Martial Empires is a free to play MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) by Gamigo. Currently it has only been released to the EU region but it looks like a NA version is being worked on. The game plays like any other point and click MMORPG by using your mouse and keyboard. This makes it easy to pick up.
When I first started the game, I noticed how great it looks. Compared to other F2P MMORPGs, Martial Empires Gold looks amazing. You do not get options such as Depth of Field in many F2P games. The detail on the characters and equipment is great and the environment also looks great.
The graphics combined with the great sound really immerse you into the game world. The background sound can get a bit annoying as it will keep looping many times if you stay in the same area to complete a task or level up.
As I mentioned before, the game plays like the normal point and click MMORPG. You can move around using your keyboard's WASD keys or simply clicking where you would like to go. Usually pointing and clicking makes the combat boring and slow. However, with the great graphics and skill effects the combat is not very slow paced. Your character will not continuously swing its weapon to hit the enemy once, at times your character can initiate combos where the enemy will be attacked twice. Even the beginner skills look good and are not bland so you can begin enjoying the combat right away!
As you kill enemies, your anger gauge will increase. The bar can be seen beside your character's portrait. Once the bar is full, you can use all your anger to go into Fury Mode. While in this mode your character's attack speed and damage will increase and your character's appearance will change.
Unlike most MMOs, Martial Empires Gold does not only have HP and Mana. Instead it has a separate stat called SP. This is used for common skills which all classes receive such as dash which allows you to move faster and death blow which has a chance to instantly kill the target (The chance increases as the enemy's health decreases).
Martial Empires currently has three different classes the can be played. There is a fourth button that is disabled for now so a fourth class might be coming soon (was asked in our interview, look out for it). The three classes are the warrior, ranger and mage. They are gender locked so the warrior and mage must be males while the ranger must be a female. Additionally, each class may use different weapons that have special effects to offer a lot of variety.
