This game reminds me of Asheron's Call (Which is a good thing!!)

Dolmong

By looking at the screenshots and reading some of the info for this game, ArcheAge somehow reminds me of Asheron's Call open world exploration gameplay!

I am still a crazy fans of Asheron's Call by the big amount of freedom you can explore the whole world and you never get tired running from one end to another!  I remembered the beautiful view in Dereth while I climbed the mountain and exotic forest while going through the swarm.  Those feelings were kinda coming back when looking at the screenshot of this game!

I can't wait to play !!!

Daimyo21

Originally posted by Dolmong

By looking at the screenshots and reading some of the info for this game, ArcheAge somehow reminds me of Asheron's Call open world exploration gameplay!

I am still a crazy fans of Asheron's Call by the big amount of freedom you can explore the whole world and you never get tired running from one end to another!  I remembered the beautiful view in Dereth while I climbed the mountain and exotic forest while going through the swarm.  Those feelings were kinda coming back when looking at the screenshot of this game!

I can't wait to play !!!

Lots of good things from AC i can see in ArcheAge.  Essentially I feel that ArcheAge is taking everything that worked well in most older MMOs and then reinventing them to make a multi-hybrid-awesomeness of MMOs.  However, specific player-types like PvPers, explorers, crafters, achievers will all have to be open-minded and  compromise in order to find a full interest in the game.  Majority will find that theres enough content on release day to keep them busy for several months.

AC was great because the developers had a great relationship with the playerbase and knew what they wanted.  They gave enough freedom for the player to do whatever they wanted with the tools/mechanics to do it.  They overral did a better job then must Devs today which only pertain to a certain crowd.

 

 

Zooce

Yes! ArcheAge looks as if it may fill the gaming void left since AC.  I consider myself a jaded mmo player, but this one has me very excited.

DrunkWolf

That would be really awsome if this game is anything like Asherons Call. I loved that game, played it for many many years.

Zylaxx

I really would love to get excited by AA but I just cant for 2 reasons.

 

1. its an Asian game at heart with anime looks i.e. characters running hunched over in a very unrealistic animation, huge round eyes, cell shaded, and character animations that look weird.  (I loath anime)

2. the combat is stylized with a street fighter feel i.e. weapon swings that show the swooshing through the air of a weapon, colorful and rapid attacks which convey the sense of kung-fu more then actual swordplay.

 

 

the features sound great but I will be unable to get psat those 2 points.

k11keeper

Originally posted by Zylaxx

I really would love to get excited by AA but I just cant for 2 reasons.

 

1. its an Asian game at heart with anime looks i.e. characters running hunched over in a very unrealistic animation, huge round eyes, cell shaded, and character animations that look weird.  (I loath anime)

2. the combat is stylized with a street fighter feel i.e. weapon swings that show the swooshing through the air of a weapon, colorful and rapid attacks which convey the sense of kung-fu more then actual swordplay.

 

 

the features sound great but I will be unable to get psat those 2 points.

I'll admit as an avid anime fan I really don't see the resemblance of AA to anime but if you see it then you see it.

I will not debate any further with you whether it looks anime or not, that's really not my point here. I will say that I can relate to your feelings on how something so seemingly arbitrary can ruin your gaming experience. When I first logged into WoW I felt like I had just landed on a world full of cartoon characters and the odd shapes, bright colors, and the lack of any attempt to make it look realistic was a gigantic turn off for me.

Zylaxx

Originally posted by k11keeper

Originally posted by Zylaxx

I really would love to get excited by AA but I just cant for 2 reasons.

 

1. its an Asian game at heart with anime looks i.e. characters running hunched over in a very unrealistic animation, huge round eyes, cell shaded, and character animations that look weird.  (I loath anime)

2. the combat is stylized with a street fighter feel i.e. weapon swings that show the swooshing through the air of a weapon, colorful and rapid attacks which convey the sense of kung-fu more then actual swordplay.

 

 

the features sound great but I will be unable to get psat those 2 points.

I'll admit as an avid anime fan I really don't see the resemblance of AA to anime but if you see it then you see it.

I will not debate any further with you whether it looks anime or not, that's really not my point here. I will say that I can relate to your feelings on how something so seemingly arbitrary can ruin your gaming experience. When I first logged into WoW I felt like I had just landed on a world full of cartoon characters and the odd shapes, bright colors, and the lack of any attempt to make it look realistic was a gigantic turn off for me.

Yea its really all about perception, for me thats what I see and I dont think I could get past that sense.

 

IMHO there is a clear distinction between the looks of an Asian game and a Western game, I think we could both agree that at first glance you could determine what side of the pacific a game comes from.

 

I have played a few Asian games: Lineage 2, and Aion being the 2 most predominate and I could'nt last past the first day.  To each their own I suppose.

 

One last thing, for people that are in my camp who despise that Asian look, GW2 and TSW are coming out in the relative near future and I think both parties will have something to look froward to that just isnt "WoW clone #9867986".

Honeymoon69

reminds me of UO+Daoc