Is it just me, or does it feel like
all these “new” browser based MMO's are just the same thing over
and over again? I'm at a point where I'm barely paying attention to
the dialogue/story anymore. I just don't care. It looks the same
and it feels the same.
So, let's take a look at Broken Realm
by R2games. I had never even heard of this game until I was
searching through a list of open betas I'd like to try and the name
caught my eye. I scanned their page and really found no information
on what the game was about. The most I got from it was that Broken
Realm is a medieval-fantasy MMORPG. Upon searching through other
pages and scanning other peoples reviews, I now know that it is a
follow up to Crystal Saga: Origins. To briefly sum it up, the
beloved Queen has died and we now have a new King. We join his army
and work our way up to find out everything is not as it seems. I
made it 11 minutes in.
Now, don't get me wrong. I have full
intentions of playing this game and getting further in. You never
know, it could get better.
But, lets forget about my whining and
complaining and lets talk game features. Character creation is
mediocre, but was exactly what I expected for the type of game. Each
class is pre-made. You just click on what you want to be and that is
who you are, no custom made dilly-dallying. There are four classes:
Barbarian, Archer, Paladin, and Mage, and you can choose to be male
or female. I chose to try the paladin.
The graphics are 2.5D, which has been
feeling like the trend for
browser based games. While I tend to enjoy a more cartoony style, as
opposed to realistic graphics, this style of game tends to bore me.
I really don't feel like I'm part of the game.
Autopathing!!
I've played other games where autopathing felt all right. I could
chat on the phone and still quest. I never felt like I was missing
out on any story and I still felt involved. In Broken Realm it does
not feel right. I think this is because you begin with autopathing
already turned on. So, I get into the game and my character is
running from quest giver to quest giver and I barely know what's
going on. Yes, you can turn it off and I eventually did. As it
turns out, you only get one hour of autopathing (as a free to play
player).
Combat
is pretty straight forward and probably the most fun for me. I just
pointed and clicked and my character did the rest, alternating
between my various abilities. Before I knew it, I was level 5 and
had no idea how I got there. After a bit of research, I discovered
that Broken Realm has a high experience gain, so levelling does go by
quite quickly. There are dungeons available to explore and I hope to
give them a try in the near future. Same goes for their PVP.
What
did I enjoy? The music!! It really made the game feel like the
medieval-fantasy game it is supposed to be. Not once did I feel the
need to turn it off or down a little. While it's not something I'm
going to listen to all day, I definitely didn't need to pull up
iTunes.
Should
you play it? It's free to play, so its not like you'll be out
anything but your time. Personally, from what I've read about where
the story will take us, I really want to keep my eyes on this game.
Perhaps, a few changes will be made that will keep my attention.
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