It's... a disappointment. Technically, the game's a decent MMO. It doesn't break any molds and doesn't do anything wild with the gameplay, but it's solid and the housing's cruelly limited but great if you can get it. The story never seemed interesting to me, thousands upon thousands of 'Warriors of Light/Darkness' all being the hero together, with horrible NPCs and cringey cutscenes that you are absolutely forced (no joke, really) to sit through to open up the dungeons, zones and other content. If you come late to the game you can pay extra to skip this grind to be able to play with friends, or you can go through it all, solo, to catch up and join the pals you probably signed up to hang out with. And heaven forbid you try to join the role playing community - oof, the only people more elitist than these RPers are League of Legends players.

This game felt like such a chore, and always a nearly-but-not-quite great game that, ultimately, is a letdown if you're not crazy about anime cliches.

It's... a disappointment. Technically, the game's a decent MMO. It doesn't break any molds and doesn't do anything wild with the gameplay, but it's solid and the housing's cruelly limited but great if you can get it. The story never seemed interesting to me, thousands upon thousands of 'Warriors of Light/Darkness' all being the hero together, with horrible NPCs and cringey cutscenes that you are absolutely forced (no joke, really) to sit through to open up the dungeons, zones and other content. If you come late to the game you can pay extra to skip this grind to be able to play with friends, or you can go through it all, solo, to catch up and join the pals you probably signed up to hang out with. And heaven forbid you try to join the role playing community - oof, the only people more elitist than these RPers are League of Legends players. This game felt like such a chore, and always a nearly-but-not-quite great game that, ultimately, is a letdown if you're not crazy about anime cliches.