MMORPG and RPG Games



Maplestory

http://maplestory.nexon.net/Intro/

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       To play Maplestory, you have to download it from the website. This MMORPG is brought to you by Nexon, the creators of games like Mabinogi. From Lith Harbor that welcomes you from a long journey from Maple Island, you'll run into such fascinating towns as Henesys - the village of bowmen with comfy mushroom-shaped houses gathered together; Ellinia - the village of magicians with mysterious spells embedded between tall trees; Perion - the village of warriors with a fighting spirit; and Kerning City - the village of thieves that is strangely similar to the back alleys of dark cities; and even Nautilus - the town of pirates that is partially underwater.
       You can choose from 4 different classes: Warrior, Bowman, Mage, Pirate, and Thief. There are subclasses to choose from once you reach level 30, another at level 70, and the last at level 120. The level cap is currently set at 200. Battle monsters to earn mesos, buddy up with other users, create guilds, explore Victoria Island and beyond, level up, and complete quests. You can also choose to buy Nexon Cash and access the Cash Shop to purchase special clothing, pets, accessories, and items to help you in the game, like a 2x EXP card. Some people get tired of MapleStory after about a year or so of playing it. However, cute graphics, friendly people, and appealing gameplay makes most of the players come back for more. - 5 stars


Club Penguin

http://clubpenguin.com/

A multiplayer online game where your character is a penguin. You can interact with other penguins, throw snowballs, play games, take care of puffles, and act out plays. Most items that you have to buy are Member-Only, and you can become a member by paying a monthly fee of $5.95, a semiannual payment of $29.95, or a yearly fee of $57.95. Without membership, you are not allowed access to any clothing items other than colors (to change the color of your penguin), backgrounds, and free holiday items. You are also not allowed to purchase any puffles other than the blue and red puffles. You can walk your puffle, feed it, give it a treat, play with it, give it a bath, give it a nap, or walk it. There are many different games all over the map, like a surfing game where you press key combos to do tricks.There are celebrations and events regularly. This game is best for kids up to 9 or 10 years old. - 3 stars

Dragonfable 

http://www.dragonfable.com/

Dragonfable is an animated, 2-D RPG. In the game, you are a young adventurer who stumbles upon a Priestess and her companion, a moglin named Twilly. You start the game by saving the priestess from being attacked by a Gorillaphant, and then travel to a castle to report news to Rolith of the Pentagonal Knights. From there you start an epic quest to rescue the Black Dragon Box and obtain your very own dragon. But the game doesn't stop there: throughout the game, you have many other quests, NPCs, and exotic lands to explore. Dragonfable is a free online game, although you can choose to pay a one-time fee for membership, which comes with many privileges in the game, like a Dragon Amulet, Dragon Coins, quests, weapons, and pets. This game is complete with hilarious dialogue, great graphics, and side-splitting cutscenes. There are updates every Thursday and on holidays, where they give events like Frostvale, for Christmas. It's a free online game by the creators of AdventureQuest, AQWorlds, and Mechquest. - 5 stars

AdventureQuest

http://www.battleon.com/

AdventureQuest is a fully Flash-animated RPG that you can play when you are on your lunchbreak, when the big game servers go down, or even for hours every day! You fight against hordes of monsters and enemies so that you can grow stronger and obtain ancient weapons of unimaginable power. You need nothing more than your web browser and the latest Macromedia Flash plugin to play. Oh, and maybe $19.95 to become a Guardian. Explore an entire world, filled with over 700 monsters, hundreds of items, magical powers to gain, and many classes to master! Become a Fighter, Wizard, Ninja, Vampire Slayer, Rogue, Knight, Mage, Paladin, Dragonslayer, and more. New quests, areas, items or events show up every week in AdventureQuest! There are currently over 600 unique enemies to encounter, 400 unique weapons, over 150 unique armors and shields to use, and hundreds of spells and pets to aid you in battle, all found in dozens of quests, towns and areas through the world. It's a free online game by the creators of AQWorlds, Dragonfable, and Mechquest. - 5 stars

