Review Submitted By: Oboyo
Author Status: Player
Started on Cleft of Dimensions: September 2010
Submission Date: Dec 15, 2010
TMC Listing: Cleft of Dimensions
The following review is the opinion of the review's author [Oboyo]
and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff.
I am very impressed with how quickly I began to enjoy this MUD. One
day, a friend asked me to find a random ROM to play together on and
this is the one I stumbled across. He didn't give it a chance, which
is his loss.
To begin, I was surprised at the race selection that I was given.
After putting in my name, I groaned and thought it over, 'Ugh..should
be a dumb Dwarf or maybe they'll be 'extensive' and give me a
'Dark Giant'.' Holy crap, I saw races like
Moogle/Koopa/REPLOID/Matango. Now the name of the MUD made sense.
Which brings me to next part that amazed me: Despite what may seem
like a clash of random references to old games/animes, the world
created here flows -perfectly- together. Everything you can imagine
from the old, if you can imagine, fits together as if it were meant to
be.
The first thing that comes to mind on that front is how you've got
Truce Canyon, home of the wisdom Gaeus, naturally connecting to the
tribal Cosmo Canyon of FF7.
The classes are also a lot of fun and generally demand more inputted
action other than 'kill fido'(oh thank god there's no beastly fidos
here). You've got standard choices such as
Warrior/Thief/Priest/Wizard/Knight(who ride motorcycles!) and advanced
such as Geomancer/Dancer/Summoner.
I find that this MUD appeals to all kinds of players. Players new to
MUDs are able to enjoy the experience thanks to the Tuna Client made
for this MUD. Older players can still build their perfect characters
with the remort system in place. Others who enjoy roleplaying can find
such opportunities while they explore the Cleft together or during one
of the staff members' sessions.
Regardless of what kind of player you are, there are enough
interesting quests and secrets in the Cleft that you may well never
find them all. The staff are very involved and friendly, which was a
warm relief compared to the MUD I came from.
So download Project Tuna and come check it out. You won't regret it!
