Posts Tagged ‘Game Review’

EverQuest II Review

EverQuest II State: FinalWebsite: http://everquest2.station.sony.com/Developer/Publisher: Sony Online EntertainmentThe Pitch: EverQuest® II is the next generation of massively multiplayer gaming, a huge online world where friends have come together for adventure and community. Featuring breathtaking graphics and a vast, beautiful and dangerous game world to explore, EverQuest II sets the standard for graphical realism as players [...]

The Newb guide to MMORPGs

Introduction You must think I’m nuts. I downloaded 67 GIGABYTES worth of MMOGs to test. 26 of the suckers, 10 of which I’m focussing on here. As for the other 16? Well, they’re listed at the bottom of the article. If and when I get around to discussing them, they’ll be linked here as well. [...]

The Lord of the Rings Online Review

The Lord of the Rings Online State: FinalWebsite: http://www.lotro.comDeveloper/Publisher: TurbineThe Pitch: You need a pitch? It’s the Lord of the freaking Rings! You know.. ‘my preciousss’ and ‘one ring to rule them all’ and ‘second breakfastses’. If you seriously expected a pitch, then you should just move on to another game.   Performance   The [...]

City of Heroes / Villains Review

City of Heroes / Villains State: FinalWebsite: http://www.cityofheroes.comDeveloper/Publisher: Cryptic/NCSoftThe Pitch: City of Heroes® brings the world of comic books alive in this massively multiplayer 3D online universe.   Performance   City of Heroes ran pretty much exactly how you’d expect a 4 year old MMO to run on current hardware; very well. I was able [...]

Ryzom Review

Ryzom (formerly the Saga of Ryzom) State: Final (x3… it is the third publisher and re-release for this game)Website: http://www.ryzom.comDeveloper/Publisher: SpiderwebThe Pitch: Ryzom is a wholly original MMORPG fusing science fiction and fantasy. Ryzom Ring (R²), Ryzom’s first and free expansion, evolves the Saga introducing the first ever MMO scenario editor! Okay, that is pretty [...]