MechQuest 

http://www.mechquest.com/ 

This fun, online 2-D RPG is set in the future, with spaceships, aliens, other planets, and mechas! You are a student going to the planet Lore to study at Gears University. You can get jobs and work steadily through the levels to earn money, go to the classes and earn EXP, join a University House for a uniform and exclusive hairstyles. It's a free online game by the creators of AdventureQuest, Dragonfable, and AQWorlds.The storyline is detailed and the graphics are great. - 5 stars

AQWorlds 

http://www.aq.com/

AdventureQuest Worlds is an animated, 2-D MMORPG. Players can interact with each other and team up to do quests, explore the world, and battle monsters. You can choose to pay a one-time fee for membership, which comes with many privileges in the game, like exclusive classes, areas, quests, weapons, and pets. There are updates every week and on holidays. It's a free online game by the creators of AdventureQuest, Dragonfable, and Mechquest. There are many quests worth doing, although some quests ask you to fight monsters beyong your capability at your current level. - 3.5 - 4 stars

 

RuneScape 

http://www.runescape.com/

       RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), set in a fantasy world of warring races, ravaged landscapes and sinister powers. Having chosen an adventurer, players are free to find their role within it: to live by the sword and face hundreds of enemies, to further the storyline in RuneScape's quests, or to train in any of a number of skills. It's a detailed, vast world with over 100 quests to complete.
       Membership (About $5 per month) opens up access to the Official Discussion Forums. Starting out, you are limited to the free version of the game, which is quite extensive for being a "trial". The free version has 15 skills available, but with limited abilities, 18 simple quests, and a fair amount of cities and towns to visit. With membership, all 24 skills are open to you, with no restriction (Besides requirement level) on the abilities you can have for every skill, over 30 mini games in which involve combat or skilling, a huge world to travel plus many more dungeons, over 140 quests to complete, more weaponry and armors, plus much more.There are many activities such as boss hunting, a variety of mini games, and Player Killing.    
       Of course, I have yet to talk about the RuneScape player community. Being an MMORPG, you'll find yourself among many, MANY players in your travels. Now, here comes one of the bad aspects of the game. It's not exactly Jagex's fault either, but the fact that about 80% of RuneScape's players are rather childish and immature, it can bring down some people. In members, you will find less of these kinds of players, but there's always the obnoxious player who just has to make your game experience a bit frustrating. The good thing is, that's not many. You can make friends while playing RuneScape, either just helping each other out, or just talking and getting to know one another when doing just about anything.Runescape is created by Jagex. - 5 stars




 

 Toontown

http://www.play.toontown.com

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This game must be downloaded from the website. In Toontown, players, as Toons, join forces to save the world from the invading robot Cogs - humorless business robots who are attempting to turn the colorful, happy world of Toontown into a corporate metropolis. Because Cogs can't take a joke, Toons use cartoon gags to crack them up! You can customize your Toon character, train your pet Doodle, defeat Cogs, go on quests, fish, and play minigames for Jellybeans. You can have a 3-day free trial playing on Toontown. Then you can choose to purchase membership at $9.95 per 30 days (subscription plans vary depending on length). With membership, you can access lots of new worlds, buy furniture for your house from the Clarabelle's Cattlelog, buy new clothing, and play for as long as the subscription lasts. - 4 stars


 Mabinogi

http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Intro/

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       Mabinogi needs to be downloaded to be played. It's a MMORPG created by Nexon. Characters are made with character cards, which are separated into two groups: basic and premium. Basic cards are given free the first time you create a character. Premium cards give more customization options, but you need to pay to get them.
       In this game, you can learn various skills that are divided into four groups: Life, Combat, Magic and Alchemy. Life is for crafting and performing skills, like fishing, cooking, composing, tailoring, smithing, or potion making. Some of the Life skills available are also mini-games. Combat refers to melee and ranged attack skills, as well as defensive moves. Magic is made up of three kinds of elemental magic (ice, fire and lightning) and non-elemental magic, like healing and recovery skills. Alchemy is used with a cylinder and a crystal. Alchemy is not available in the North American version of the game.
       Interacting with NPCs is important in this game, as developing a good relationship with them will unlock quests and skills. Quests and part-time jobs that you can take from NPCs give gold, EXP, ability points, and items. Quests range from killing monsters to collecting items to rescuing villagers.
       Although controls for the game are difficult (click where you want to go), you can also click on the map for your character to walk over.