Combat works according to a simple system of carefully timed trumps and counter-trumps. Fights are a refreshing change of pace from the typical MMO. It doesn’t help that the interface is terrible, characterized by clunky interactions with computer-controlled characters, a camera that’s so tight it’s impossible for players to get the proper perspective, and an inventory system that requires lots of fastidious management.īeyond these tribulations, however, “Mabinogi” has a few points in its favor.
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Without a longer-term idea of how to play or what to do, “Mabinogi” bogs down with tough quests or pointless errands and a general sense of ‘what now?’. There are no methods for players to easily meet and join up in the game’s online world, even though the difficult of many missions demands it. A lot of the advanced features, such as aging, rebirth, travel and the economy are poorly explained. It starts out easily enough, but after several hours, the average player will hit a brick wall.
MMOs like “World of Warcraft” and “Lord of the Rings Online” take pains to ease the player into their gameworlds, gradually teaching him or her how to play, gently ramping up the difficulty level, and carefully avoiding any discouragement that might make someone rethink the monthly fee. But the dirty little secret about “Mabinogi” (and indeed many Korean games) is that it’s actually hardcore, sometimes to the point of being brutal. Anime-style children and cel-shaded artwork reinforces the cartoon vibe. This is your typical fantasy world, with fairies and villagers all blandly drawn in simple cheery graphics that would make it easy to mistake for kiddie fare. The name “Mabinogi” is drawn from Celtic mythology, but don’t expect anything particularly Irish.
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