History VideoGame / Conan

* ArcherArchetype: The bow and arrow is A'kanna's weapons of choice.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Creator/NihilisticSoftware and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeOfMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks. Creator/RonPerlman lends his voice to the title character and Creator/ClaudiaBlack portrays the lead female character, A'kanna.

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* AnimalisticAbomination: The Sand Dragon, the Elephant Demon and the Giant Squid bosses.

* BladeOnAStick: Polearms of various types and size are used by enemy soldiers and can be used in combat. They are useful against mobile, nimble enemies due to their reach.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shielded enemies will parry blow over blow until their shield breaks. Argossean soldiers takes this UpToEleven with large tower shield which hide spring-loaded spikes on them. Obviously, Conan can equip a shield himself, though he can't perform the spike trick. (Shields do allow him to block arrows, though, which he can't do with a weapon alone.)

* AbsenteeActor: For some reason, A'kanna is nowhere to be seen during the second level in the desert ruins (Though she told Conan about the Sand Dragon), nor during the boss battle against the Giant Squid.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeOfMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks. Creator/RonPerlman lends his voice to the title character and Creator/ClaudiaBlack portrays the lead female character, A'kanna.

!!This work contains the following tropes

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you need to set something alight to proceed or to smash a barrier with a toss boulder then you'll have respawing boulders or torches nearby.

* BladeOnAStick: Polearms of various types and size are used by enemy soldiers and can be used in combat. They are useful against mobile, nible enemies due to their reach.

* CombatPragmatist: Stygian enemies, unsurprisingly. Footsoldiers will sometimes blow some sort of powder at Conan that inverts his movements for a while, the large swordsmen will sometimes employ a BoozeFlamethrower on him after a successful combo.

* CoolHelmet: The boss in the Argos level wears one that makes him look like a [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent minotaur]].

* DamselInDistress: Across your journey, you will find several chained helpless maidens and releasing them will give Conan experience points.

* GiantSquid: The game features a boss battle against one at one point. You have to chop its tentacles and stop it from breaking the mast.

* KillerGorilla: Some of these monsters are encountered in the underground levels.

* RubberMan: In his first Form Graven sports extendable, tentacle-covered limbs and long, boneless legs webbed together by strings of black goop. Unfortunately, this apparently gives him a ridicolous-looking stomping gait as he approaches Conan.

* SinisterScimitar: Big or small, is found in the hands of many enemies. Nothing stops Conan from using one or [[DualWielding two]] himself though.

* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The armor of Conan has been split in five parts (right armlet, left armlet, greaves, shoulderpad and helmet) and each part must be recovered and will provide information on Graven and magical powers. These pieces are usually found in the possession of bosses.

* UngratefulBastard: A'kanna's second mate sells her to the Kushite tribesmen and tries to persuade Conan to forget about her so that they can take her share of the booty. Conan promtly guts him where he stands.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: In Kush, you seemingly reach A'kanna in the caverns just in time... and then a Gray Ape kidnaps her and takes her even deeper into the dungeon, forcing you to follow her and fight the Elephant God.

!This work contains the following tropes

* CoolHelmet: The boss in the Argos level wears one that makes him look like a [[ALoadOfBull minotaur]].

* NotSoDifferent: Invoked by Graven, who claims that the gods he's serving are angry at mankind and his Black Death is a [[TheScourgeOfGod way to cleanse the world of civilization]], forcing mankind to return to a barbaric state which is more congenial to them. While Conan is indeed disgusted by most of the lowest points of civilization, he retorts that Graven's methods are even worse.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shielded enemies will parry blow over blow until their shield breaks. Argossean soldiers takes this UpToEleven with large tower shield which hide spring-loaded spikes on them. Obviously, Conan can equip a shield himself, though he can't perform the spike trick.

* BiTheWay: Slightly implied with the naked lady in the Argossean fortress, who doesn't specify whether her offer to stay with her and "regain strength" was meant for Conan or for both him and A'kanna. The latter however is not amused.

