I was very excited when I was invited to take a tour of the new MMORPG Kingdom Heroes, made by Aeria Games, one of my favorite publishers. When I first read the details of the game, I pictured players controlling hundreds of soldiers at a time, without ever considering how the game could possibly run with more than several players (and their armies) on the screen. Instead, each player controls between two and six soldiers in his “army,” and once I saw how quickly these smaller groups add up on the battlefield, I was convinced that Aeria made the right decision.
The game is set in the era right after the Han Dynasty, often considered to be the “Golden Era” of Ancient China. The trees and buildings, and especially the water, are rendered beautifully. It’s a wonder that the game runs with almost no graphical lag, even during battles (more on that later).
There are four standard classes to choose from: the Warrior, the Fencer (a ranger type), the Tactician (a cleric/buffer type) and a Conjurer (mage). You can pick from several hairstyles and faces, and can make your character child-like or adult. Of course, being an Aeria game, you can pick from several crazy hair colors as well.
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