Rise of the Argonauts Preview

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Written by BuckGB on September 6th, 2008

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But it's the amount of thought that's gone into crafting and re-imagining ancient Greece and those that inhabit it that really captures the imagination. Consider some of the Argonauts that join you on your quest (the decisions you make will affect who's in your squadron). Perennial orphan Atalanta is now a feisty huntress raised by centaurs in a jungle world called Saria. Achilles is a cocky, impatient young warrior who battles Jason in a gladiatorial arena. And the gods and demigods that populate the islands are brilliantly recognized in all of their flawed glory. Medusa, the vain stunner whose hair was transformed into live snakes by Athena, is now a round, grotesque figure with snakes popping out at all angles. Eerily, she sits, pinned to the ceiling by her reptilian extremities, cuddling and cooing over a statue of her former self. It's a disturbing sight, yet that statue holds the key to her redemption, should you so choose.

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