* HackAndSlash: It has been frequently compared to the VideoGame/GodOfWarSeries.

** The Sand Dragon's boss fight is similar to the Lernean Hydra's boss in the first VideoGame/GodOfWar game, down to attack patterns, design and the fact it pursues the main character relentlessly and he has to use the environment in order to defeat it.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeOfMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks. Creator/RonPerlman lends his voice to the title character and Creator/ClaudiaBlack portrays the lead female character, A'kanna.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In a way, the Kraken/GiantSquid boss: you get zero fanfare about the imminent attack of the monster, is completely unrelated to the previous level and it doesn't even hold a piece of the PlotCoupon armor like the other bosses. However, its strange ability to turn your pirates in the black humanoid things that you encounter in Graven's sanctuary implies that the sorcerer may have sent it to kill Conan.

* HackAndSlash: It has been frequently compared to the Franchise/GodOfWar series.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeOfMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks.
Creator/RonPerlman lends his voice to the title character and Creator/ClaudiaBlack portrays the lead female character, A'kanna.

* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: That old lady narrating the story is revealed in the end to be [[spoiler:an older and wizened A'kanna]].

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 and UsefulNotes/Playstation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeofMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks.

* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: That old lady narrating the story is revealed in the end to be [[spoiler:an older and wizened A'kanna.]]

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:Both the starting tutorial and the final battle against Graven takes place in the temple of Balmoria]].

* ChekhovsGunman: Bone Cleaver, apparently the mutated leader of the Barachan Pirates and boss of the first proper level [[spoiler:not only returns as the boss of Argos and penultimate boss, but is revealed to be Graven's brother, forcefully turned into a monster as a form of punishment.]]
* CombatPragmatist: Stygian enemies, unsurprisingly. Footsoldiers will sometimes blow some sort of powder at Conan that inverts his movements for a while, the large swordsmen will sometimes employ a BoozeFlamethrower on him after a succesful combo.

* DistressedDamsel: Across your journey, you will find several chained helpless maidens and releasing them will give Conan experience points.
** A'kanna also gets into trouble and needs rescuing a few times.

* FreeFallFight: [[spoiler: The very final part of the FinalBoss fight involves this with a QuickTimeEvent after Graven pulls a NotQuiteDead moment.]]
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNoWhere: In a way, the Kraken/GiantSquid boss: you get zero fanfare about the imminent attack of the monster, is completely unrelated to the previous level and it doesn't even hold a piece of the PlotCoupon armor like the other bosses. However, its strange ability to turn your pirates in the black humanoid things that you encounter in Graven's sanctuary implies that the sorcerer may have sent it to kill Conan.

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Graven is revealed to be A'kanna's father]].

* NotSoFastBucko: In Kush, you seemingly reach A'kanna in the caverns just in time... and then a Gray Ape kidnaps her and takes her even deeper into the dungeon, forcing you to follow her and fight the Elephant God.

* OhCrap: Conan has a moderate one when he meets the Sand Dragon face to face, while [[spoiler: Graven has an epic one when his own gods escape his control and decide to punish him again.]]

* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The armor of Conan has been split in five parts (right armlet, left armlet, greaves, shoulderpad and helmet) and each part must be recovered and will provide information on Graven and magical powers. These pieces are usually found in the possession of bosses.
* PantheraAwesome: Lions are frequently encountered as annoying enemies with quick, lashing attacks. Conan is not above taunting them too as he fights them.
* PuzzleBoss: Usually, after depleting the life bar of a boss, you have to perform certain actions in order to damage him and proceed the boss battle. Notable examples include the Elephant Demon, the Sorceress Queen and Graven himself.

* VideogameCrueltyPotential: The lovely naked ladies tied up and imploring you to save them? There's nothing that stops you from ignoring their pleads and leave them there.
* YouFightLikeACow: Conan will often mock or threathen his enemies as he chops them to pieces.

