Blade And Soul in my Eyes

The Basic:

Blade & Soul is a MMORPG(Next-Generation) Developed by NCSOFT and its Team Bloodlust division.

Weeks before NCmedia day, NCsoft announced a new game only known for its codenameProject [M]. For the next two weeks, a teaser website was updated revealing more information about the project.

During E3 2007, Sony revealed that they had entered into an exclusive deal with NCsoftt to produce new titles exclusively for the PlayStation 3 & PC. This contract included titles from both existing intellectual properties owned by NCsoft.

My Experience in Blade & Soul:

Before talking of it i want to give some credit to a friend (Lee Yong Jae) who helps me to do this possible.

Anyways, Blade & Soul has Stunning graphics, While playing i was thinking i was in a japanese serie (anime). The female characters are so pretty and have original stylish, The male characters are Strong and rude.

But, There is something i really dont like, I see it has an anime version of AION, cause the gameplay style is the same as aion, only things who changes is the way that you move, Blade & Soul is a little more faster, and have more movility than AION.

There are many things i like too, One of those is the Automatic Orientation Sistem, one ofthe things that AION has not, That system allows you to Auto target the monsters while moving without click them, It auto-target any monster near you.

Other things that i like is the Quest Tracker system & Skills system.

Each Skill Unlocks other one & Have their own combo system.

There also Graves as one of your skills, that not much games have graves... Or atleast the games i know, as an exception of it...other Next generation games are including those graves skills to made the things a little more real.

Other things i get really stunned is the textures, the quality of it is just awesome!

Other system that is old buy necessary in all MMORPG is the crafting system, that allows you to create your own equipment.

The pvp is not the big thing, i saw betters, belive me. They dont have any map for pvp or such of thing. Its just an option that allows you to fight against the one you want.

What was more awesome of all, is the Run & Jumping system, that makes travel is fun!

The gameplay: For me... the gameplay as 2 parts...

The good part: -Original Atacks / Counter Atacks / Blocking -Awesome Graphics on their atacks -Real atacks -Easy path, You can choose more than 1 way to make the things. -Very original dialog with the NPCS

The bad Part: -Is similar to AION: What i mean with tihs is that is the same whole combat sistem than Aion -The conection is not good as i expect on a game like that o.O -Some characters are overpowered

The Razes & Classes:

The 4 Razes are:Gon, Jin,Lyn,Kun

The 5 classes are:

• Blade Master: They are a close combat class, with a huge sword or a long sword, They deal Increible damage with theyr sword atacks, They are a fast atack class.
• Kung-Fu Master: They are ideal for those players who like heavy hits and Goregeous atacks.
• Force Master: They are the Casters ofthe game, Using Elements, like Fire, Thunder, Ice, ETC.
• Destroyer: They have a Huge Axe, Theyr atacks are devasting, they are so slow!! But dosent matter if you have such power hidden inside!
• Assasin: Fast, sneaky, they are unbelievle, They were a dagger or dual daggers, this class is maded for the pvp lovers

How I feel about this game?

I think its a great game!! , but i get a little disappointed with it... I expected much more of it, I expected a different Battle Style, something totally new, something revolutionary, But i think thats not on the plan of NCsoft. I also see blade & Soul as an origial game, you will never find things like Blade & Soul.

A detailed View to KUF 2

Hi guys, this is yuto-kun from mmosite, bringing in this oportunity an awesome review of a hardcore mmorpg game called KUF2 (Kingdom Under Fire 2), It seems like no much people mention its one of the games of the year, But i will show you guys how wrong they are!
Kuf 2 is developed by BlueSide, using the FAME Tech 2 engine and being published by Hangame and Microsoft Game Studios.
Basically its a strategy MMORPG, but this one mix the strategy and the hardcore action combat, that makes of KUF 2 a very innovating game.

The player selects a character and controls the combat from a third person perspective, allowing the player to take control of their character and participate in the fighting themselves. To assist the player in the field, a varied amount of unit types can also be brought into battle, all suited for different situations and tactics. There will also be massive castle sieges which can be played offline and online which is a first for the series.

