Mabinogi
Mabinogi is a free fantasy based MMORPG, but it is by no means a standard MMORPG game. Mabinogi is based around Celtic and Welsh mythology, originally released in South Korea in 2004,
Training in Mabinogi
Mabinogi has undergone a number of updates (called “generations” by the developers), with each new update comes new worlds to explore, as well as extending the plot and giving the player new quests to undertake, currently Mabinogi is up to Generation 12, and further updates will be released in coming years.
One of the many features that sets Mabinogi apart from other MMORPG’s is its class system, that is to say, there isn’t one. In Mabinogi your given a choice of race, human, elf or giant. You can choose the age of your character (between 10 and 17, but don’t fret your character ages a year every week), and ability points are given with aging, with the amount decreasing with age. You have a huge amount of control of your characters appearance, and if you pay for a premium appearance you can customize your can then customize lips eyes and other features in much more detail, but its not essential to gameplay. You can at any point in the game chose to be reborn, giving your character a new appearance while maintaining all skills that you gained, this is an excellent choice on the part of the developers, and really extends the
Mabinogi 's anime art style works well.
life of Mabinogi’s gameplay. What you feed your character also determines what it’s build is like. You can also acquire the ability to transform into a paladin or dark knight.
The graphics in Mabinogi is based on a mixture of medieval Europe and Anime styling’s, which works surprisingly well together. Mabinogi is filled with towns, open countryside, jungles, volcanos, castles, the deserted city of the gods, dungeons and quest areas, and is expanded constantly with major updates. There are many subtle intricacies within Mabinogi, for example there are two moons in the sky, and one of them were told is the source of all magic energy, mana regenerates at a much faster rate when this moon is in the sky.
Another cool feature is the quest system in Mabinogi. Rather than seek out an NPC or location, quests and items are dropped by owl’s at random intervals, often enough so that you have plenty to do, but not so frequently as to overwhelm you. The PvP combat in Mabinogi is excellent, if you choose manual combat reaction times and predicting your enemy are the order of the day, but if
PvP combat in Mabinogi
your not that fast, you can choose the automatic combat mode, however automatic combat against a manual player isn’t recommended, as your characters moves become very predictable. Mabinogi also includes a number of part time jobs to help you gain ability points, but these in all seriousness are a chore to be endured. Another noteworthy feature is the social interaction system, specifically the ability to play your own music on instruments in the game, sit around a campfire, play mini-games and share food.
When it comes down to it, Mabinogi is fun, and more importantly free, making it excellent value for money, although the point and click movement system can get a bit tired, the atmosphere and pacing of the game more than make up for it.
