by Doguso » 12 Jun 2014, 03:54
The single feature that will make this game is that it is ACTUALLY a legitimate MMORPG.
Not a bullshit MMO with "RPG" elements that pretends it has a story and what not, but an actual RPG with MMO elements. Maybe this should be called a RPGMMO instead of a MMORPG...
You have friends/allies that actually converse with you (with their own back stories, personalities, interactions with each other, etc that progress with you through the story) and are actually enjoyable. This is quite different from most (all?) other MMO's who have very cookie cutter, simple NPCs who you'll "talk" to for 10-30 minutes until you've completed their area then you'll forget about them..
Heck, even some non-party NPCs in this game have more personality and relevance than most MMOs (Kii-chan, as I forget his full name, and the 2nd town's chief or the geographer that you meet after completing each area/act).
Otherwise, the game is pretty good; it has plenty of flaws of course, the action-combat isn't horrible but it isn't spectacular. There are MMOs that do it better but this doesn't do it horribly either, I'd give it a 7/10 there, which is fine as it makes up for this in many other aspects that Onigiri tries to do differently... like crafting and weapons (as someone mentioned with enhancing, thank god as I've always preferred games with enhancing-based mechanics over "make this shitty weapon that you MIGHT possibly use for half a level before you find a better one").
Ultimately though, this MMO is good if you enjoy an actual RPG and would like a MMO experience with it ('course you can solo this too which is nice). What will make or break this game at this point is the cash shop and/or exp curve. If either one is too disastrous and ridiculous, I can see the game being disbanded by the players pretty quickly. If that doesn't occur (hopefully), at the very least I can see this being a cult-game with a decent to strong fanbase, probably composed of Otakus, people who enjoy action games (granted they'll prob stick to other games), and those who actually want a story or game with life.