About the characters of KUF 2:

Kendal: He is an Ecclesian and has strong faith in the tenets of his faith. He wields a long hammer and mace, Now with a mutation, Kendal is powerful and his strength rivals Regnier's.

Regnier: Regnier has returned from the Dark Dimension. He is much bigger and stronger than his former self and his powers match to his former self, however they are more devastating now. Regnier can now overpower ogres completely, easily crushing their skulls with his foot. He uses a Great Sword as weapon.

Glen: Son of Gerald and Ellen, Glen is a quarter elf so he lives longer than Humans, it is because of this that Humans have come to hate him.

Isabella: Isabella is an albino dark elf who uses an ice like sword to freeze her foes. She is believed to be the new leader of the Kades. 

Kenton: A dwarf with a white beard who wields a two handed axe which also serves as a gun.

Olivia: An elven officer with a calm manner who joins up with Glen

In my opinion its a fast tapped action game mixing strategy , with lots of action and blood, for those who loves PVE, this is the game of the year, KUF 2 offers a lot of hours of funny to enjoy the bloody action of itself.
About the combat style:
The brutal and massive combos are Awesome, i think its one of the best gore games i have ever seen, You can grave a mob and stab the neck of it with a big sword, the scenes of blood are uncountable, this is a game for those who like to spam attacks and kill an uncountable amount of enemies and huge overpowered enemy's.
The graphic quality during the battle, the effects of the attacks, all its stunning awesome, I feel really happy about the launch of this great game, i am pretty strict with the games, i demand good graphics, a particular combat system that don't make repetitive the game, and much other innovations on it. And i get pretty happy to see a game like this, the only thing that i really don't like is the winning music, its the same .wav than The last remnant 2 O.o ... But does not matter, its a minor detail.
My final analysis: I think its a successful game, because besides having good graphics and the awesome strategic gameplay, it has something particular that makes Kuf an awesome game, and in my opinion is the diversity of styles while playing.
And for those guys who likes to be strict with the games as me, that think in each detail, they made it pretty well, cause they got a pretty well made character customization system, Where you can change the style of their Horns / Hair / etc , the color of the eyes, even the skin colors, without getting disconnected with the Story of KUF. Each character has a "Pre-seted" Style.

Introduction to Non-Targeting MMO sistems

For those guys who lives in a bubble, here it is a short article about this new targeting system and some new games WITH and WITHOUT this mode of combat.
-A non-Targeting mmorpg is a game that allows you to do more things than click and spam 1,2,3,4,5,
In this mmorpg you must find ways to break the enemys defense, by jumping, dashing, etc. So when you get the enemy you start a great combo, by using kick attacks, normal hits and skills. Some of the new games are putting on this new gameplay system. It mades the things more funny and not more repetitive.
This new combat system was not implemented before because it need very powerfull engine to support the correct Pixel reading & the wonderfull graphics of the games.
Most people say that i lie, there was non-targeting combat systems before... And they are right, but they dont use Pixel reading, they use other system, based on the Physical Existence of the character, so if the character was more short than normal, they can be hited in invisible parts that supposed to be in there with a tall character. For example: Rakion
Also, the tecnology advancement makes that the implementation of this system can be possible. The ISP companies get better in the last 4 years, and the Host Servers get even more powerfull than ever, allowing that the users dont have any LAG experience. (Sometimes its for the distances, for example:Argentina - Korea, its much distance to dont have lag.)
Why almost all action MMORPG are dungeon based?
Well... almost all of those games have awesome graphics and a lot of players, That makes the things a little more Heavy to your PC, cause of the last graphic cards and processors cant handle many players fighting in a open world game. And if the developers makes a game with such system in a open world mmorpg, the requisites to play will be so high, as TERA, that you need a good graphic card, 2GB (minimum) of ram and a Double Core processor or higher.
Also, the amount of packets Sended / recived from the server will be X 16 times much bigger.
List of:
ACTION MMORPG NON-TARGETING:

*Tera (lineage 3)
A wonderfull open world non targenting mmorpg.


