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Assassin’s Creed III Speculation: What We Want And Know For Ubisoft’s Next Adventure

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 02:45 AM PST

Annual iterations in video games are something that we’re just going to have to deal with — as much as we may complain, there’s just too much money to be made in releasing yearly installments of the biggest franchises. While this business model obviously makes sense from a financial point, many lament the fact that this short span in between sequels hurts creativity and quality. If you need proof of this, look no further than the Assassin’s Creed series. The two-year gap between AC and ACII allowed the series to come into its own and evolve into one of gaming’s most ambitious franchises. Since then, the annualization of the series has brought a bit of stagnation to the formula. And yet, we continue to have faith that the franchise may return to its former greatness. With the recent announcement that Assassin’s Creed III will hit shelves on October 30, we remain cautiously optimistic that Ubisoft is prepared to make an ambitious leap forward for the next numbered installment in Desmond’s journey. Below are some initial thoughts and theories from the AC players at 1UP: Marty Sliva, Thierry Nguyen, and Jeremy Parish.

The Setting

Marty: A few months back, I received a pro-tip that ACIII was going to place you in the body of a half-Cherokee warrior during the American Revolution. Evidently you’re going to be tasked with traveling north along the Atlantic coast to Boston and Philadelphia, engaging in all sorts of wacky hijinks. If this is the setting for ACIII, it would be a great direction for the series to take, as America during the latter half of the 18th century is rife with potential in the video game world. With so many historically significant events occurring throughout New England at the time, Assassin’s Creed III could take a Forrest Gump-ian approach to history and have your character be present at all of the major events of the American Revolution. Imagine playing through historical moments like the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s ride, or Washington’s crossing of the Delaware.



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Asda Story MMO Review

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 01:35 AM PST

Asda Story is a 3D fantasy MMORPG with anime styled cartoony graphics. Play as a beginner until level 5 than chose to become either an Archer, Wizard, or Warrior. Each class has three skill trees and two additional class tiers. Asda story is heavily quest driven and has a unique soul mate system.

 

 

Publisher: GamesCampus
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: Medium Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Faction Warfare
Filesize: 695MB

Website:  Click Here to Visit ASDA Story

Pros: +Plenty of quests, fast leveling early on. +Instanced dungeons. +Excellent item imbuement system. +Dozens of skills per class. +Solid interface.

Cons: -Dull graphics, recycled monster animations. -Lots of running back and forth. -Only 3 classes.

 

Asda Story sticks closely to the tried and true MMORPG mold but does manage to add several interesting features. The Soul Mate system allows players to use special skills such as teleporting to their soul mate and even leveling up their soul mate while he or she is logged off. While there are are only 3 playable classes, each has three unique skill lines:

Fighter
Impenetrable Shield – One handed sword and shield skills. Primarily defense oriented.
Berserker – Spear related skills. Heavily damage oriented.
Last Survivor – Two handed sword skills, specializing in area of effect (AoE) attacks.

Archer
Dragon Slayer – Crossbow related skills. Medium damage, medium attack rate.
Bloody Song – Bow related skills. Low damage, fast attack rate.
Soul of Master – Ballista related skills. Heavy damage, slow attack rate.

Mage
Hell Fire – Fire spells which specialize in direct damage (DD.)
Heavenly Light – Light spells which specialize in healing and weather related spells.
Flooded Land – Water and Earth spells which specialize in buffs and shield spells.

 

Last Note:  ASDA Story has been Shutdown in other words Asda Story Service Closure as per the words of GameCampus Forum of ASDA Story by [GM] Sabre.

You can Visit ASDA 2 MMO review instead.

 

 

 

Asda Story System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: Pentium3 1Ghz
RAM: 256MB
HDD: 1 GB free
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce2 MX,  ATI Radeon 7500
DirectX: 9.0c

Recommended Specification:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: Pentium3 1Ghz or above
RAM: 512 MB RAM or more
HDD: 2 GB free
Graphics Card: nVidia GeForce3 Ti or above TI Radeon 9200 or above
DirectX: 9.0c or Better

Silkroad Online (JP)

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:44 PM PST


[English website] Silkroad Online was one of my earliest full 3D online games, and until now I still have sentiments for the title. Back to topic, developer Joymax decided to lay out a 2012 road map for Silkroad Online Japan (not Korea). Let us take a brief look at some of the content players can expect. Please note that the information here might not be 100% accurate and is subject to change.

