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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[First Impressions: Maple Story]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/maplestory/" rel="tag">MapleStory</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/first-impressions/" rel="tag">First Impressions</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://maplestory.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=/Main"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_425.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Welcome to our <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/first-impressions/">First Impressions</a> of the king of all 2D MMOs, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://maplestory.nexon.net/WZ.ASPX?PART=/Main">Maple Story</a>! If you haven't played it, consider this a dip of the toe into its cuter-than-thou madness. We're not divulging secrets here, this is not a guide of any sort; this is just a record of the way we found the game during our first hour or so of play. Caveat emptor!<br /><br />First of all, please notice the banner ad at the top of this post. That should tell you everything you need to know about MS in a nutshell: Cute superdeformed anime-esque graphics, goofy-themed gameplay, and an engaging sense of humor about itself. Cyborg turkeys, yes, yes, a thousand times yes. Don't forget, clicking on the following pictures leads to their hi-res versions. Read on, O brave audience!<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/">First Impressions: Maple Story</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/#978854"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Select world/channel" title="Select world/channel" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/#978857"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Select character screen" title="Select character screen" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/#978852"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Create character screen" title="Create character screen" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/#978856"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Training camp" title="Training camp" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/first-impressions-maple-story/#978859"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/08/maplestory_07_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The training grotto" title="The training grotto" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Impressions: Maple Story</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/">First Impressions: Maple Story</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1285840/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/08/15/first-impressions-maple-story/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2d</category><category>bowmen</category><category>easter-bunny</category><category>featured</category><category>final-fantasy</category><category>first-impressions</category><category>gameplay</category><category>hands-on</category><category>joystiqfeatures</category><category>Lego</category><category>maple-story</category><category>opinion</category><category>platformer</category><category>target</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akela Talamasca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
