ArchLord

 PC
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 25
  3. Negative: 9 out of 25
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  1. Crackfarmer
    Nov 12, 2015
    8
    The Game was pretty good in Episode 3, but after Webzen bought the License from Codemasters it all went downhill very fast. Duping, gltiching and scamming was the way to go in this Game. The community was terrible - always pretty salty and mean. The Game itself was a masterpiece in mw opinion, it was fun in pve & pvp but the transfer from codemasters to webzen broke it's neck. The Game gotThe Game was pretty good in Episode 3, but after Webzen bought the License from Codemasters it all went downhill very fast. Duping, gltiching and scamming was the way to go in this Game. The community was terrible - always pretty salty and mean. The Game itself was a masterpiece in mw opinion, it was fun in pve & pvp but the transfer from codemasters to webzen broke it's neck. The Game got closed in 2014 since Webzen brought awful patches and lost players...… Expand
  2. MartynC.
    Oct 1, 2006
    2
    A terrible game, Innovative idea, but seeming as though you are more likely to get hit by lighting then be the Archlord its hardly worth the price, The graphics are horrible, even on the highest settings you can still see individual pixels on the floor, Flawed chat system, repetitive grinding for levels, Unoriginal character design and awkward movement make this the flop of 2006, Such a A terrible game, Innovative idea, but seeming as though you are more likely to get hit by lighting then be the Archlord its hardly worth the price, The graphics are horrible, even on the highest settings you can still see individual pixels on the floor, Flawed chat system, repetitive grinding for levels, Unoriginal character design and awkward movement make this the flop of 2006, Such a great idea wasted, And for the money their asking each month? Go buy World of Warcraft, City of heroes or Eve Online. The game also favours those who have more money, as the people on the higher monthly amount get benefits over those paying less. Noone can champion such a poorly designed, Programmed and thought out game.… Expand
  3. StephanieH.
    Feb 11, 2007
    1
    Very buggy from release, and yet still buggy after 6 months of release.
  4. WelshT.
    Aug 3, 2007
    7
    Lots of bashing of this game but if you want a free-to-play MMO then it's more than worth a look.
  5. RMcAuley
    Oct 20, 2006
    2
    Nothing really new here. Another Korean'esque mouse click fest. If it wasn't for open pvp you could fall asleep at the keyboard and still lvl.
  6. MarkH.
    Oct 24, 2006
    2
    The initial section of the game is generic grind-em-up, and with higher level players obviously camping the starting city for easy kills. The game didn't hold my attention for longer than a few hours.
  7. StevenC.
    Nov 24, 2007
    8
    Best online-game for codemasters, grafic:9 even better than wow, gamplay7:camera to sensetive.
  8. ChirsW.
    Feb 11, 2007
    1
    I give this a one because it actually qualifies as a game, unfortunately you can get better ones in every way free from DL sites the elements it has similair to GW and WoW is its an MMO just imagine everything implemented well by these two games and replace the word "well" with the word "awful" you start to get the idea I really cant see how anyone who has played any other game of the I give this a one because it actually qualifies as a game, unfortunately you can get better ones in every way free from DL sites the elements it has similair to GW and WoW is its an MMO just imagine everything implemented well by these two games and replace the word "well" with the word "awful" you start to get the idea I really cant see how anyone who has played any other game of the genre could score this with over 5.… Expand
  9. NateK.
    Aug 27, 2007
    6
    My score would be a 2 if I had to pay a dime for this, but as far as free MMORPGs are concerned, ArchLord is about as good as it gets. Like Diablo-style bashing for increasingly more powerful loot and abilities? You'll be into this. Want something more substantial? Get ready to pay for it.
  10. NathanVo-Van
    Jun 19, 2008
    2
    A bare-bones grinding experience. This game favors only the most dedicated player, but between the start to the ascension to the throne of the Archlord (which is unlikely for your Average Joe), you're going to be bleeding your eyes out grinding, grinding, grinding and doing some more grinding. This mediocre title clearly had a good reason to go Free.
  11. NickB.
    Jan 28, 2007
    8
    My experience with this game comes after is was dropped to $30 and went to free-to-play, so I had no monthly investment to consider. Essentially, Archlord is a fun MMO with elements similar to WoW and GW. It's strength is in ease of play, excellent PvP (better than WoW imo) and the fact that it looks very nice on my mid to lower end system (in fact, I expected it to look and run My experience with this game comes after is was dropped to $30 and went to free-to-play, so I had no monthly investment to consider. Essentially, Archlord is a fun MMO with elements similar to WoW and GW. It's strength is in ease of play, excellent PvP (better than WoW imo) and the fact that it looks very nice on my mid to lower end system (in fact, I expected it to look and run badly on my system based on the reviews, but not so). The downsides I have seen so far: the controls are slightly awkward at first (but I figured them out), and the character building options are severely limited. You have three races, each race is limited to two or three classes, and each glass is gender-based (i.e. all orc hunters are female). Not sure if this changes and more options open up later....but it's closer to Diablo or Sacred in terms of what your character choices are than WoW or GW. Some observations: despite what others say, there's a system in place to limit PvP kills against low level characters; doesn't ewlminate it, but penalizes those who engage in it. The class dynamics are pretty diverse, but initially the game is very simpole an dstraight forward for the first several levels; later on it gets very detailed. And finally, PvPers will find a lot to enjoy here; later levels and guild battles can get really exciting and involve some real strategy and skill. Overall, I prefer Archlords over EQ2 and DDO, but it's still just a notch below GW and WoW.....although those who just want a change of pace could do worse than to check this out, especially now that it's free.… Expand
  12. Zerk
    May 21, 2012
    1
    ArchLord - A long story about a game that got alot of potential, but the publishers destroy it step by step. Codemasters don't fix bugs, then Webzen take the game 2010 and destroy it more with the item-shop. It's sad, because ArchLord got a nice PvP system and a good graphic, but, you know, that's not all.

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#81 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006

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Metascore
42

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 11 out of 15
  1. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    60
    Archlord is a case of seen it before, seen it better, and the stuff we haven’t seen is going to end up more frustrating and hassle than it is worth.
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  2. Play.tm
    46
    Whether you'll ever get to see much of it is highly questionable, though, given that the time between starting and becoming completely despondent with ArchLord is likely to be minimal.
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  3. Eurogamer
    40
    Regardless of it being very hard to picture how its tedious, clumsy mechanics could possibly evolve into something fluid and entertaining, any game that puts you through a good 15 or 20 hours of overwhelming despair to get to even a chance of something worthwhile - which the server-wide near-silence suggests actually isn't, and certainly won't be until if and when there are enough players to populate large-scale tussles - is a failure.
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