- Game balancing for characters, skills, monsters etc according to players’ feedback. Major changes will be implemented somewhere at the end of 2012.

- Battle mount follower system. These critters functions as a mount, a battle pet and will be able to wear equipments (to boost attack, movement speed etc) as well as learning new skills. Apparently there are only 3 types being added, with one seen below in the artwork.


- Introduction of Grade 13 equipments, with a piece of artwork shown below.


- Cross Shard (or server) PvP Championship to be added as a major game event.

- New Genie’s Magic Lamp system to be implemented with new items (current system).

- A bracelet will be added, changing players into an angelic form seen in the artwork below. The ability bonuses apparently increases according to the player’s level. The system works similar to the Devil’s Spirit currently in the game.

- The new continent, Arabian Peninsular, will be added. A new major city will be added, along with high level content such as field maps and dungeons.


- Together with this update, the max level cap will be increased to 125.

- A new fortress location for guild PvP, Citadel of Constantinople, will be added and located in the European continent.

- A new PvE battlefield will be added. With this location aiming at mid to high level players. It is not compulsory to enter this arena in a party.


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Lack of Demand Blamed For No UMD Conversion Program

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:44 PM PST

PSP UMD

Two weeks after revealing that Vita owners outside of Japan will not be able to convert their PSP UMD game collection into digital versions playable on Sony’s new handheld, the company has provided an explanation for why it made that decision. It isn’t particularly unreasonable, though it probably won’t be of much consolation to those with extensive UMD collections who want access to those games on their shiny new Vita.

Sony’s head of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, said he was sorry the United States would not see the program in an interview with Wired. Noting he is not the one who could make the decision one way or the other, he outlined two reasons why Sony is keeping the UMD Passport program Japan-only: demand and price.

“When you look at the release schedule of new titles there are still lots of PSP games being released in Japan and being announced for release,” he said. “Lots of people who are interested in trying Vita are also interested in playing PSP games that they might purchase before Vita comes out, and will not necessarily choose the digital version. So there is a lot more demand… to introduce a program like that.

“The other point is that when you look at PSP titles sold digitally in the States or Europe, games are sold for a really reasonable price. You can buy Final Fantasy Tactics for $10. That’s a great price. There are many, many games that are sold at an affordable price. Because people in Japan are not getting the digital copy for free, because it costs us money to develop and maintain the system so we are asking people to pay somewhere between $5 and $10 to receive the digital copy in addition to what they have on the UMD. When you compare that to the price of games here, PSP games in Japan are sold at a much higher price, so people see the value in spending the $5 to $10 to get the digital copy. But when the games are already sold at a lower price in the U.S. we see less value in introducing that kind of system. The combination of the new titles available, or the lack of, and the price difference, the company decided to do that.”

Thanks to Monster Hunter in particular, PSP has been wildly successful in Japan — far more so than in places like the U.S. and Europe. Knowing that, and looking at recent and future PSP game releases both here and in Japan, it stands to reason that there would be more demand for the Passport program in Japan. However, that doesn’t change the fact that there are plenty of people outside of Japan who want to enjoy their PSP games on Vita without having to purchase them all over again.

It’s not as if there is a shortage of quality PSP games worth playing, and we know they can look a whole lot nicer on the Vita’s gorgeous OLED screen. Yoshida may point to Final Fantasy Tactics for $10 — a fine price indeed — but that is not the case with every game. Purchasing a digital version is also not a choice for every PSP game Vita owners may want to play; there are numerous games missing from the Vita’s PlayStation Store.

Many gamers are sure to be cynical about this, and perhaps rightly so. Rather than provide gamers with a cheap way to upgrade their UMDs to digital versions (which, while not ideal, is better than having to buy the full-priced digital version outright), Sony will potentially make more money by selling those full-priced digital versions to existing owners of PSP games and those who might otherwise purchase a cheap UMD to pay the upgrade fee for a digital version. This is sure to be compared with what happened to backwards compatibility on PlayStation 3 (with PlayStation 2 games) and, to a lesser extent, on Xbox 360 (with Xbox games). Sony saved money by stripping backwards compatibility out of post-launch models of PS3 and began selling PS2 games through the PlayStation Store, something that is more profitable than letting people play their old games. Now here the company is again leaving something out which owners of the previous system would appreciate in favor of a scheme that could make more money but does nothing for those existing fans.

