When I look at all of the arcade games that were created in the past that were meant to be played at an arcade, I think of all the good times I had, gaining high scores and playing with friends. We used to go through quarters and quarters just playing Gauntlet and we always had fun co-operating through the game and helping each other out. Now, think of that, only, remove the quarters, switch the high scores out with experience points, change the joystick into a keyboard, update the graphics A LOT, and replace your friends with the internet.
The end result will get you Lunia Gold . Well, O.K., maybe not an exact result, but it’s something like that. Lunia is a game where you can relive those action-packed and adventurous good times online, in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. From the moment you first double-click “Lunia Client.exe” you will be amazed at how fun this game can be. All the way from the catchy opening song whose lyrics you will probably never forget, to walking around the main square, talking with friends. It’s a game which you can enjoy, and not worry about grinding or getting the best gear.
To start out, Lunia’s game play is very similar to that of those wondrous arcade founding fathers like Gauntlet. It is, to be brief, an online beat-em-up. However, there is just too many ways to actually beat the monsters up that you might be a little overwhelmed at first. You can set up your own directional keys to move, so it can be WASD or up, down, left, right, or even the number pad if you want. You of course, use these to move, because the game just really isn’t fun if you’re not moving. Lunia Gold does have some slight features which make this arcade beat-em-up much more exciting, like the ability to perform amazing aerial combos, unleash powerful skills and do cutesy little dance emotions with your friends. The game does have a very sharp learning curve from the beginning, but you should be able to master some of the basic combos within a few minutes of playing. The only downside to this is that there is no character customization, what-so-ever. The only thing that you can do to make your character unique is to buy items from the cash shop, and we all know how that goes.
The game utilizes classes from the beginning, because let’s face it, if it didn’t have classes, nobody would really look at the game. There are 3 main generic, boring classes which of course, everyone probably already knows, even if they haven’t played the game themselves. Yes, I’m talking about the Warrior, Magician, Healer trio which you will see in pretty much every single MMORPG for as long as you live. While people may frown upon this, after they’ve started playing the game, and realizing that warriors can do more than punch, magicians can actually attack and healers can do some ridiculous damage, they overlook it with not a moment to spare. There are also other classes you can unlock, but I will talk about that later.
