Behold, fans of MMORPG and feminine male characters alike, I present NCsoft newest Chinese martial arts MMORPG, Blade and Soul! Hwaaar~
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Official Trailer
People familiar with PS2’s Magna Carta might notice the similar character designs. Well, the artist behind this is none other than Hyung Tae Kim, who draws feminine males. Now, that is why I’m going to play a female for B&S. Anyway, the game’s been on developement for the past 2 years and closed beta’s starting next year. From the looks of the trailer, there are only 2 races (but Q&A says there are 4 races and 8 classes), Jin (sword spewing machine) and Gon (punch and kick machine). Though having only such limited races, the aesthetics are certainly comparable to Granado Espada.
So, who’s with me for closed beta!?
P.S. Happy National Day!
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This looks really good for an mmorpg. I might actually give this one a try when it comes out.
I believe many will try…
Sword spewing machine… I like that phrase.
Gotta love the girls.
It’s either melee(Gon) or ranged(Jin)! Seems that Gon is easier to combo..
I am definitely gonna play one of each, if I can. Oh, yes, both female. I love the Jin’s multi-sword control, and the Gon’s combos seem so much like my beloved Martial Arts rNPCs in GE.
Maybe I’ll create a male Gon and call him Gracielo.
We’ll all prolly need to upgrade our PCs, lol.
It looks really interesting, but it might turn out to be just another generic MMO. However I will pick this up, probably playing as the sword-spewing machine, since I like those. Male or female, I will see whether this freaking trap artist of a Hyung Tae Kim pulls off a manly Jin.
@Persocom
Yep, hopefully the English version comes out soon after the Korean one.
@Inazuki
Gon has stun! :D
@Malzias
4GB RAM?
@Panther
I just wish there’s another AOE race-type, if not I’ll be playing Jin as well.
LuLz, Yume and his disablers/AoE mage classes.
Err… Let’s all aim for Alienware Area51!!!12!
Gosh ppl…..
There are races and there are classes. I hope noone confuses them here….
4 races
8 classes
as mentioned in the Q&A
@Shierr
I see… I think it’ll be clearer once CB testing is released. Thanks for the info. ^^
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I will give this game a go.
Hyung Tae Kim, FTW! I love his artwork.
If only I didn’t have to wait until 2010, i’d be with you during the beta testing……just thinking about how long I have to wait makes my stomach twist, *ugh*