*C9 (Continent Of The Ninth)
Crazy Action mmorpg dungeon Leveling based & Exciting PVP.

*Howling Sword
Cute non-targeting mmorpg Dungeon based.

*Dragon Nest
Anime (japenese cartoon), Non-target mmorpg. Dungeon based

*Divine Soul
Non targeting Dungeon based mmorpg.

*Last Online
A devil May cry MMORPG, with the same action of devil may cry.

*Diablo 3

Non Targeting Mmorpg Developed by blizzard, is the last game of the Diablo Saga .

So... if its that good, why there is still existing Targeting MMORPG?

There are many lovers of Targeting mmorpg, that doesnt means that a targeting mmorpg is bad, its just a different way to play a game. 

Next-gen TARGETING MMORPG:

*Aion

*Blade & Soul

(NO i did not made a mistake, its a targeting MMO with flash attack animations)

                          

 *Kabod Online (+18)

C9 Secret Arts Update

What is basically C9?
C9 is an Mmorpg , fast action tapped developed by cloud studio, webzen and published by hangame. Since the OBT C9 promised something different, something unique, and they have accomplished that promise, C9 offers an unique combat sistem, a fast combo based fight without losing the thematic of an mmorpg game. This is one of the best mmorpgs at the moment (at my judge), C9 its a next-gen game, pretty well made, with awesome graphics and a well made dynamic.






Since the 5th continent patch C9 level cap was changed from 57 to 64, practically there was new no skills for those new 7 levels, they have changed some things of the balance but nothing so important. Many players were a little frustrated about the patch because the game turns a little repetitive cause they done the same combos over and over again, so Hangame decided to add a new skill for each class, an ultimate skill, those new ultimate skills cant be learned like the other ones, you might pass a bunch of quests to get it and then you will upgrade your class to the 3rd class and get a new skill, this quest is available for players who have reach lvl 49 or more.





Hunter Skills:
Assassin: The assassins focus their energy in their hands and making a lightning edge stuns the enemies and finishing them stabbing in their heart the edge of judge.

Shadow: The shadow gets knifes in his legs and hands and starts to flash cut their enemies causing a devastating damage combo

Ranger: The rangers mount its bow and start to fire millions of arrows in the air
Scout: Scouts practically make explode the ground causing devastating damage in a huge 360 grades range.


Fighter skills:
Warrior: The warrior makes itself a huge fire ball that bash its enemies with it.

Blade Master: The blade masters cuts the wind and seriously damage their opponents from middle range distances.

Guardian: The guardian gains a super armor that makes him practically invulnerable to all enemies attacks.

Berserk: The berserk spins itself fast with his sword making a fire typhoon for devastating its enemies and finishing them with a powerful blow.


WitchBlade Skills:

Warden: The wardens summons 2 ice dragons and freeze the floor causing insane damage and freezing them.

Slayer: The slayers enter into an instance mode that starts to launch attacks pretty fast.

Blade Dancer: They make the time go slowly and then when they finish charging their energy, they start to spin and cut everything that is near of them.


Shaman skills:


Reaper: The reapers morph itself in a kind of sexy demon that slashes their enemies with its huge scythe

Elementalist: The elementalists float in the air and launches many crystals that fall with an incredible speed in a huge range of 360 grades.

Taoist: The Taoists morph its staff into a giant hammer and starts to smash the enemies causing several amounts of damage to their enemies.

Also, the skin of the UI in-game have changed much, they have removed the old interface and add a new one, now am going to talk with more detail about this small changes:
*They have removed the old qualification system, so now you will get a certain amount of points depending your game play, ranks that goes from C to S.
*They have removed the BEST player of the party system.
*Amount of life was balanced according to the new damage system.
*The PVP arena is not longer available on the PVP NPC, now you may enter to the PVP arena by entering to the Colosseum, there is a minimum requirement of lvl 40 to participate of the PVP arena.
*New character creation / customization system.

