i played the jp version over a year ago, as a break game from ms, but i ended spending more time on it then i had planned to
one reason i stayed so long, was around 1/4 of my ms guild decided to try it as well, and one of them was fluent in japanese, and he played the game before (he's the one who told us about it too, go figure)
im a sucker for cutesy / cell shady games. bright colors keep me alert (more importantly awake). cartoony games tend to have really over exaggerated equips that i enjoy as well - i was a warrior, how could you not like 2h swords 3 times bigger than your character
gameplay wise, i enjoyed the combo system first of all, utilizing the a,s,d keys. probably the first time ive ever seen input combos in an mmo. the grind wasnt that bad, as our group managed to get pretty far. but we all really liked the game, so hitting 80+ didnt really seem like challenge. the game has unique classes (always wanted to try a craftsman but never got around to it), very diverse builds because stats are quite specific.
the pet system is actually quite important and play a big role in training / pvp. you can level them up, they have their own evolving system. if youre lucky, theres a small chance they go through a rare evolution where they get way better stats. just one of the ways a person can go from dirt poor to billionaire
it has other features too including fishing (sadly its afk fishing approved, so abuse away), and the fact that you can sleep - the first 'bed' you get (sleeping under a newspaper) never gets old.
it was just something refreshing to play since 3rd job wasnt out yet. there were no 'rivals', assholes, or competition. it was like the first time you played an mmo and it was all about fun. that, and i had it up to here with zombie drama.
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