Flyff Review

Flyff Review

Well after seeing the first game (Upshift Strike Racer) I thought all games would be exactly like that. This game really needed to raise the bar if Gpotato wanted to look good. So let's look at the second game from Gpotato: Flyff (Fly for Fun)

Graphics

Let's just get this out of the way. I do not base computer games on visual appeal but difference in characters and objects in the game. Overall the graphics were nice. I saw many many different monsters which was a nice change. Everything looked different and well every item was different. You would see a new face in almost playable character you saw. Like most RPGs there is almost an unlimited amount of customization so it's no surprise to tell you guys the truth. Anyway the one out of the two major flaws I saw was that they used the same model for a group of characters. For example you had someone who helped with weapons would have the same models as someone else who handled weapons. This was an annoying yet helpful idea. "Now how is that helpful?" some of you might be asking. Let me tell you why, when you want to find a specific person that gives you some food you can look for that type of character model and usually they will offer you the same thing. Anyway graphics were awesome and so I award the game for its graphics.

One example of a model

Sound

Sound for a game has to be nice to be noticeable and this was. The music overall fit the game close to flawlessly. The game does have some good sound effects though some of the voices for the monsters are horrible like the mushroom monsters sound like cats! So maybe there is an extra flaw but again it's something to look over because it's only one monster so a flaw that can be easily looked over. Even so the music did have its blend ins but that was on rare occasions so again it's something to look over. Even though the music wasn't Maplestory worthy it still had its moments.

Gameplay

Gameplay is the longest and hardest subject to talk about but has such a big effect it can't be skipped. First the Gameplay is one of the best I have ever seen. I'm not a big RPG fan so it's hard to push me into a good RPG especially when things take way too long to complete and can be very boring. This game changed everything I thought about stereotypes and flipped it over. I mean that the gameplay had so much to offer that I was surprised it was kept this low.

Let's start at the very beginning of the game when you are a noob. You create your character and start off at Flaris Island. One flaw here was actually an irresponsive tutorial at the bottom of your screen but again that is something that can be looked over because it's real easy to start out even as a new character. You get an endless amount of monsters of the same type so it's easy to level and you also feel welcome. The combat system is easy since you don't have to hold any buttons. The attacking is really fast so that your attention never decreases.

Later in the game you realize why the game is great: there is no stress! For an example you can go through enemies so you don't get hurt when you touch them which is a huge relief when you see a whole patch of enemies. One of the greatest things that I really liked was that monsters won't attack you unless the following 2 things happen: 1. you attack them first 2. Their name is in red. When this happens you want to stay as far away as possible or else they may spot you and try to attack you. These features usually don't happen in a game so it was nice for a change.

There are shops around the area that you can go to. The shops use a currency called penya which is the games currency. You use it to buy some stuff from other people. The price for the stuff is high and some of the stuff there isn't even worth it. Though again if you have no life whatsoever you'll go and use your own money to get potatoes which is the currency of every Gpotato game.

So the one major flaw in this game that makes me get a bit pissed off is the title! Why you ask because you can't fly till your level 20! That's one stupid flaw especially seeing how the title says FLY for fun. Well again I won't be able to tell you how the flying part goes unless we get more members that can help me level up. I'll try to make it to level 20 by the video review for your pleasure.

Leveling up

Lasting Appeal

So what do I think about how long the game can pull you in for? The game will suck you in and almost make it seem World of Warcraft worthy. This game was the only one that I loved playing and the only game that I really wanted to keep on playing. I really can't say much except that playing this game is one of the most addicting games that I know.

Fun

Overall the game is one big pile of fun. Everything flowed together with only two major flaws. I guess all game designers were here and not working on Upshift Strike Racer. I loved how they placed everything and how addicting the game was. This game also is something you can start and stop which makes it really fun and convenient. Overall I recommend this game and hope that all of you will realize how great a game this is.

Downloadability

The game can be found as I have seen some but not a lot of advertisements. Though it is a sister game of Raplez so you can find it real close to each other. Hopefully this game can get a review but either way it's a highly populated game so again I recommend this game also here is the link Flyff online

Graphics: 9.5
Sound: 9.6
Gameplay: 10.0
Lasting Appeal: 10.0
Fun: 9.9
Downloadability: 9.0
Overall: 9.9

Audition Video Review!!!

Ok I did it in 4 different ways so here they are: also the next game is Upshift Strike Racer which will be posted next friday look at bottom for more info tell me if one of them is not working

Youtube Version



Google Video version



Veoh Version


Online Videos by Veoh.com

there we go also my voice does not sound like that
and my brother did not do Audition for Dummies thing

Audition Review

Video Review by Saturday.

