Review Submitted By: Ensankring
Author Status: Player
Started on Medievia: 1996
Submission Date: Apr 27, 2005
TMC Listing: Medievia
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Ensankring]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
Upon first glance, Medievia seemed just like any other hack and slash
em, cast spells to slay evil and save the day blah blah blah sorta
game. However, upon immersing myself in the deep text for a few hours,
I started to realize there was something different about this. This
was no ordinary mud, as a matter of fact, I wouldn't even use the
term mud to describe Medievia, no it was something much more.
Not only does Medievia have an AMAZING automated, in game, new player
helping tutorial, it is also full of Avatars (of which I am one, and
being so greatly), who stand ready to help anyone new to the game.
Medievia has an extensive system of help files, not that the game is
hard to get accommodated to.
The beauty of Medievia, is that there is no end to it, no 'final
boss', for all you hardcore console rpgers, Medievia, unlike most
games never truly ends. The goal of Medievia is to become a hero, and
upon doing so, an entire new world is opened up to you. Whether you
chose the path of killing mobs deep in the catacombs, assaulting
dragon lairs, participating in various quests, herobattles, trading
goods from one city to another, or whether you are more into helping
new players, or running one of the countless zones Medievia has to
offer to enhance your own skills/stats further. Or if you prefer to
choose a more fiendish style, you can go around pk'ing people, or
even cpk'ing people(which if you don't know is like pk, except you
can actually take your opponents equipment upon killing them).
Another beauty of the game is the equipment code itself, in the fact
that there is no pre determined 'best equipment' in the game. Since
most equipment in the game does in fact tweak (that is, the stats of a
set piece of equipment does not remain constant), no two players are
exactly alike, even if they are a different class.
So whether you would like to be a powerful mage, slaying countless
foes with devastating spells, a valiant knight, fighting for the
better of the entire population, a stealthy thief, or a helpful
cleric, Medievia is at the very least, worth connecting to.
