Forsaken World

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5.3

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  1. schwim
    Jul 2, 2011
    2
    It's clear that PW has put a lot of effort into their new flagship MMO and I was very excited to play it but after no more than a couple days, I've uninstalled the game and am ready to forget about it.

    The first issue I have with the game is PW's greed. I'm used to micro-transaction P2P but there's not much "micro" about this system. Starting my first character, it's obvious that they    It's clear that PW has put a lot of effort into their new flagship MMO and I was very excited to play it but after no more than a couple days, I've uninstalled the game and am ready to forget about it.

    The first issue I have with the game is PW's greed. I'm used to micro-transaction P2P but there's not much "micro" about this system. Starting my first character, it's obvious that they attempt to herd you into the cash shop. At level 7, I've killed enough mobs to purchase 5 pieces of food for the purposes of restoring my health. Not 5 stacks, but 5 pieces. Looking in the cash shop, I see that for a mere $10 of my money, I can purchase 4 health potions that will restore 70% of my health. So, I can either pay for 2/3 of a month of p2p MMO time, or I can purchase 4 health pots in Forsaken World.

    Another issue for me is the controls. It's not very smooth. When I click a mob or NPC, it usually click-to-moves well behind the character instead of selecting them. attempting to rotate also often sends you off into the woods. Rotating the camera while running? Well, that's impossible.

    Finally, the environment just seems lacking and sparsely populated. Running through the woods, I kill mobs to have them respawn mere seconds after killing them, they just pop into existence right by you within 5 seconds of killing it's predecessor.

    There's more, but to be honest, in spite of the features included in this f2p(dungeon finder, planner, prayers, etc) it still feels like a bare bones MMO released to grab as much money from the cash shop as possible.    … Expand
  2. medimayhem
    May 20, 2012
    10
    Wonderful game has a good pet system which all games need. It is like a free way to play WoW. This is a exxelent mmorpg. I play this daily now it is so fun. Though the bound and real gold kinda is annoying
  3. LewisTheApe
    Oct 9, 2013
    10
    One hell of an MMO, despite the horrible cash shop based pay to win style. You find your way around that and the no so horrible looking graphics, then you have yourself really well balanced MMO with a unique PvP system, no stupid factions, makes open world PvP fun. PW did good, but messed up on parts that clearly blinds ignorant dumb asses
  4. Morry
    Nov 1, 2016
    2
    Well, let's see where to start with FW. I played this game for 5+ years through ARC. Honestly, it was a great game until about 2 years ago.

    I made a lot of good friends, and had a great time. But...... Things have been so broken for the last 2 years, I had to call it quits. PVP has been broken for 2 years except for a very small area of the game. Arena has ben dead forever. There are    Well, let's see where to start with FW. I played this game for 5+ years through ARC. Honestly, it was a great game until about 2 years ago.

    I made a lot of good friends, and had a great time. But......

    Things have been so broken for the last 2 years, I had to call it quits. PVP has been broken for 2 years except for a very small area of the game. Arena has ben dead forever. There are constant exploits in the game (dumb ass devs to blame), that forces them to do a complete rollback, which punishes everyone (including the new guys that are trying to level). So, 4 days of work down the drain. If u busted your ass to get from level 80 to 85, guess what? Do it all again. They took that hard work away from you. On the rollback note, they have a cash shop in this game. If you bought leaves (their form of currency) before the rollback, it's up to YOU to get in touch with them to get YOUR money back! lol Blows my mind.

