Villagers & Heroes

This really comes home as a classic MMORPG. It is immersive with unique characters builds and classes. The map is absolutely huge with an array of quests, including side quests. Then there is the aspect of crafting, which is pretty in depth. The community is hands down awesome. Any time I have had a question, there is bound to be some with a game this in depth, there has been someone there happy to help. My favorite two things about this game though is one, there are no ads. You don’t have to pay to play. It very much feels like a game you already bought, and can now play. Games like this usually are expensive just to buy, and then usually require a monthly membership to play online with others. This game is free, and you can completely play it for free while enjoying it. The loot is good, you make plenty of money, and the only thing that costs real money are just the fancy things that you most definitely don’t need. The game is so good, it makes you want to buy those things. That in itself is rare for a mobile game. Last but not least, I looked into the company that made this game. It is just a small group of real people. Not a huge company pumping out a bunch of repeated and uninteresting games. You can tell they have put their hearts into it, because it is amazing. Hats off to you guys. If this game hasn’t won some kind of award, it should.

I have started and given up on so many mmo games, this is the only one I’ve actually enjoyed and kept. It has an great story with a beautiful world. It really sets up cooperative play very well and is not a PvP game, which allows for much better friends and team up aspects. The villages are great for finding friends and the elder bosses are too, you can almost always find someone on the chat to help you with a hard one. The seasonal events are also a great touch for team up opportunities. It is not a time demanding or pay to progress game at all either. Just two things I would like to see more development in. 1. Some of the quests just stop before a satisfying ending, like the one about finding the kidnapped girl? I think it is because they are still being developed, so not mad, just would love those to be finished sooner than later! 2. I play as a female hunter and near all the armors are long dresses which don’t really match the character type well. I would like to have more tunic styles. That’s all though, seriously this game is really fun.

This game needs two things before I give it 5 stars: bluetooth controller support and a setting for bifocal VR goggle viewing. That said, and aside from some minor mobile UI things, it does everything else right: I know some will disagree with the lack of PvP, but I think it’s a good thing. It makes the game much more accessible to new players. That said, it still is a steep learning curve (especially on mobile), but the in-game community is always super helpful and if you have a question, you’ll almost always get a response from the global chat. There aren’t any fixed quests you have to follow, which I think is possibly the best part of the game. If you want to abandon one or all of the main quests entirely, you can easily do that while retaining the ability to pick it back up later. And it really seems like the main quest goes on endlessly. The personalization features are also a really cool way that the game gets around the issue of stagnant PvE battles - even if two players are level 30 ice wizards, they might have entirely different strengths and weaknesses based on what gear they preferred, what runes they kept, where they spent their talent points, what potions they keep on hand, et cetera. The elder bosses are also a nice touch - one of my favorite things to do when I get tired of the main quest is to team up with some random people I’ve never met before and hunt down giant XP filled monsters. All in all, exactly what I was looking for.