Creepy Things!

A creepy castle in EverQuest. Some shots today of my travels in EQ, EQ2 and Rift as well as Aura Kingdom.

Eye Candy: Shameless Selfie Edition

Capturing shots as I travel across various worlds ;) Starting off with a shameless WoW selfie... I cannot wait for the Legion pre-patch to hit... Cosmetic rewards! That and I am down to like five bag slots on most of my characters. It cannot come soon enough. I am guessing around July 19th, from reading up. Let's hope it is that close.

Eye Candy: Aura Kingdom

Sharing some shots from Aura Kingdom today! I caught some good ones ;) Pictured above is a capture from in-game fishing. 

Play-log: June

There is a really nice Humble Bundle out with lots of cool stuff, including some goodies for several MMO games. There is some stuff for Wildstar too, which caught my attention. If you haven't checked it out you can find it here. Good stuff all around. Anyhow, onto what I've been finding interesting as of late.

Screenshots And Things

Are we having fun yet?! Dire hates selfies in game and out, lol.

In a few short hours Wildstar will launch it's new F2P model. I never did end up trying the beta, I just thought since there was not much time in between the launch and the date I received the code; I may as well just wait and not spoil things for myself. I'm looking forward to seeing how the game has changed. I'll be picking up my Aurin stalker which is around 30, going from there to see how I like the game now. It has been quite awhile since I last played. I do miss my housing, and I liked the world a lot, so this will be great to check the game out again!

Visiting This Week: Aura Kingdoms, Onverse, Mabinogi

Awhile back I mentioned Aura Kingdom, trying it out and giving a few ideas of what I thought on the game. My brother decided to try it as well and thus we had a bit more time to take a better look at this title. I'd have to say as we progressed through, the game continued to feel polished. A bit sterile at times too though, it offers the option to auto path to quest objectives and quests. But that isn't a bad thing. It is just a very linear game. Perfect for jumping in and getting things done.

We had a chance to try some solo instances, which were very small but interesting. We picked up mounts at level eight, which was quite spiffy. They resemble chocobos. The game is really quite beautiful. you can't deny that. Flowers and storybook looking trees decorate the landscape with little cottages and fishing huts dotted along the way. It is really beautiful. I made it to around 20, I'd say the game is pretty easy to hop in and out of  and I've enjoyed myself quite nicely.

Heri and I.

The pet system is decent, we picked up our first combat pets, as you progress through the main story you get access to everything you've been wondering about such as pets and mounts, even appearance clothing. So, if you haven't tried it, it is a nice way to pass some time, relaxing, cheerful and overall decent. I don't know if I have the time to continue it on a regular basis, but it will be nice to pop in when I can.



I also decided to revisit Mabinogi. This is an interesting title. Lots of very unique classes and systems. I mean who doesn't want to be a puppet master?! The downside to all the interesting things about this game would be that is takes a lot of time to learn everything, such as rebirthing. Which resets your age so you can get more points, which make the character stronger. There is no level cap, I read the highest character was around 15, 000. Which is boggling!

The game has a lot of interesting things to offer, plenty of cool classes, there is a lot of variety on things to do. Farming, pets, mounts, and more than I really got to get too far with. It was just so overwhelming, so I am taking it slow and picking it up when I have time to sit and put some time into learning it.

I did like the puppet master class (pictured at top), there is now a tutorial which lets you try out some of the classes you pick from. I was swinging my puppet round about into mobs, smashing him all over and controlling him to do my bidding. Very, very fun! The tutorial for humans looks to be quite a bit different from the last time I played. It seems to give more direction, I also read you want your first character to be a human for bonuses. There is so much to learn, a very in depth game.

I'm still puttering about in the world of Onverse. Megaplots were released last week. Basically huge islands with a much higher item count allowed, for more extravagant building. I decided to try my hand at creating my own house instead of having one to only decorate. I had a great time coming up with an idea, still work to be done on the isle but it is looking pretty decent. I've had a lot of players complement me on it, which always just makes me glow :)

Exploring different areas.

Finishing up a quest I've been working on for about a week now. Elemental planes. 

My house, Stellar Isle.

Building the house, wish we had the option to fly on plots to build!

Quick Glance- Aura Kingdoms and Eldevin

Today I thought I'd mention a couple of neat little games that might be fun to pass the time with, both being F2P. The first up is Aura Kingdoms, which went into open beta yesterday. I only played a short time so far but this game seems pretty laid back and casual, especially after reading about it a bit.

It is an anime type MMO, with colorful and smooth graphics. The shot above is in-game. The world is quite lovely as are the characters. There are several classes to pick from, a nice variety and these are not gender locked. There are no pet classes but this is because everyone gets pets, you choose one when you create your class. There are healer pets and tankish pets to pick from, which gives you four options, two creatures and two humanoid. It was nice to see a selection there.

The game is point and click with action, sort of a hybrid. You don't have to point and click to move but the option is there. It is pretty simple to get out of the bad stuff, just click out of the rings. Combat is pretty simple, you can use the hotkeys 1-9 or simply right click the buttons. WASD does work, thankfully and you can jump.

I don't think the game is particularly hard. As I mentioned, it is quite laid back and casual. I don't know just how much lasting power it has for a main game (there is a daily instance cap), but it seems pretty solid for something to pick up and relax with. There are tons of people running around all over, which was nice to see. It offers group instances and solo as well. In this 'dry spell' for new games, I think a lot of people have flocked to it to see if it is anything worth playing. I'd say it is worth trying for sure, see if it is for you. It is a really good looking game, I like the anime feel to the characters and the world. You can check out the game here on the official site.

The second game I thought was worth mentioning is a little indie game called Eldevin. It has a Runescape feeling to it, a browser based game. Very light and charming, easy to pick up and play. It offers cosmetic items and pets, questing, professions with crafting as well.

The game drops you into a quick tutorial and sends you out into the world through learning skills such as ranged, melee and magic. You get a solid feeling for the game and how it works as you progress. The graphics are nothing amazing, but not without charm, it is a browser game after all. The view is top down which allows you to zoom in a bit and angle the camera a bit- to access mobs, doors and such a little easier.

I can't say I spent too much time playing as I just picked it up but it looks to hold promise while offering an old school feel. This is one I thought worth mentioning because it really seems something fun to pick up and play when you want a retro feeling game with rpg elements. You can find more about it here on the official site.

I'm always on the lookout for fresh games that just have a different feel, I can say these two meet a definite niche. Especially if you're looking for anime type games like Aura Kingdoms, which there are a few out but these characters are some of the most interesting I've seen that really look good and really pop, especially as you progress the story. You can either watch scenes and read them, or skip them.

As with Eldevin, it has a really cozy starting area, with plenty of exploring to do. Great to pick up on a rainy day and get into some exploring and questing.

That's it for today, safe adventures!