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This probably annoys me more than most other problems that kids playing RuneScape seem to have. They put you down just because you have a lower level?

So here is a situation – I was training woodcutting with Yews in Gnome Stronghold, just to make some extra cash too and a kid comes along, it then starts off. He kept trying to cut the same Yew tree as I, there were 2 other trees, fully grown and no one present. Why challenge me to my cutting? I started moving tree to tree, although this wasted time for me, it seemed to annoy him so.

Noob! why u cutin ova trees u noob

This is what I saw when I turned public chat on, along with “I looked up ur stats u noob u suk”. I was shocked, looking up someone else’s statistics on RuneScape, how incredible. Some other players joined us seconds after and everyone had a tree to themselves. This kid just wouldn’t stop at me, kept saying crap that just seemed to synchronized from his arse to his keyboard.

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Loved Warcraft? Ever roamed around smashing creatures in, thinking “ZOMG!!! This would be so awesome online with other gamers!”, they answered with World of Warcraft. This game was exceptional with one great advantage – it was the first MMORPG to take the leap and start building a strong community. Thinking the same thing while playing the likes of Fallout or Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is common, but should be left as thoughts and role playing. They are fantastic on their own, why turn the story into a mindless mob bashing frenzy?

Right, off to do some more grinding!

Games are beginning to follow suit, or so it seems, and turn exceptional games into online gold mines. I admit, I used to be a fan as I remember the good days of RuneScape, Zu Online (beta) and Wonderland (beta). I really enjoyed the community and doors that an MMO can open up. Those times have changed since Lord of the Rings, Star Wars: The Old Republic, the rumored Fallout online game and others. They may work for some players, especially avid MMORPG gamers, but what about people like me that like to purchase a game and play it when I like, how I like and not worry about a monthly fee? We get left in the dark, that’s what.

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I have never really been a  fan of fantasy styled Role Playing Games, most of them either driving me nuts, or being developed with 13 year old kids in mind. Especially these so-called MMORPG’s that have the average player being aged 11. I did see, however, a very interesting video on GameSpot. Four Warriors of Light for the Nintendo DS, which could prove to be a fantastic hit and add more depth to the RPG genre on the platform.

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For all you massive retro-RPG fans out there… no I’m not on about the good Playstation or Xbox titles, I’m going further back, 16-bit ring any bells? There may just be a fantastic solution finally coming to the iPhone! Actually, it’s already released and being updated but you catch my drift

Zenonia, being developed by Gamevil, is an action role playing game on the iPhone platform. The game allows for real-time combat and exploration,  boasting simply incredible in-house designed sprites, great music and an indepth storyline.

Still hasn’t caught your needy attention? Well chuck in the fact that it only costs $2.99 (at time of this post), contains 40+ hours of gameplay, 3 distinct classes with their own skill tree, good and evil alignment, day & night (including weather effects) and much more. So now what d’ya think?

The story of Zenonia is very simple and easy to understand, as it has been done a million times before. However, side quests, good and evil alignment plus other factors will keep you addicted, no problem. Here is the Synopsis from Wikipedia:

Zenonia’s protagonist is Regret, a young man whose origins are initially unknown. His primary mission in the game is to find the reason for the death of his father at the hands of a demon and subsequently a more powerful evil that is at work.

Your thinking the exact same I was upon reading reviews ‘WOW! I NEED TO TRY IT!’, well good news for us all! The fantastic, epic folk over at Gamevil have released a Lite version of the game that really does allow the player to get a feel of the game and decide if it’s worth the purchase. Can you possibly ask for any more? No, wait, don’t ask it, there’s no need – they are already working on future updates So, lets start with breaking down the game into a nice, edible review.

First Impressions

It deserves a big fat 10 for being only $2.99 with so much content (and potential). Upon purchase and installation, which only takes seconds (another bonus for the iPhone!), you are already at the main menu raring to get started on your mini adventure. The main screen looks impressive, with some effective animation, could do with some slides of maybe other backgrounds but that may come in future updates. On the menu in which you can control your settings, start a new game, continue your adventure or look at other games by Gamevil. The touch sensitivity on the buttons is perfect and everything is self explanatory. This is all boring stuff right? Got’cha! We want graphics, cute sprites and cool scenery!

I couldn’t resist, there is your first screen shot. The game has a very attractive appeal to most ages, depending on how much of an RPG fan you are, and has some humour present from the offset, which is clearly shown with the main character’s facial expression.

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It’s coming, it’s actually coming. The next Star Wars game that game developers Bioware are rolling out should be a right blonder. Your probably thinking, “hang on a minute Rich, an online version of the KOTOR series? It’s gonna’ suck!”. That is what I originally thought among thousands, upon thousands of Star Wars & KOTOR fans but we had changed our minds upon some information from the developers on what they have planned for one of the best MMORPG’s in the making.

The above screenshot featuring an image of what KOTOR II brought us fans on the XBOX & PC platforms by Obsidian. I bet you are all wanting more information on the fantastic title I am blogging about? Well I will kindly give you some, not only because I am such a generous person (The following text will be directly abstracted from the official website, linking back to each page where appropriate).

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