Sun.Star Cebu | Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Games and Gadgets Supplement Guild Wars 2
Latest Cyber Gaming Craze
By Maria Armie Sheila Boco Garde
Are you among those hooked into offline and online games? We couldn’t just blame you because in the Philippines, a number of Role-Playing Games (RPG) and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) games, with a variety of interesting features, are anticipated and launched every year. In 2011, more and more interesting MMORGPs are to watch out for. The Secret World
Guild Wars 2 is a whole new game with different professions and races, new technology, and expanded gameplay. It is not possible to directly use an original Guild Wars character in Guild War 2 but the original Guild Wars character names will be reserved for use in Guild Wars 2. The Hall of Monuments in Guild Wars 2 recognizes the accomplishments commemorated by the player’s original Guild Wars characters and it also provides unique rewards to showcase those achievements. In addition to humans, players will be able to create, customize, and play a variety of non-human races.
(http://www.thesecretworld.com/)
Bloodline Champions
The Secret World is a massively multiplayer online world with a unique modern-day setting and unparalleled freedom of character progression. It has no classes or levels. It gives players complete freedom to be whoever they want to be and play however they want to play. It allows players to adventure through their own, modern-day world and explore cities and adventure locations spanning across continents.
(http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/home.php)
The player will have to choose a side and join one of three secret societies – the Illuminati, the Dragon or the Templars – and battle with or against other players for world domination. Pistols, assault rifles, black magic, fireballs, katanas, explosives – there are hundreds of different weapons and powers to use. Diablo III (http://us.blizzard.com/diablo3/index.xml)
Diablo III, a continuation of the Diablo series, will allow players to adventure through rich and varied settings, unravel an epic storyline, engage in combat with hordes of monsters and challenging bosses, grow in experience and ability, and acquire items of incredible power. Diablo III will be a fitting sequel to Diablo II, with the easy interface, fast-paced action, and visceral gameplay that Diablo players have come to expect and enjoy. It will also include many new features that will take the Diablo action-RPG experience to the next level. Players will create a male or female hero from one of five distinct classes -- barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, or demon hunter -- each equipped with an array of spells and abilities. New customization options will provide for an even greater level of character specialization than the previous Diablo games, allowing the player to create unique characters brimming with power.
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Guild Wars 2 (http://www.guildwars2.com/en/)
Star Wars: The Old Republic Diablo III
Bloodline Champions is a competitive online multiplayer game for up to ten players per game, in which two teams fight for dominance. Each player can choose between a variety of playable Bloodlines with different spectacular abilities, from the awesome strength of the Vanguard to the deceptive magic of the Harbinger. Bloodline Champions is a game primarily based on player skill instead of character level. Most abilities in the game are projectile based; meaning that if your attack hits something it really hits. There are no miss chances, no critical strike chances, no min/max damage, no chance values at all. This makes Bloodline Champions more of an action game akin to first person shooters, than its’ competitors. Star Wars: The Old Republic
Let’s Refresh! Q: What is RPG and MMORPG?
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Star Wars: The Old Republic represents a new approach to online entertainment, featuring immersive storytelling, dynamic combat, and groundbreaking companion characters. The game takes place in the Star Wars™ galaxy approximately three hundred years after the events of Star Wars™: Knights of the Old Republic™. It will be similar to other MMOs but with several key innovations. It will be built on four pillars; Exploration, Combat, Progression, and Story. The interactive storylines in Star Wars: The Old Republic are a significant innovation to MMOs and will offer an entertainment experience unlike any other.
A: According to Kristel Cuenta of Timepers (Philippine Games Portal), “RPG or Role-Playing Game is any online or offline game in which the players take on the roles of some fantastic characters in a fictional setting made and lead by a game master. MMORPG or Massively Multiplayer Online RolePlaying Game, meanwhile, is a genre of RPG in which a great number of players network, interact, and work together in a fictional world with various themes such as science, sword and sorcery, and crime.” For more news and update in online and offline gaming, you may check out Timepers (Philippine Games Portal) at www.timepers.com. It is a gaming blog that also provides tutorial in online and offline games to Filipino gamers.