Now that PlayStation Vita is readily available to anyone who wants one in North America and Europe, we can see whether the lack of a UMD conversion program has any real effect on people’s interest in the system. If you didn’t decide to pick one up today, was this at all to blame? Let us know in the comments below.


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Asda 2 MMO Review

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:30 PM PST

Asda 2 is a 3D anime style fantasy themed MMORPG that continues the epic saga of a mystical land divided by warring Gods. As a standalone sequel to AsdaStory players become heroes fighting for the Light or Dark side in a battle for control. Duel rivals in PvP brawls, participate in faction wars, summon pets to assist in combat, and even find true love. Join the ranks of the coveted Royal Knights and save the world.

 

 

Publisher: GamesCampus
Playerbase: Medium
Graphics: High Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Factions / Duels
Filesize: 1028 mb

Website: http://asda2.gamescampus.com/

Pros: +Improved graphics and gameplay. +More realistic character designs. +Simple, quest driven progression. +Multiple pet options. +Soul-mate feature. +Fishing. +PvP duels. +Cool dance emotions.

Cons: -Veteran players must start over. –Lots of grinding necessary to advance. -Acquiring pet eggs can be difficult. –Mounts/ vehicle access is limited. –Costumes are only available to users with coupons.

 

Asda 2 is the second installment to the popular Asda Story. It picks up where the original game left off with a truce being finalized between the warring factions. Unfortunately the peace is short-lived. Violence has once again erupted among the Light and Dark causing chaos within the realms. Players must choose their side and begin their journey towards knighthood. Fight in PvP duels or large scale faction based wars. Collect and summon a variety of pets to aid in battle. Similar to Legend of Edda players determine their own destiny as an emerging hero. Stop the ongoing hostilities from ruining a beautiful world.

The game has vastly improved with new classes, multiple jobs, challenging monsters, and an enhanced soul mate system.

Classes:

One-Handed Sword Warrior – Equipped with a one-handed sword and shield this class has the highest level of defense. Capable of inflicting serious levels of damage to foes warriors are ideal tank leaders. Jobs vary from traditional Swordsmen to Templars.

 

Two-Handed Sword Warrior – This class is notorious for destroying their enemies' defenses. Special skills that cause damage reflection or additional weapons such as the grenade set them apart from other heroes. Available jobs include Barbarian and Warlord.

 

Spear Warrior – Weapon of choice is the mighty spear. Speed enables these warriors to perform multiple critical blows rendering their opponents helpless. Their high levels of sheer strength make them a mage's worst nightmare. Class jobs vary from Lancers to Gladiators.

 

Crossbow Archer – Archers are capable of the highest amount of immediate damage among all the classes. They also possess skills that deflect enchantments making them a nuisance to mages. Jobs include Shooters to Marksmen.

 

Bow Archer – Uses an assortment of weapons to delay an adversary's movement and inflict wounds that will cause them to slowly bleed out. Weakening their opponent is their specialty. This class is deadly to warriors during battles. Jobs range from Trapper to Ranger.

 

Attack Mage – Attack Mages use darkness and the element of fire to take down opponents. Various flame engulfing spells make them a great ally to have in a party. Perform jobs titles of Magician to Warlock.

 

Support Mage – This class performs spells associated with earth and water. They are also great at providing buffs or protective shields for their fellow comrades. The ability to freeze enemies gives them an edge in dire situations. Jobs range from Mystics to Guardians.

 

Healing Mage – Healing mages can manipulate climate and the powers of light to help heal friends. Their undeniable healing abilities make them a must have addition to any party

 

 

 

Asda 2 System Requirements

 

Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz
RAM:  512 MB
HDD: 6 GB Free
Graphics Card: nVidia 6600

Recommended Specification:
OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.3 GHz or better
RAM: 2 GB or more
HDD: 10 GB Free or more
Graphics Card: GeForce 9400 GT or better

 

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