Rise of the Argonauts - Preview @ CVG

Rise of the Argonauts has been previewed at CVG with a re-posting of an Xbox World 360 article.  Here's a bit on the RPG stat system...or lack thereof:

But the RPG side of things also appears to be as watertight as its titular Argo barge (which you're free to explore between missions, surveying your booty and chatting to comrades a la Mass Effect). The devil, however, isn't in the details. In fact, compared to most other western RPGs, it's been scaled back considerably. Instead of levelling up and improving your stats by affixing gauntlets to your arms and goblets to your, er, teeth, instead you're restricted to just four upgradeable items - mace, spear, sword and armour. Each additional piece of armour collected is visually designed to remind you of the arduous task performed to obtain it. Liquid want you to see your progress etched not on a progress screen but across Jason's face.