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5.4

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Asda Story

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Xiaoki  3/14/08 10:15:10 PM

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Graphics - bland. About the only thing about the graphics that aren't compleyely are the characters. The spell effects are nothing special either, that are there and you know what they represent and thats about it. The enemies are pretty basic and used many times but with different colors. The world itself is the most bland, sparse landscapes and very low poly.

Sound - repetitive and annoying. The BGM is almost just white noise you block out and stop hearing after 2 minutes. The sound effects however you can't help but hear and are absolutely terrible. If you choose a melee class then prepare to play on mute.

Gameplay -  interesting. The skills system is like Diablo, you choose skills/attacks from a skill tree and those choices will lead you down the tree. For each class there are 3 trees(Fighters have a 1 hand sword, spear and 2 hand sword tree) and these trees are done quite well. All the skills are percentage based so a skill you get at the beginning will still be useful later on. The best thing about the skill trees is the feeling you get of uniqueness, you're not just getting the same spell/attack/skill at the same level as everyone else.  It's very sad that something so basic as a skill tree is a welcome change in an MMO. The skill trees aside the actual combat is cookie cutter: iniate combat with auto-attack then press number keys to activate special attacks.

The gear progression is pretty rigid though. But there is an Auction House and crafting.

Leveling - somewhat typical. The first 10 levels go by quick enough but then it starts to really slow down. However, the slow down isn't caused by a massive increase in the exp required to level but the enemies you have to fight: after level 10 pretty much every enemy is an "elite". Soloing 1 enemy can take a while and will require one or more healing potions. If you are attacked by more than 1 enemy at a time only luck will keep you alive. Also, killing enemies nets almost no exp. Killing an enemy several levels above you will fetch about 1% to 2% exp. Leveling is entirely about quests, most quests will get you around 20% to 30% exp and a healthy amount of gold.

Asda Story isn't actually bad but the faults do bring it down quite a bit. If you can find some friends to help you along it could be enjoyable but if you are going it alone you will probably lose interest soon.

 
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