Recent reviews by Shin

MAJOR Reason for negative Review: Regional PvP Events, specially on lower level areas, without a opt out option.

Game is fine, combat feels good, story is skipable, dungeons are fun and the parry mechanic makes the game feel beyond a classic tab target MMORPG, building characters are okayish.

Praises end there.

World feels empty, There are basically Monsters and Codex entries in a huge open world.
Some events make some leveling quests unavaliable or way too hard to achieve.
Phasing or getting Stuck on map geometry happens way too frequent, on critical moments too.
Constant ruberbanding, gliding failing and other issues with server communication.

I was hoping this game to last me at least 15 days while i wait for the next New World update. This game took 2 days and some change to take me from hyped to disappointed.

"game gets fun after you reach lv 50"
"you need to READ the Main Story Quest to enjoy later story"

I've been holding back my punches in this game, and after trying to enjoy it for about 5 to 7 attempts, I will finally get to write a review and give up on the game forever.

I am a BIG fan of Final Fantasy Games. Being Final Fantasy IX my favorite. And even enjoyed XV that is a controversial one.
This game story starts so slow and boring that I gave up after visiting the 3 Cities and started skipping cutscenes.
Fetch/Kill quests that make you go in and out of zones repeatedly.
Reached lv 50 and the story kept dragging on my longest try.
"Classic" mmo tab targeting is OUTDATED and BORING. And the game managed to make it EVEN LESS ENJOYABLE with global cool downs. Even Final Fantasy XI/XII feels better to play.

For everything I tried to enjoy this game, the game got less and less fun.

Just Better MMO's:

Guild Wars 2 - Also has a free trial with limited functionality, NO SUBSCRIPTION, once you buy expansions you're good GOOD, Horizontal gear progression after lv 80, Tab target and Action hybrid combat, BUILD DIVERSITY! Game has no traditional roles, but you can build a character as a Tank, Support or DPS in harder content, Story is just fun, with lots of twists and turns.

Throne and Liberty - Free to Play with "Pay to get stronger faster" micro-transactions. (comparable to level boost in WoW, FF14, GW2), Tab targeting combat with THE BEST PARRY SYSTEM I'VE EVER TASTED. Offers a bit of build diversity but some combination of weapons are "inefective",Story, for all I've seen, is quite enjoyable but the real meat of the game lies on PVP.

Game is good, BUT...

Resetting progress sucks.

Third-Person Destiny with Warframe Mods? HELL YEAH

not free

Best MMORPG that i've ever played. Story Rich, GREATEST COMMUNITY and no constant grinding for gear. If you never played it, give it a chance, if you played it before, try it again. I've played this game on launch and it had "no endgame" but now I don't have the attention span nor the time to consume all the content.

DEMOCRACY WINS!

TLDR: Better than recent Pokemon
Remember: This is an EARLY ACCESS REVIEW.


Starting the review with the negatives.
- Story is delivered in notes spread around the world. Its boring.
- All pals are mostly the same in combat, the only thing that separate them is their Active Partner Skill and if it has a Unique Skill.
- Pocket Pair still spending money with server upkeep instead of leaving it to 3rd parties.
- Building system needs a complete rework. and corner pieces.
- Uses RNG to prolong gameplay. (Breeding for passives)
- Dungeon layouts are repetitive.
- Mounts animations are stiff, and the mount glides on any surface if they are too fast.
- Still have a lot of exploits/bugs. (unlimited exp gain, going through walls, duplication of items, EXTREME TRAVEL METHODS)

Now for the real meat.
- Game is much more than pokemon with guns. It's more comparable to ARK in gameplay, with extra charisma points.
- Material progression is genius.
- SOME Pals LOOK unique and have a lot of personality.
- Technology progression feels fluid on gameplay, even after lv 50, giving more meaning to exploring dungeons and looking for chests.
- Completing the Paldex is actually very fun.

Overall a good game but the company running it have some doubt inducing decisions. I've played past games from pocket pair and their history ain't good. Hopefully on the expansion of the team things will get better, untill then, next patch I might update this.

I can't believe I took so long to play this game. It's, without a doubt, a artful masterpiece.

Incredible to see Nexon creating such amazing games like this one now.

Game is very fun and complex. Probably E-Sport ready if some balancing goes in.
Movement is heavy yet responsive.
The weight of the weapons feel just right.
The current cast is diverse and interesting.
The World that the game takes in tickle your curiosity... i mean, its a Modern Medieval High Fantasy Warfare! Where people fight with magic being carried by dragons, trucks and tanks. Hope we get a Story mode!

Saddly, we have bads...
Custom Games cost a type of currecy.
Game Modes, right now, have a high player number requirement. 12 to 32 players needed for a game. Hope to see 2v2's or duels in the future.
Gliders movement seems to be tied to the server, so it feels really unresponsive.

And with all that, the game is a Yes, must play, master and conquer.