Elsword is a 2.5D action-packed side scrolling MMO brawler with that certain anime charm. It borrows a lot of mechanics and functionality from side scrolling brawlers and fighting games but simplifies them into an easy to learn experience while still retaining the intricacies and mastery that fighting games have been known for resulting in a game that's enjoyable for all kinds of players.

Even though the game does not feature a character creator like most other MMOs, it instead opts to give you a selection of colorful characters to choose from, which meant that the game had a lot more personality and flair going for it in comparison to other games in its genre.

While the game uses cosmetics and a pay-for-convenience business model, you can pay for pretty much everything that's not account tied (such as extra inventory space) from the community market with in-game currency which is pretty nice.

Even though it is a really fun game to play, especially with friends, it does fall into the trappings that most Korean MMOs come with being their grindy nature and severely expensive item shops. Despite this, I still give this one a solid recommendation to at least try it out because of the amount of fun I've personally had with it.

Elsword is a 2.5D action-packed side scrolling MMO brawler with that certain anime charm. It borrows a lot of mechanics and functionality from side scrolling brawlers and fighting games but simplifies them into an easy to learn experience while still retaining the intricacies and mastery that fighting games have been known for resulting in a game that's enjoyable for all kinds of players. Even though the game does not feature a character creator like most other MMOs, it instead opts to give you a selection of colorful characters to choose from, which meant that the game had a lot more personality and flair going for it in comparison to other games in its genre. While the game uses cosmetics and a pay-for-convenience business model, you can pay for pretty much everything that's not account tied (such as extra inventory space) from the community market with in-game currency which is pretty nice. Even though it is a really fun game to play, especially with friends, it does fall into the trappings that most Korean MMOs come with being their grindy nature and severely expensive item shops. Despite this, I still give this one a solid recommendation to at least try it out because of the amount of fun I've personally had with it.