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Closed Beta Review: Atlantica (2.0)Category: Beta Reviews Posted on Aug 13, 2008 Add to Bookmark |
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 Atlantica is single-handedly one of the most enjoyable F2P MMO experiences I have had, ever. This is all that I feel compelled to say about this game and I would sleep quite soundly leaving the review here and going to bed. Of course that would leave a great deal of you throwing things at me (yet again) so allow me to be a bit more informative. 13 hours ago I first signed into Atlantica. As with many MMO's that are released these days I felt nothing - I expected so very little so that I could not be disappointed. Atlantica has changed the way I look at F2P games. Before now I had assumed that all F2P MMO's were simple, flimsy excuses for games designed to rob foolish children of their pocket money - eg. Shaiya. I'm well aware that I'm starting to sound slightly fanatical, so I'll explain from the beginning... After creating my character I stepped into the "dreamworld", the obligatory tutorial area. I was pleasantly surprised to find the tutorial quite thorough, which is exceedingly helpful as the game is very, very deep. Brace yourself: The battles are turn-based. Yup, the same old-school RPG style that most of us gamers grew up on. Each set of turns involves several diffe |
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Poo and Peaches - Wind Slayer CB ReviewCategory: Beta Reviews Posted on May 06, 2008 Add to Bookmark |
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 Poo and peaches. This is the most accurate way to describe the first ten hours most people will spend playing Wind Slayer; poo and peaches.I am not joking, no matter how much I wish I was. Wind Slayer is a free MMORPG (with premium content available) which just recently started it's closed beta. Players familiar with Maple Story will feel right at home in the 2D, side-perspective environment.The game itself is very enjoyable to begin with, but quickly makes some terrible mistakes. Where to begin?  Firstly the control scheme (and possibly my biggest gripe with the game): The arrow keys are used for movement and A, S, D, W are used for actions such as attacking and picking up items. Most gamers are well used to using their left hand (ASDW) for movement and this control is quite uncomfortable. I immediately went into my key settings to rearrange my keys to be a bit more bearable. I almost cried when I discovered that while most keys can be reconfigured very simply, the arrow keys were one of the few that could not be changed. This means that if you find this control layout uncomfortable, you're stuck with it. This doesn't make the game unplayable, as the combat is simple enou |
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