Combat acts like you would expect: double clicking selects a target, moves your character, and starts the auto attack. You learn a new skill automatically, something I stumbled upon after I decided to investigate some of the in-game shortcuts. But from what I have found so far, the game offers only the basic classes and basic abilities you have seen before. The landscapes are grand and the character models are nice looking. Pandora Saga made me feel like all the cool kids were off having fun without me, and a game shouldn't make me feel that way. I cannot have a game that asks me to play in completely empty zones, either. I cannot have a game ask me to play for eight hours at a time, because it just won't happen. Not specific in style or look, but in what it asks of me. To be completely honest, I need a pretty specific game for this weekly column. After killing my 20th maggot, I realized that Pandora Saga was going to do the same. The worst part about FFXI is the way it asks you to go through the Seven Layers of Hell just to achieve mild power. So, when I started noticing the similarities between the two games I panicked slightly. "I had a feeling that I was deep, deep, deep within the newbie zone and would remain there until finding a guild or someone to party with. Come to think of it, this game is a lot like FFXI. Even then, I think that a strong guild is must, being that many quests require a good deal of murdering. Once I did, though, I found a pretty stout game that would work well for someone that has the time to dedicate themselves to one game. Frankly, I have never been a fan of Anime and can actually stomach the more "realistic" stuff less than the cutesy, giant-headed style, so Pandora Saga took some getting used to. The very first thing I thought upon logging in was "This looks like Final Fantasy XI ramped up." Perhaps it all falls under some kind of overseas sub-genre of Anime-esque entertainment, featuring one giant race, one cute race and a couple regular ole' races. Pandora Saga is a great looking game, for sure. I welcome any suggestions for games, either in the comments or at beau at massively dot com. We will meet each Tuesday and Friday night at 8 PM Central time, followed by this column the Saturday after. Some of the games will be far out of your gaming comfort zone, and some will pleasantly surprise you. Each week Rise and Shiny asks you to download and try a different free-to-play game, chosen by me, Beau Hindman.
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