| , posted
over a year ago
I've had the chance to play MetalKnights (http://metalknights.com) way back in the late 90's. It was an addictive free/paid online strategy game. Highest rank was a Corporal with a 4 to 1 win/lose ratio.
After that, I signed up for Dune Generations, but that went defunct. Did some beta testing for Mankind (http://mankind.o2oe.com) in the late 90's, but lost track of that. I've had the chance to sample Second Life (http://secondlife.com) - it had an initial 'cool-factor' appeal, but soon lost interest with it as well. I did some Furcadia (http://furcadia.com) - which IMO was a very badly executed game, despite it's member-base.
A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me to Ragnarok Online, which was okay at the start, but then you realize that essentially, the game is about killing X creature to gain X experience. The whole spiel (sp?) about interactive chat community is everywhere - in ALL MPOGs'. So there was nothing special about RO. Had a chance to watch the RO anime though, which was okay.
Then I heard about D&D Stormreach. Being an avid pen and paper role player back in the mid 90's to early 00's, I was excited about that. Alas after it came out, and sampling a bit of the game, I was majorly disappointed.
Other games I've played online are Anarchy Online - interesting premise, gorgeous graphics, beautiful ambience, good sound, but the controls killed it, as well as the same kill X creature to gain X experience killed my interest in it. Signed up for Pristontale Online - nice graphics, easy to control, but again, did not grasp an everlasting interest.
Rose Online was a beautiful game in terms of graphics. It was realistic but cartoonish at the same time - probably the lighting effects (you won't know what I am talking about unless you're a graphic artist/designer). It was however, slow and tedious with the quest and levelling. It took on the same job premise as Maple Story, Pristontale, RO, and a slew of many other similar knock-offs.
I played Maple Story around late 2004 until around now - on and off, mainly because of my young cousins. Like all the other similar type of games, it had nice anime-ish graphics, but that's about it.
However, one game I have to say that stood out and had a better lasting appeal was/is World of Warcraft. I played that since mid February 2005. Yes, it still had kill X to gain X experience, but it also had so much more depth, history, comradery and solo play adventures, the world is friggin massive! I spent more time seeking out new towns, new flight paths, treading through enemy territory, fishing, cooking, and brewing up new powerful potions than questing. I was/am one of the most powerful characters in my guild, and spent countless hours, days, and months helping guidlies level up. It was/is a fun game.
I stopped playing due to career-related work. In the beginning half year, I even dreamt about WoW. It was crazy! Haha!
Lastly, I had the chance to play EVE Online. NOW, this was the most gorgeous game EVER! Too bad it took a nasty long time gain money, cuz I am still stuck with a frigate.
Posted on 10 May 2006 @ 22:19 (London time) - permalink
(Log in to flag spam/offensive/junk messages to moderators)
|
Ryder, posted
over a year ago