First of all the game resides on PC and you need a fairly decent gaming rig to run it. You can go to Perfect World's website to download the game client. You will need to create an account first, but then you will be quickly up and running. You must have an internet connection to play as this is an MMO akin to WoW.
The game is free to play and you can spend real money on "Zen" that you can use to buy things in the game. You do not have to have Zen though, you can play through the game without ever spending any money.
The graphics and sound are very good for an MMO. The music gets a little annoying but you can just turn it off in the settings. There are a lot of really good ambient sounds to make the world come to life though! Most NPCs have fully voiced parts, but there is a decent amount of reading to go around as well.
When you first start the game you can pick between Human, Dwarf, Half Orc, Elf, Half Elf, Halfling, Tiefling, and there is a "coming soon" option. You can have up to 2 characters before having to buy an extra character slot (with Zen). You can delete characters to free up one of your 2 slots though if you want to.
Once you have settled on what race to be, you move on to class. Great Weapon Fighter, Guardian Fighter, Trickster Rogue, Devoted Cleric, and Control Wizard are your options as of now. My first character is a Control Wizard because casters is how I roll these days.
I'm not going to go over every single thing but each race and class has its own unique abilities. You will choose a deity and then set the aesthetics for your character. Doing so is fun and you can put as little or as much time into creation as you'd like.
The story is yours to unfold. We here at Big Ups will NEVER ruin a story for you. Neverwinter touts a pretty amazing adventure for you though. And it doesn't end there either. When you hit level 15 with your character you get access to "The Foundry" where you can literally create your own maps, NPCs, stories, etc. The software suite is truly wonderful and powerful, yet easy to use. I am getting the hang of it right now! The adventures could be limitless with such a powerful tool. Yesterday I played a custom adventure and I have to say that it was a lot of fun and I really like how it asks you to rate the experience when you're done. This should help the great content to rise to the top.
The battle system is quite good. Cryptic decided to implement a more action RPG type combat system that is less like the old "target foe, watch battle" approach that other MMOs use. The combat is satisfying and a lot of fun. You have 2 "at will" attacks that you can use over and over with no cooldown. For example my control wizard has "Magic Missile" and a frost beam that do decent damage and I can use them as much as I want.
Then as you level up you get access to some special attacks that have cooldowns to help limit their use as they are more powerful than the at will skills. There are also what they call a "daily" skill that does MASSIVE damage when used. Don't let the name fool you though, you can use this skill more than once a day. There is a D20 in the center of your quickbar that fills up from engaging in combat. Once it is full you can pop off your daily. It doesn't really take all that long to recharge either. Since it's not on a cooldown, you are rewarded with use of your daily by seeking out fights.
All the standard MMO fetch quests and things are here, but there are also some tutorial quests. This is nice because you are actually rewarded with XP while you are learning the game systems. Sometimes you must gather something, sometimes kill a number of things, etc. The game does a great job of making these things fun though!
I've played the game for only a few days and I'm really enjoying it. There is so much to do that I can't possibly cover it all here. The game is free so download it and try it out!
Here are a list of things you can expect from the game!
- Daily dungeons and quests
- PVP
- Story quests
- PVE dungeons
- Raids
- Auction House
- Mounts
- Loot drops
- Lots of action
- Custom content
Neverwinter is a fun experience. Get some friends into it and go on some epic adventures! I give this game an 9/10 because it is a blast!
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