I know I was supposed to give you a review on wed but well I had troubles getting everything ready. I also had a problem posting the pictures on wedendsday and finally figured it out today so now I’ll be able to post using Microsoft word.

Intro

With the many music games you would wonder if you would ever see a free one. Well Nexon jumped again and came to the rescue. As the one of the first free dancing games to hit the online market you would wonder if the game would either be terribly bad or amazingly good of course that’s what a review does. Join me as we figure out about the world of Audition.

Graphics
Graphics for a game can be hard to judge and since there is no real basis I judge by the difference of the game. Well this game excels in difference. I saw customization that people have not even used. The stages look real nice compared to other 3d dance games (I’m talking about DDR) I have seen in the past.

I was recording so I could barely play

When the next time I go dancing I’m going to dance like them

Well as you can see it’s worked out perfectly in this picture I mean look at those stages! I loved all of the game I think that it deserves an A+ in the Graphics.

Sound

Sound usually plays a major role in dancing games. Well this has some nice music. What I liked was that the music was from a lot of genres and the music was modern which made me much happier. Of course you will see in the video review that the music is very good. Lots and lots of music are played from artist of any sort. One problem is the lag in the game which I faced multiple times. That is the problem because all sound quits and you miss beats. This is never a good thing. Though the sound itself is amazing and it is able to update music which again is an awesome thing.

Game play

There were soooooooooooooooooooooooooo many modes. I mean I could not tell you the modes that were in there. I may not have even seen all of them! Since that is a possibility I decided to show you 3 modes of game play. First is Normal mode the main mode of Audition. The mode is different than expected as you are supposed to do a combination of arrows and then press space bar before the sphere passes the white area (shown in the video review).The mode itself is fun to play but one mess up and the combination disappears. This usually leaves no time to redo the combination. When this happens you lose a turn. The mode was fun to play but can be very annoying to mess up and start all over again. The next mode was called Beat Up. This mode is a reincarnation of DDR with extra features. You use the number pad and press the number with the corresponding arrow. Just like DDR you get awarded by combos every 10 combos you get a letter until you get BEATUP. That doubles the score (I think) from then on. The mode for me is the best because of the feel of the game. The last mode of all is One- Two. I think some people have heard of this type of mode. This mode makes you follow an NPC (Non Playable Character) and follow what they do in rhythm. I found a lot of difficulty playing the mode and found out that the mode was not popular at all! I found around 1 room every hour showing it and few people where in that room. The mode overall sucks and I would not recommend playing it.

This is Beat Up the one that looks like DDR

When you look at the Video Review you’ll see it much better
The cash shop is also there. Again if you have no life use your own money and buy the items you probably won’t need. Though this time these guys realized that people don’t want to waste their own money and let you buy the items with beats (where do you think I got those nice threads). Even so Beats are hard to earn and you need a lot of beats to buy some of this stuff which can get real annoying but that is something you can look over. The last thing on this list is the level system which is based on experience points. I don’t know exactly when you level up but level 1-5 is beginner (I’m on 5) and 6+ is pretty much the harder levels. The level system takes a much longer time than expected but that’s fine when you have other features that keep you occupied. Even so the game play for the game is awesome and if you can live through some of the problems in game play and stay away from one two you’ll realize this is a good game.

Lasting Appeal

The game is fun I mean real fun. The game itself is fun and I recommend it all people. The only problem is the lag and the cash shop. Besides that you can meet up with friends and talk to each other and have an awesome time with each other. The game is one of the better games that Nexon has made. I love it and if you have friends you’ll never quit. Though if you don’t have anyone to play with, the game can be fun as you’ll be lost in the modes that they give you. I found the game to be very enjoyable and I hope you guy will feel the same way.

Fun
The game is very fun to play I love it because of all the modes you get to play. I think that all people would love playing this game so give it a try. I loved almost all modes in the game and I loved playing everything that was in the game. There were some problems like the shop and the One Two mode but that was it. Overall get the game it is fun and awesome to play.
Downloadabillity
From what I heard there were commercials from MTV networks I was able to see the commercial which was nice and I even saw the promo for Audition was even better but if you want to see or download audition I got the link right here I love the game and it should be fun for you guys too. Audition Online for North America

Graphics: 9.3

Sound: 9.9

Game play: 10

Lasting Appeal: 8.4

Downloadabillity: 8.0

Overall
9.0

Kartrider review

The old days of kart racing, you know what I'm talking about the fun kart racing games. Well Nexon decided to give this genre a try and well the results are mixed. Let me explain KartRider is a racing game with cartoon like styles as you'll see. The game consists mostly of a very unique multiplayer. They haven't developed KartRider that much since it is still in beta form but they can't slack off.

