Ragnarok Online

An awesome MMORPG based on a mediocre manga/anime. Extremely addictive as well! Too bad it's plagued by lag...

Story: 1/10

Well, there isn't any but since you can basically make your own (I'll let you rate your own story) and most MMO's don't have stories anyways, I'll give this category a 1.

Control: 9/10

This game controls excellent if not a bit too simplistic. Basically you click... and click, and click. Click on your enemy to attack, click on the menus to navigate them, click on others for trading and such, click to make shortcuts for the F keys to avoid clicking as much, ...! The only thing you don't have to click for is chatting! Overall a bit too simplistic for a 10/10, but it works well to get a 9/10.

Graphics: 8/10
Well, it's graphics aren't high-end like Doom 3 or something like that, but they are executed well in the game. Basically there are sprites on a 2D plain, a bit like a RTS. The 2D plain is pretty detailed and the sprites, creatures and even the people are given a cute little chibi look to them which makes it all the better! 8/10

Sound: 10/10

Well, I like the BGM's, you might not like the BGM's. That basically sums up the rating for sound. If you want, this score could be a 1, or it could be a 10. I liked the BGM's so I'll give it a 10. (The only other sounds in the game are slashing noises and random noises made by magic spells.)

Gameplay: 6/10

The meat of the game! Which is plagued by lag... Sure everything runs smoothly: the camera is perfect for a 2D game, the controls are easy and simple, fighting is fun, interacting with other players is fun... when it doesn't lag! When it does which all servers will, everything will be slooooow... Fighting becomes slow, you could die in an instant if your fighting something hard and it lags, the server could stop due to lag and roll you back. Rollback is when you get rolled back some time before the crash and you could lose levels, precious items, heck even a new character. But as I said when it doesn't lag, everything about gameplay is good.

Overall: 7/10

This game is an MMORPG and therefore will suck your time away... though lag is a problem... a big problem in this specific MMORPG. Many anime fans will enjoy this though. So will Diablo fans! I give this game a 7/10

New Section!!! Pros and Cons:

Pros: A easy to get into MMORPG with simplistic controls and good BGM's. Also anime based so many anime fans will love the artistic talent put into this game.
Cons: Suffers much from lag, Controls a bit too simplistic, If you don't like the BGM's you probably won't like the sound in this game, "Non-believers" (People who don't like or hate anime) will probably not like this game's setting and art.

Story: 1/10
Control: 9/10
Graphics: 8/10
Sound: 10/10
Gameplay: 6/10

Overall: 7/10

By: Subvariant