A detailed review about Dizzel Online

Hi everyone, this is Yuto-kun bringing another Awesome review of another Awesome Korean game,It have passed like a thousand years i dont write any other article, but the truth is that i was verybusy prepairing all this NEW articles and getting CBT keys to show you guys the AWESOME of the KOREAN GAMES and this time, the evaluated game will be one of the mostly anticipate games for those who like to feel the adrenaline of shooting a gun, This time the game will be Dizzel Online, from Neowiz games, Dizzel is an MMOTPS published by Pmag, This game has tons of action and brutal gore scenes, so it is not for everyone, you might be fast and have patience because its too easy to get get killed by others.

Now going ahead and talking about the game servers, it seems like Korean games have a very different technology because i'm playing from Argentina and i get very low ping like 30~50, which is a good signal.

Now lets talk about the game, which is the thing they all want me to do...

A good notice for those who enjoy to play and pay nothing, is that Dizzel Online is totally free 2 play...

Now lets talk about innovations: because the game feels like a copy of Gears of War, beacouse its a TPS game with a pretty similar style of combat than Gear Of War 3 , yeah i could tell that i have some similar things like the Gore fighting scenes while ambush an enemy and killing him with a totally bloody and brutal grab.

Any similitude between Gears Of War and Dizzel are not intencional, am just judging the game such as a good futuristic version of Gears Of War, i dont think this game is a Gears Of War Clon, beacouse it has much innovation on it that much game dosent have, also a huge amount of sistems that are used on Dizzel are pretty new on the gamming industry.

-They have added a nade indicator that shows you the point the nade will fall, so this make easier the task of killing some 1 with a grenade on a TPS game.

-This game is pretty different of any other Online war game, you can make grabs to your opponents (yeah so similar to gears of war) but those are even more gore.

-The ammo clip is really low, so each bullet count as your last bullet, more if you are using stinger missiles.

You can also sneak through the walls and shot between them, like a real soldier does, we all might know that in real the soldiers don't go to kill people like Rambo, they hide behind a wall and start to shoot properly.

Okay so, am the kind of gamer which likes and appreciate the following things on a game,: Good Graphics , The gameplay must be innovating and fluid, they might be real depending on the game (so if we are playing a war game it would be one of the things i gotta judge), The Mobility of a game is one of the factors i mostly like, i prefer more the games that give you some adrenaline while playing it, and of course my enemy must be such as all gamers.

(my own rate)

Graphics: 8.5 The graphics are cool enough to make you feel that your inside the battlefield, I personally saw better graphics on a TPS game but at least this graphics keep the reality of the game to the maximum as possible, even if it has not much sense because its a future TPS game, its still awesome.

Gameplay : 9.3 The gameplay includes avoiding damage like wall hiding, rolling ,etc. The strategy of this game, it can be a good Cooperative game for those which likes to fight in team, or it can be also a good solo game for those who like to jump to the action like Rambo and kill everything in its way.

Latency: 10 I feel no lag, and the connection is between Argentina - Korea o.o

Innovation: 7.4 The game have input some new systems that are not in any MMOFPS - MMOFTPS , but they still need to improve / add some new things.

Addictive : 6.9 Okay, the game turns very addicting at the begging, but its not a game that you can play like 5~10 hours a day, because you will uninstall it in a flash, 1 week and bye bye, i feel this game is more for those guys who prefer to have fun with some FPS games in a short amount of time.

The weapon design is interesting, They are pretty well made, some weapons were never seen in any other fps games, even if the round magazine its not enough to abuse of their truly power i think its OK.

So we all might think, what i care that this game is now up if its in korean and i will never going to play it? Well, i could tell ou that your plain wrong, beacouse am so sure that this game will be released as soon as possible in USA and its possible that this game will be released with a global service.