Month: June 2015

Dragon Saga

Dragon Saga is a side-scrolling fantasy MMORPG with a bright, anime-styled presentation and a strong focus on arcade-like dungeon runs. The story frames the conflict around the Dark Dragon Elga and the fallen hero Paris, whose alliance threatens the world, and your job is to push back as a rising adventurer. With two playable races and six starting classes (plus job advancements later on), the game offers a respectable amount of build variety for an older action MMO built around fast clears and combo-heavy combat.

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Publisher: WarpPortal (Gravity Interactive)
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: October 28, 2010 (NA)
Pros: +Quick, satisfying action combat. +Deep skill chaining and combo potential. +Extensive gear tuning and personalization.
Cons: -Runs can feel samey due to repeated stages. -Leveling alone can be sluggish.

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Figureheads

Figureheads is a third-person science fiction mech shooter built around small-team tactics rather than lone-wolf duels. In each match you pilot a roster of bipedal machines called 2Foots, swapping between different frames and loadouts to react to the battlefield. The result is a 5v5 base-capture game that mixes shooter fundamentals with a light, real-time strategy style layer of unit management and counterpicking.

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Publisher: Square Enix
Type: Third Person Mech Shooter
Release Date: July 8, 2015 (Japanese Beta)
Shut Down Date: June 30, 2018
Game Modes: 5 v 5 Base Capture
Pros: +You field a small squad of mechs instead of a single character. +Matches emphasize coordination and smart decisions. +Deep build variety through mech roles and interchangeable parts.
Cons: -Public details and documentation are sparse. -It never received an announced Western release.

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