Game Review: Grand Fantasia (in closed beta)

I got an email to join in on the closed beta for Grand Fantasia by Aeria Games. And, for a free game this blew me away. The graphics are pretty nice. Not what you would have expected, although it looks slightly childish, but really isn't when you get down into the nitty gritty of the game. Leveling is fun and easy to do. There is some confusion about where to go at times to find the best level monster since there is not notification of their levels. There is a color difference in their names such as yellow for equal to you and red is higher. The spirits are annoying little monsters that will make you want to pull your eyeballs out of the sockets. The darn critters keep crying on you if you do anything remotely wrong. Such as not spending time with them, getting them to work too hard, or just plain being mean :) The spirits are like your little assistants. You set them to go out and collect materials and build things for you such as armor and weapons. Community is small of course, but as I was playing there was no shortage of other members to play with and talk to. It's going to be worth the time to play!

Goonzu - Game Review #9

Smacking little bunnies, mushrooms, and squirrels with a sword is what I call "fun". There is nothing like getting a bit of revenge on mother nature. In Goonzu you get to do all of this. It has it's own economy that allows you to participate in the worlds fake stock market, enjoy some great towns with guilds, and non-stop action while your chatting. The community is massive for this game with them making websites for guilds to chat on, talk to pretty much anyone and they would gladly participate in a conversation, and team fighting to battle down those REALLY strong foes. The time that will be taken from your life to put into this game will be well worth it. Build your wealth and buy things that make you look better or more powerful. They do have a store that allows you to skip spending the time to build up the money and purchase things at an accelerated rate or you can purchase special items that can't be bought or made through the game. I don't like spending money as you peeps may know, although I do spend a few bucks to get a pretty horse to ride on that is not available anywhere but in the store. Give it a try and it will surprise you!



My Ratings (1-10):
Game Play - 9.5
Game Control - 8
Game Graphics - 9
Game Community - 10