Generally you get bonuses for using one complete set, but you can mix and match if you want. The soul shield is a circle split into 8 segments that you fill up however you see fit. In fact what you wear is completely a cosmetic choice in Blade and Soul as your defence and other attributes are tied to your soul shield. There is only an option for body and head when it comes to clothing but I think it works in the games favour as everything has a certain cohesiveness to it and unlike other MMO’s you don’t end up looking like someone who’s just attached magnets to their body and taken a stroll through the local junk yard. Costumes are intricate and detailed as well as being numerous. I probably had the most fun in this game just roaming around and gliding from place to place.Ĭosmetics for your character are another high point in the games artistic direction. Having so much freedom of movement right from the start feels good because the environments you’re in are pretty expansive, so it helps you get from A to B and also to find the best spots to enjoy the view. Before you even get your first weapon you can sprint and glide though the world. It’s a joy to look at and a joy to explore because of all the movement options you’re given from the offset. Furthermore, because of the aforementioned Chinese influence, the architecture remains impressively coherent despite the radical changes there are from place to place. Areas generally follow a specific theme, like cemetery or pirate cove, and because of this every new locale you come along to will be strikingly disparate from the last and you’ll never grow tired of the scenery the game has to offer you.
In short the answer is: not really, but that doesn’t mean that the game isn’t absolutely drop dead gorgeous in some areas. So I was excited to see if there was any substantial difference in a Korean interpretation. Anyone who is into video games will probably recognise that there are a lot of Japanese games that also draw heavily from Chinese source material. The overall design of the game is heavily inspired by Chinese culture and specifically martial arts culture. The first thing you’ll notice upon firing up the game is how gorgeous the art is. The only question left to answer is, was it worth the wait? A lot of MMO fans have been waiting patiently for this one and finally, after three and a half years, it’s finally made its way to the English speaking regions. The game is Korean (fun South Korea not scary North Korea) made and has worked its way around most of the Asian states since its release.
Blade and Soul is an MMORPG published and developed by NCsoft way back in 2012 around the same time as the London Olympics.
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