Elsword

Elsword features the fast paced beat-em-up action originally introduced in Grand Chase, but amped to a whole new level. The RPG elements, easy arcade action, and anime/manga graphics style combine to make this game appealing to a wide range of fans.Various champions are available to choose from depending on your fighting style including ElSword (fighter), Aisha (mage type character), and Rena (archer). Though the more updated German version shows shades of the future and many more champion types are on their way.Various villages provide strong pve content to help ease players into the mechanics and nuances of the playstyle. A strong narrative featuring manga style art pages transitions the story along smoothly. Once you have mastered the world of ElSword, you can then take the fight to your fellow players. ElSword features long and difficult player versus player battles with a strong focus on offensive combos. This pvp is not limited to one on one, and group pvp is available. With powerups and mayhem abound, this is one action packed fighter not to be missed.

Gameplay

Elsword can be played alone and with a party, follow the quest line to get to various different dungeons along with several different end bosses. Elsword is a really fun side scrolling MMORPG that uses a rather unique gameplay style. Every class has its unique style of play and I had fun with both melee and range. After a while I decided I preferred melee over range. Although its not nearly as safe playing Rena at melee range, the action is much more intense and overall more fun.

Once you complete dungeons you unlock the privilege of replaying them on a harder difficulty, though you might want to team up with friends for this. Luckily the community is quite active and outgoing so finding groups to run dungeons with was never a challenge. And even if it was, the amount of fun I had playing this game grew exponentially when playing in a party compared to solo play.

Beyond running dungeons, there is a lot of ways players can coordinate as a community in this game. There is a great crafting system in place and the PvP modes are always popular. Town shops similar to old school games likeRagnarok and Maplestory also add a feeling of community not always found in modern games.