Ancible Online

Very nice game, waiting for more content. BillyK~

I'm a few hours in (left the game running for a couple hours not actively playing), and I really like the game so far. It's your standard fare of pixel-art 2D MMO, but it feels particularly well done. Some of the things I am liking so far: [*]The world feels well designed and interesting. The map layouts are complex enough to feel "lost" when entering a new area, but distinctive enough that you can quickly learn the map and where things spawn. [*]Combat is fun! I chose a mage and am currently level 10, and combat feels smooth despite clearly being inspired heavily by tab-target combat systems in various MMOs such as WoW. There's no cast bars to interrupt spells, so combat feels quick on your feet when you need to avoid damage. There's also layers to the strategy during combat. For mage, the lightning spell deals damage with a wide variance (right now, somewhere between 25-80 damage for example), the ice spell slows the enemy down making it easier to kite them and avoid damage, and there's a mana shield that can help you take less damage in exchange for draining mana points. Groups of enemies can feel dangerous at times. I'm having enough fun with it that I may end up checking out the other classes to see how they play. I'll update this review as I play more, but if you're on the fence about it, hop in and give it a try!