20th September 2010, 6:39 PM
Been playing an Asian MMO called Jade Dynasty today. Much like the name suggest, it has an Asian-themed look and backstory. I've played for maybe two or three hours today and have already gotten to level 22. Some places of the game feel a bit empty though and too spread out, but it has an path finding system that will automatically send your character wherever they need to go for a quest, so you can set it and go do something else for a bit. Overall, it's fairly fun to play, nothing truly amazing here, but it does look good and move at a very brisk pace. Not the best, but worthwhile.
More Vindicuts talk: This game is just so much fun. The combat is really rewarding and deep, it's so much more than just massing the number keys until you win. Fighting bosses is really great too, especially with three other people [four is the max for the instanced dungeons]. Also, doing various things in the game, some optional and some not, get you titles that you can wear above your name, they also give you all kinds of stat bonuses just for obtaining them. The instanced dungeons seem a bit simple at first, but as you get farther into the game it becomes clear that they're actually deceptively simple. You see, to fully "complete" an instanced dungeon, you have to fulfill various criteria, which can include dealing a death-blow kick to a boss or collecting certain items. Some quests require you to get a certain score on a dungeon before progressing. This is a really great game and, since it's free, there's absolutely no reason not to try it out.
Updated ranking:
1. Vindictus
2. Lord of the Rings Online
3. Need for Speed World
4. Dungeons & Dragons Online
5. Aika Online
6. Jade Dynasty
7. Monster Forest
8. Mabinogi
9. Shaiya
10. LaTale
More Vindicuts talk: This game is just so much fun. The combat is really rewarding and deep, it's so much more than just massing the number keys until you win. Fighting bosses is really great too, especially with three other people [four is the max for the instanced dungeons]. Also, doing various things in the game, some optional and some not, get you titles that you can wear above your name, they also give you all kinds of stat bonuses just for obtaining them. The instanced dungeons seem a bit simple at first, but as you get farther into the game it becomes clear that they're actually deceptively simple. You see, to fully "complete" an instanced dungeon, you have to fulfill various criteria, which can include dealing a death-blow kick to a boss or collecting certain items. Some quests require you to get a certain score on a dungeon before progressing. This is a really great game and, since it's free, there's absolutely no reason not to try it out.
Updated ranking:
1. Vindictus
2. Lord of the Rings Online
3. Need for Speed World
4. Dungeons & Dragons Online
5. Aika Online
6. Jade Dynasty
7. Monster Forest
8. Mabinogi
9. Shaiya
10. LaTale
Sometimes you get the scorpion.