First is multiplayer the game has most of the basics. You are allowed to have a race using two types: speed or item. Speed is really just racing without items. There give you many techniques that you can use like drifting but they aren't useful. Speed may have some amazing stuff but it really could be improved. Item mode is of course is using items. The items are of course fun give this game a pickup and play feel. You race with many types of items like boost down to confuse. The two types are divided farther into single and team. Single is pretty much what I explained. Team of course is when you are on a team and is trying to defeat the other. You do have a 50/50 chance of winning but you get less experience points. (I'll explain later about that)

In Scenario you follow a boy who has just earned his practice kart. He tries his way to the boom hill open. Along the way he meets friends and he does many races over the course. The positive side is that you get to relax and single player with yourself and just have fun. The only real annoyance is 2 things 1. You are forced to do some multiplayer races in great portions. Like 20 races but it has only happened twice though it can get very annoying. 2. After you are finished with multiplayer races you are expected to have gained enough experience points to move on. Mostly you never do and are forced to play multiplayer until you finish.

There are extra modes like license where you are able to get your rookie license but of course it isn't that hard as you have to do a quest (more on that later). The game also provides shopping section where you shop for characters, plates, items, karts, and the list goes on and on. You can also give gifts to other buddies as a random act of kindness. Garage also is another multiplayer function it enables you to check out others people places. Of course since it is in beta you don't have much of a choice to do what you want to, but you are able to select random visit and see someone else's garage most likely they will be at their garage while you check it out. That is probably the best way to make friends and enable a nice chat.

Time trial is necessary on most to all racing games. Even though I'm a racing fan I still don't like time trials so it was a pain to go through but I was able to see some races. Well they did try to up it a bit by here hasn't been any reason for this as it tries to cover up some flaws with it. I may be wrong but they don't carry one of the basics that most games which are a rank based system but again that could be put off. The game does provide a ghost so you can see how well you do against yourself. Time trial overall is probably a good thing but could be improved.

The mechanics are the game are very simple, you gain experience by racing in multiplayer and you level up. The only problem is that you have to race your head out just to go to the next level. This wouldn't be a problem if, like I said before, they didn't force you to level up just to go further in scenario. Also racing multiplayer gets you lucci which you can spend in the shop which it's not hard earning that as getting in first gives you 100 lucci and you need 3000 to unlock a race not hard. Nexon cash is also a factor with this game it allows you to pay with your own money for items in the game. Unless you have no life you can completely ignore the option because you can use lucci on most items.

The games quirky cartoon style brings fun into the game and lasting appeal but that's what makes the fun. I have to say the game is amazing in its one special game that can capture you. Of course the game brings its fun with the multiple amounts of races and odd story it gives you something to do in your spare time. The game is of course is one of the best free downloadable games out there and I would recommend you getting it. All you need is 1 gigabyte to download and then play your heart out. Even though the flaws can be very irritable you can ignore all except the required experience points so that's why this games gets a

8.5

KartRider Review

The old days of kart racing. You know what I'm talking about the Mario kart racing games. Well Nexon decided to give this genre a try and well the results well that will be for later. Let me explain KartRider is a racing game with cartoon like styles as you'll see. The game consists of mostly multiplayer but a very unique multiplayer. They haven't developed KartRider that much since it is still in beta form but it still has a long way to go.

First is multiplayer the game has most of the basics. You are allowed to have a race using two types: speed or item. Speed is really just racing without items. There is drifting but it isn't useful because it is not controlled so it doesn't help. Speed is cool but it could be improved. Item mode is of course has to do with items. The items are of course fun give this game a pickup and play feel. Those two types are divided farther into single and team, but those are pretty self explanatory.

Scenario is the next mode but it feels odd with racing. You have a small cut scene followed by a race. The races can be easy but start getting increasingly hard later in the game. The game uses multiplayer too but you are forced to do it. In some ways that can get very annoying again and again.

There are extra modes like license where you are able to get licenses those are easy to get because there are more like it. The game also provides shopping where you shop for a lot of stuff. You can also give gifts for other buddies. Garage is amazing as it is like a lounge. You see your friends and relax too. Again that is one of the many qualities of multiplayer.

Time trial is the last subject on this review. It includes courses that aren't in multiplayer. This includes a complex city based track. There hasn't been any reason for this. The problem is that it does not have a ranking based system. There isn't a lot of motive to this game besides race.

Over all the game has some amazing stuff but again is lacking in others. The game could be in single player but it does have some amazing features for a free game so that is why I give it a

7.9