* BiTheWay: Slightly implied with the naked lady in the Argossean fortress, who doesn't specify wether her offer to stay with her and "regain strength" was meant for Conan or for both him and A'kanna. The latter however is not amused.

* NotSoDifferent: Invoked by Graven, who claims that the gods he's serving are angry at mankind and his Black Death is a way to cleanse the world of civilization, forcing mankind to return to a barbaric state which is more congenial to them. While Conan is indeed disgusted by most of the lowest points of civilization, he retorts that Graven's methods are even worse.

* LostForever: The Rune Triumvirate in certain areas are located in places that can be covered by rubble you need to push down in order to leave. In other words, they force you to go for the runes first and then complete the puzzle that will allow you to proceed.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: In a couple of istances Conan will be close to a buring tar pit or on a burning ship, but he'll only take damage if he touches the fire directly.

* NightOfTheLivingMooks: Chimera the Sorceress Queen will often use black magic to reanimate the corpses of freshly slain troops during her boss battle.

* AnnoyingArrows: Arrows do not kill instantly, but they inflict gradual damage as long as they are stuck in your body.

* EssenceDrop: Red orbs give experience and green orbs restore your health.

* GiantSquid: The game features a boss battle against one at one point.
* {{Gorn}}: Several combat finishers include Conan pulling an enemy's guts out with his bare hands and vertically cutting them in half.

* FanserviceExtra: Random topless slave girls are hidden around the map like trophies, and you are rewarded if you free them.

* HackAndSlash

* KillerGorilla: Some of these monsters encountered

* MultiMeleeMaster: Conan can wield any weapon from fallen enemies including swords, spears and axes.

** The Sand Dragon's boss fight is similar to the Lernean Hydra's boss in the first VideoGame/GodOfWar game, down to attack patterns, design and the fact it pursues the main character relentlessly and he has to use the environment in order to defeat it.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the Xbox360 and Playstation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeofMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither comes Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during the exploration of an island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing an unspeakable evil upon the world. Now, it's up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks.

Creator/RonPearlman lends his voice to the title character and Creator/ClaudiaBlack portrays the lead female character, A'kanna.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the Xbox360 and Playstation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TheTimeofMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither came Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during a exploration of a island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing a unspeakable evil upon the world and its up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks.

* {{Fanservice}}: You will find many topless maidens in chains to rescue across your journey, depicted in the typical Franzetta's fashion.

** The Sand Dragon's boss fight is similar to the Lernean Hydra's boss in the first VideoGame/GodOfWar game.

''Conan'' was a 2007 game developed by Nihilistic Software and published by {{Creator/THQ}} for the Xbox360 and Playstation3, that puts players in control of Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian. Set in the [[TimeofMyths Hyborian Age]], in a time shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles beneath the stars, hither came Conan the Cimmerian, the black-haired and sullen-eyed barbarian, who during a exploration of a island forgotten by time, ends up unwittingly releasing a unspeakable evil upon the world and its up to him to stop it. The game is a HackAndSlash in the same vein as ''Franchise/GodOfWar'', that has the gamers moving from level to level fighting wave of enemies and solving some puzzles. The gameplay offers a variety of weapons for Conan to wield such as two-handed, dual-wielding and sword and shield, and its possible to perform combat finishers by successfully parrying attacks.

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Conan is naturally a BadassNormal at the start of the game up until he first piece of enchanted armor that grants him superpowers. After regaining his whole set, he will gain the following powers:

* {{Fanservice}}: You will find many topless maiden in chains to rescue across your journey, depicted in the typical Franzetta's styled covers.

* KillerGorilla: Some of these monsters

* MagicKnight: Conan becomes one as he recovers the pieces of his armor that were fused with Graven's magic. This is a stark contrast to how Conan [[DoesNotLikeMagic feels about magic]] in the source material.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Conan can wield any weapon from enemies from swords, spears and axes.

* SealedEvilInACan: Graven is trapped in a statue by the time Conan finds him in his prison.