So my
friend had been badgering me for a while to sign up for EvE online,
so I decided to take up the free trial and see what it was all about.
Let me
just say, I'm not a huge fan of computer games, and over the last few
years has mainly been focused on Sonic and Mortal Kombat on the Xbox
360. Stepping into the online world was a odd feeling I must say,
25,000 people all playing the same game, together, was to be frank, a
bit odd to me.
EvE is a
massive space exploration game set in the far future. Its like a
modern day Elite, with a few key differences, but there really are
many many paths to glory in this game. No path to win, as its a
completely open ended game. Which is something I like about RPG's, so
why not a computer game?
So I
delved in to EvE, and I have to say, WOW! I could not have been more
wrong. It really is immersive, with great sound and graphics, and a
real sandbox go anywhere do anything style of game play. I am just
looking around at the moment, trying to understand how it actually
works. I liken this to trying to learn the whole of the D&D core
rulebook in one sitting. Confusing, but there are lots of people in
the game who will help you out and point you in the right direction
(as well as people who just want to blow you up, but hey, I'm just
running away from them until I can fight back!)
I will
write a post in the next few days, to tell you all about my
impressions of this game. I am just on a trial account at the moment,
and do not know yet if I shall subscribe. If the game keeps on
delivering though, I may just pay for a extra month...
EvE
online has just been updated with a new expansion, Inferno 1.2, and
with a 14 day free trial, what’s stopping you?
No comments:
Post a Comment