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Rise and Shiny recap: Monster Forest

Beau Hindman — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Opinion, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Casual, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream

Monster Forest, brought to us by Asiasoft, is a deceptive little game. First of all, it feels so freshly translated that there are still bits of foreign language clinging to quest text and character speech. But the sheer amount of little games and systems involved makes me feel like I am revisiting Mabinogi for the first time. If you took a collectible pet game, a farming system, turn-based combat, a stock market, and several other major systems and wrapped them in a cartoony skin, you would get Monster Forest. Heck, we did get Monster Forest.

Also, the GMs from Asiasoft are insane. Now, I am fully aware of the cultural differences between West and East. I respect them and always remember to avoid applying any stereotypes to any one group. But let's face it, North American game developers would never ask their GMs to dress up like the person in this video to film a game guide. It just wouldn't happen, unless the North American crew was attempting to be silly. To the lady in the video, this is just another day at the office.

Anyway, let's find out some more details -- click past the cut!

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More details on the Final Fantasy XIV collector's edition

Eliot Lefebvre — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Previews, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Promotions

We've been treated to a deluge of information about Final Fantasy XIV over the past couple of days, which coincides nicely with the fact that the collector's edition releases in just a little over a month. The obvious bonus to that special edition, of course, is the fact that it releases a week before the standard edition. But there's more inside the box than just an early game disc, and Eorzeapedia has had the chance to take a look closer at some of the contents.

The Square-Enix security token included in the box certainly goes a long way to alleviating the price of entry, as it normally costs $10 alone and will work with both Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI (indeed, having both on the same account can provide distinct advantages). Also worth noting are the special documents mailed to players for characters they create -- a physical commemoration of your character, with designs unique to each home nation. Combine that with the travel journal full of concept art, and there are plenty of bonuses even without the early release. (Not that said release isn't excellent.)

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Wizard 101 announces new update

Jon Shute — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, PvP, PvE, Free-to-play, Wizard101

KingIsle Entertainment has announced its latest update to Wizard 101, its free to play MMO aimed at younger players that also has an option to subscribe or purchase access passes in order to unlock additional content. Wizard 101, which recently passed a million players, has been receiving frequent updates including a new PvP area and the addition of voice to many characters.

Highlights of this update include new high end spells available for players when they reach level 48. There is one spell for each of the seven schools of magic in the game, which are available through a quest.

Another welcome feature is the ability to buy back a character's training points using Crowns, the game's micro-transaction currency, to allow them to be reused on new spells, which allows players to correct any choices that they are not happy with and try out new ideas.

There are also new rewards for PvP, including a new pet to collect, and the friends list has been expanded to allow you to mark friends as "best friends."

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Third wave of WoW action figures impresses

Kyle Horner — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Culture, News items

Whether or not you're the type of WoW player that buys collectibles, you've got to admit that the newest series of action figures from DC Unlimited are pretty cool. We're especially impressed by the Undead Rogue, which has some ridiculously detailed color work and makes us want it with an undying fervor. Unfortunately these figures aren't even out until November 12th, 2008, which means that if you've really got to have one (or all) of them right now -- well, you can't.

Fear not, however, as if you really must have an awesome WoW action figure right now there's always the current crop. Although if you've got to have that Undead Rogue -- like us -- then there isn't much we can do for you aside from offering you an empathetic nod of understanding.

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