Adventure Quest Worlds

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Area: North America,Global
Official Site: Adventure Quest Worlds
Publisher: Artix Entertainment
Developer: Artix Entertainment
Platform: Web Browser

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Overview

"Adventure Quest Worlds" is a 2D, fantasy, browser MMORPG similar to "RuneScape" that utilizes real time combat and a fast paced battle system.

Features

Multiclassing lets you mix play styles
Simple gameplay and user interface
No download or install, plays right on browser
Constant updates and new features
Large game world, instant teleportation via world map

Area: North America,Global
Official Site: Adventure Quest Worlds
Publisher: Artix Entertainment
Developer: Artix Entertainment
Platform: Web Browser

Review

Reviewed by Lord Altay

Adventure Quest Worlds is a new full feature MMORPG by the same company behind the ever popular turn based browser game Adventure Quest. Like its predecessor, AQ Worlds is played right on your browser so there is no need to download or install anything. The game is run using Adobe's Flashplayer which is a fundamental part of most web browsers. Adventure Quests Worlds has a simple account creation process, players enter their desired character name (which doubles as the login) and password. Next up is character creation. Adventure Quest Worlds has 4 classes; Warrior, Rogue, Mage, and Priest. For such a simple game, AQ Worlds provides an adequate amount of appearance customization. Players can set their hair, skin, and eye color and chose from several hair styles. There are currently 5 servers for AQ Worlds, with 4 of them accessible by all players and the fifth reserved for premium paying members.

The graphic style in Adventure Quest Worlds is similar to Adventure Quest's. The cartoony graphics are bright and colorful but I experienced several visual glitches while playing. Combat has been completely revamped from the previous Adventure Quest game, rather than turn based battles on special random encounter screens, fights in AQ Worlds take place right in the game world in real time. Players passing by can observe and take part in battles. Combat is fast paced and most spells and abilities have instant cast times. Dozens of repeatable quests keep the grind bearable though progression still feels slow. One interesting feature in Adventure Quest Worlds is the ability to multiclass. Each player has both a 'base' level and a 'class' level with different experience bars. This allows a player to gain class levels in potentially all 4 classes while continuing to raise his base level uninterrupted.

After playing around with a couple of the classes, I would recommend new players to start out as warriors than experiment with the mage class later on. The beginner quests are all similar, but often emphasis the game's casual feel. For example, new players must protect rats from cruel cat people in an area called 'Noobshire.' This is meant to parody MMORPG cliches which often have you killing rats during the early stages of the game. Additionally, the world map in Adventure Quest Worlds is extremely useful since it allows the player to transport instantly to any desired location. AQ Worlds is fresh out of Open Beta and is already a very promising casual MMORPG. The developers are constantly adding new features and fixing old bugs. But there are some issues with the game which I feel could of been done better. AQ Worlds seems to have jumped on the limited chat bandwagon, many zones have chatting disabled and only allow preset messages such as 'Let's Attack!' A simple profanity filter would of sufficed to keep chat clean, no need to disable communication wholesale. And like many other browser games, Adventure Quest Worlds is only free up to a point. Many of the most interesting features and areas are reserved for paying users but this doesn't mean free users can't enjoy the game for as long as they please.