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Alright, so it's a wonderful game but a horrible MMO. I'm not actually sure how to summarize what it is into a review. If you're looking for an awesome combat experience this is it right here. If you're looking for a fun MMO with features like team play via the classic Tank/DPS/Healer, this is not the game for you. Also not really the place to get social, because the chat system is a little more of a headache than it's worth. BUT. Again, that COMBAT though. Like, the dungeons have some of the best physics I've seen in an MMO so far and that's not even getting started on the fighting bits. Every class I've touched so far has been golden in their own way, engaging yet not too entirely easy. (Aside from Karok. If you ever wanna know what it feels like to play a game as the boss, choose him.) Anywho, back on the subject of game features... Vindictus is a game that's not open world, any combat will be done in an instance and thus requires a lot of loading. (This doesn't seem like it, but it's a blessing, all things considered.)

For those of you too lazy to read that little blurb up top, here's a quick list of Pros and Cons.

Pros:

The player models are very well done.

The monster models are also well done.

The NPC art is also well done. (Over all it's a really pretty game.)

Solid physics.

Combat.

Combat.

Still combat. I could put it on this list probably about seven more times, but I'm not going to.

A rather nice story. Little odd at times, but it's certainly more engaging than most MMO's these days.

Okay... one more for combat.

Cons:

Some of the bits running around between combat.

Haven't hit endgame at time of writing, but I hear some of the gear stuff (like enchanting and upgrading) can be a nightmare. (This is pretty typical of MMOs though.)

Quite lacking in players until Endgame. (Level 95, not too incredibly hard to achieve, since there's a nifty "Story mode" button that lets you sink in a few hours of your life with relative ease!)

This may be a bit more preferance, but no dedicated healers. Granted they'd be hard to fit into the pace of gameplay... If you're a guy or gal who enjoys un-murderizing your friends' faces, there's not much of that going on here.

And that's that! In short, if you've got some time to toss, and like stabbing/bashing/slashing/magically blasting things until they are dead, this is probably the game for you!