Tibia

"Not bad... just not great"

What is Tibia
Tibia is a fun and enjoyable MMORPG. What you do is go around the large land on 3 different servers. It is pretty fun. Let me explain further...

Graphics - 5/10
The graphics of this game are just about average. That's only because of a recent Client change. If it weren't for that, this would be like a 2.

Sound - 0/10
Let me tell you now. THERE IS NO SOUND!!! That is the biggest flaw of the entire game. Then again, not all MMORPGs have sound. Just don't watch TV while playing. listen, but don't watch, or you might be killed.

Story - 1/10
Like the sound, there is none. You mostly just battle to become the best... if you even count that as a ''story''. You really don't NEED the story, cause you may have a good amount a fun to the point that it's unnecessary.

Gameplay - 7/10
This is where it gets fun...

After you create your first character. You start out at the Temple on Rookguard (newbie island, as some call it) with minimum equipment. If you want, you can change your costume. At this point, you'll need to learn some game basics. You'll need to go into the sewer and fight rats until you have enough money to buy better equipment. At level 2, you can leave the town and train with harder monsters. At level 8, you can become one of 4 professions and leave the island for good. You'll end up in Thias, the starting town of the Mainland. This is when you'll have to be careful, as you can be PKed (people killed).

As the game goes on, you can do a lot more. Fight more monsters. Use magic, join guilds, and even become a PK. It, at that point, is up to you all the way.

Controls - 4/10
This game has good controls... they are just hard to get the hang of. Once you do so, though, the game shall be a bit more easier.

Difficulty - 5/10
The game is quite hard, but that's just because of the mass amount of PKs. They can really be a pain in the ass when you do bad things. Be careful, and you'll do fine. Just watch your back.

Another thing that can make the game hell for you is the lag. Anyone who has a bad computer is easy prey for people with faster computers.

Download - Yes
If you have free time and computer space, then this is the game for you. If you don't have the time to waste on a flawed game like that, you might want to pass on this one for the time.

If you want the game, check out http://www.tibia.org

Reviewer's Score: 6/10, Originally Posted: 09/08/02, Updated 09/08/02