subject of "80"-sword and sorcery. The game takes so many influences from artwork like Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo etc, names and concepts of the villain, his minions, his witch are taken almost directly from Ralph Bakshi's underrated "Fire and Ice" - check it out! But it also never feels lazyly taking these things, but more like paying hommage to it, and it was quite fun to me to find these little hommages and it made me grin quite a bit. Also of course Conan the Barbarian. Scantily clad maidens about to be sacrificed and rescued from hideous monsters? Got that here! Bloody gore, executions and - yep, plenty of nudity? Also check! Gameplay, which is of course most important? I was expecting it to be just "running left to right, spam one attack". But the levels are surprisingly not that linear. To find everything (and I haven't found all secret still), you have to really explore the levels. Also the fights are fun - you get more combos to use as you level up, and different combos lead to different dismemberments - and killing the apemen bloodily is half the fun! There are also some surprises towards the end game (do you like dinosaurs? wanna fly? ^^), and teh enemies later, well, you really need to know how to use certain combos by then - always remember rule one when dealing with undead! The bosses were okay as well, sometimes you need to recklessly attack them, others need more pattience, and some of the later bosses almost made me rage like I was playing Dark Souls. Still I could beat the game, on lowest difficulty so far. The graphics are, well, good for this price-tag. They really bring across the vibe and feel of sword 'n sorcerey-artworks, check some of them out and compare them to the game. Especially Sheyna, the Warrior-Princess is often posing so much like she was taken directly from one of these artworks. Also - the music. The music is FANTASTIC! Really. One of my favorite soundtracks of movies is Basil Poledours' for the first Conan-Movie - and this game does it perfectly as well. It's epic, heroic, pumping, really carrying the action. And the voice-over of the main-narrator is also cheesy fun and ober-the-top, making you smile... The other voices however...especially the females - I suppose those are from some speech-program or the worst voice-actresses in history ^^ There are only a few cutscenes with Sheyna speaking but...its a bit cringy, but I endure it! ^^ I almost ran into no bugs at all. One crash after 8 hours of play or so. Also one area in the jungle where I always fell through the stairs, but nothing else really, at least for me. And however - I WILL be honest here: Yep, the main thing that made me buy was of course Sheyna. How many hames do we get nowadays with a heroine dressed like this, in these politically correct times? Flimsy loincloth, nipple-protectors and bare feet, but wielding a large sword? I would LOVE to have a game the scope of Skyrim with these themes, but alas... So - yep, I recommend it to everyone who loves this genre of sword and sorcery, without Elves and Dwarves, but half-nude girls, strong barbarians, monsters, dinosaurs, blood and gore. It is a nice game to play when you are looking for some release, or don't want to play something "big". Tune in, slay some monsters, watch Sheyna bath under a waterfall in all her glory, worse ways to spend time ^^ And if you also have a little bit of a foot-fetish *coughs* .... I initially wanted to wait for a sale for this, but I am glad I didn't now. The dev really deserves my money for this, and I hope he will some day get AoB 2 out. And the spin-off "Arena" is already on my list to watch, will probably buy that one as well!
• gamedeal user

  Apr 21, 2018

  True to its source material, Age of Barbarian is a savage and unsophisticated game. It is awash with blood, gratuitious in nudity and rife with bugs. AoB doesnt' just wear its heart on its sleeve, it holds it aloft with an iron fist and rippling thews, still beating with life-giving blood. It has more character than any big-budget game you'll find on here on Steam, monsters looks like they crawled out of a Harryhausen movie, everyone is practically naked, even the grammatical errors and its accompaning voice acting lend the air of a bargain-bin VHS you found in your uncle's basement. You can turn off the nudity, but not the violence, which brings to mind when cable channels would censor racy movies. AoB pulls no punches, you may blunder into a trap or a boss may one-hit kill you, though its hard to tell what killed you sometimes. Bugs are common, most are harmless, but charming, others are jarringly game-breaking, but credit to Crian Soft, they push through updates on a regular basis to fix them. In short, Robert E. Howard would be proud.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 8, 2016

  [b]TL/DR review:[/b] An un-polished gem. Bring a loin cloth. [b]Indepth review:[/b] [b]Plays like:[/b] Golden Axe + Rastan + Barbarian + Prince of Persia classic [b]The good:[/b] - Great art style! Like a living Frazetta/Harryhausen hybrid. - Combat is gory and satasfiying. Enemies get carved up and so do you. - Lots of Boobs [b]The Bad:[/b] - Many game breaking bugs. - Controls don't appear to be properly mappable, a gamepad is a must. - Combat is clunky at times, many enemies love to stun lock you. Enemies can be pushed off screen at times too. - Annoying bug where the narrator keeps repeating himself nonstop about how fun it is to dismember. - Poor translations and very little explanation in some areas. [b]The Verdict:[/b] "An unpolished gem" If you can overlook the many flaws in this game, you will have many fun hours of cleaving through dungeons and saving damsils in distress from horrible monsters. The developers seem to actually be addressing these issues and steadily patching it, So this game may yet shine.