Saturday, January 26, 2008

MMOs

Long time no see Readers...I was out for awhile with a sever case of deadness but now thanks to some voodoo I have returned! Yay Zombification! So we all know about the big time MMOs like FFXI and WOW but how about the small time ones...The ones people ignore and skip over.

Flyff-(Fly for Fun) This is a bright and colorful game and a port of a Korean MMO. Its basing is that you go through the game doing fun cute quest usually involving killing x number of monsters or getting x number of items. They story is pretty bland but the main fun comes from the go anywhere do anything feel the game has. With the ability to run jump and fly you can go anywhere in the game...even if it kills you. The problem being the game is constantly struggling to catch up with its Korean counter part and runs on donations...so some parts of the game are buggy and/or unfinished but none the less it has a good community and a fun playtime with lots of class and character choices. 3/5

9Dragons- An MMO made by Acclaim based in ancient china you start out choosing which faction you would like to join of the starting 6. These factions are based upon actual ancient houses of martial arts. Each having a unique style of combat and attire. A good point of the game is that its visually attractive. It also boasts a large roster of spells, abilities and and combat styles. The latter being the main focal point you can chose a large number of different combos as you advance in level for you character to use as well as finishing and special attacks. There is also a large variety of weapons to be used to compliment you choices in style. Spells tend to feel generic early on as there is little variance between the factions and the amount of time and energy required to skill them up is exhausting. 4/5

Dofus:
A windows mode based cute little MMO which gains its uniqueness from being a tactical MMO. The game does have a small fee of like 3 bucks a month or an annual 15...though it may have changed. The games interface is friendly the battles though something long can be alot of fun enemy AI though is questionable or divine...The main focal point tho is gathering a large group of friends and fighting together against an equally large force of mobs much like a Tactical RPG with you entire party being AI only smart...Once the Novelty wares off the game gets grindy though and takes a good amount of effort to find the gems of entertainment but they are there. 3/5

Silk Road:
This game bases itself in the ear of booming trade in the east following like the name the Silk Road. You start in China and chose you weapon style and magic styles, you aren't confined to your choices but leveling them all up equally is tricky and tedious. Later you'll have the option to become a Merchant, Hunter, or Thief...you can choose all 3 but it follows the same lines of the magic and weapons. Merchants trade goods between the ancient cities and Hunters protect them while thieves try to rob them and steal the goods. The concept lends itself to give a uniqueness to the community but with no restriction to prevent high levels from raping all the low level is extremely disheartening and the questing gets exhausting. Another case of X monsters or X items greatly increasing with each level. 3/5

Perfect World:
This game is maddeningly pretty with a good graphics card you will tear up and the beauty of this game. Character customization is at the peak giving you the ability to tweak your avatars looks to the smallest detail. You'll have the choice of 3 races and 2 jobs for each. These have a good amount of worth and uniqueness. Quest have a good amount of variances and aren't solely kill X monster blah blah blah. The world is a twisted fantasy version of China...quite popular setting. The game also boasts a go anywhere do anything feel but do it at your own risk. The game is free and runs on donations for rewards system. Donate money get something cool like a flying mount or an elephant. The game lacks a true excitment and the story seems to have a direction but its slow. 4/5

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