    Bottom line is, I touched on only a few of the problems with the game. Again, it had it's time, and I miss the old FW. Unless they get their **** together, guys, I wouldn't spend time building my character or spending money. It can't fall much further down before it collapses.    … Expand
  5. lambdafish
    Apr 14, 2012
    8
    My first impressions of this game are that it is similar to WoW, so that is what I will compare it to. My only experience of WoW was the up to lvl 20 trial version which I played a few months back, and I must say that I enjoyed that very much. When I first started play Forsaken World, I found that I had the similar feeling as when playing the trial of WoW, except that when I reached levelMy first impressions of this game are that it is similar to WoW, so that is what I will compare it to. My only experience of WoW was the up to lvl 20 trial version which I played a few months back, and I must say that I enjoyed that very much. When I first started play Forsaken World, I found that I had the similar feeling as when playing the trial of WoW, except that when I reached level 20, I still had the full game at my fingertips. WoW trial ends and expects me to play £10 a month for a service which Forsaken World offers for free.
    While Forsaken world may lack some of the features that define WoW, it is still a hugely valid MMO that players do not give it enough credit for.
    It is a good looking game, and while the environments maybe slightly basic graphically, the aesthetic more than makes up for it (and that's all that matters at the end of the day really), and the characters models are extreamely good.
    While I only got to try out one race, there are plenty to choose from, as well as different classes, offering much needed variety and plenty of replay value once you get bored of a particular character.
    The world is open and varied, and there are plenty of places to explore and perform quests in.
    While I have heard complaints about the battle system, I found it standard for MMOs, and I have never heard any complaints about any MMO battle systems before, some of which are worse than Forsaken Worlds, so there are no issues there.
    Overall, I feel that this game is a very valid, free alternative to World of Warcraft, it has all the charm and gameplay, without the huge pricetag. And besides, the game is free, how can you complain. Go try it.    … Expand
  6. TigerFalcon
    Aug 30, 2012
    8
    The game is very addictive, but doesn't really give a lot of help. In addition, while there is quite a bit that can be done for free, you really need to spend money to get the good stuff. Not many opportunities to earn rare things. Still, it is a lot of fun, if you pick the right character class.
  7. Lonewulf
    Sep 10, 2014
    2
    This game is so much pay-to-win. after hitting level cap with two characters it was pretty obvious that I'll need to keep throwing money at it to be able to keep up with the rest of the players. I actually came across with some of them that already spent 3k - 4k bucks that's ridiculous. Yes you can try to farm all the gems the old fashioned way but still you will need real money to buy theThis game is so much pay-to-win. after hitting level cap with two characters it was pretty obvious that I'll need to keep throwing money at it to be able to keep up with the rest of the players. I actually came across with some of them that already spent 3k - 4k bucks that's ridiculous. Yes you can try to farm all the gems the old fashioned way but still you will need real money to buy the fusion agents to combine them. Not to mention that all the good stuff is within that stupid orb system where you have 1 in 1000 chances of getting what you want otherwise you keep getting garbage from each orb. lottery? come on!!. PWE literally finds a way to get the money out of you. among all the MMORPGs I've played this is the only one that you actually must pay for an emote action.… Expand
  8. FormerFWPlayer
    Jun 14, 2015
    0
    BEWARE OF THIS GAME… the retail version run by PWE is poorly staffed with little or no customer service and although the game itself is free… you’ll go bankrupt trying to max your character for anything competitive (i mean it, you can literally spend tens of thousands of dollars and not have maxed your character). Aria private server is even worse… they’ll welcome you with open arms,BEWARE OF THIS GAME… the retail version run by PWE is poorly staffed with little or no customer service and although the game itself is free… you’ll go bankrupt trying to max your character for anything competitive (i mean it, you can literally spend tens of thousands of dollars and not have maxed your character). Aria private server is even worse… they’ll welcome you with open arms, happily take your “donations” and never tell you that their server is over-run with CHEATERS using third party scripts/bots to re-id their gear for double and even triple crit damage or defense stats that are impossible for a normal player to compete with… AND… if you give in to the cheating and try to use a script/bot yourself… better hope you don’t get caught, cuz you’ll be BANNED… AND… forget about submitting a ticket or asking for help in their forum… if you mention re-id bots, they’ll delete your posts and ban you from their forum. It’s really too bad… this is a good game, run by crappy companies who just want to take your money. My advice… avoid this game at all costs and don’t waste a minute of your time or a cent of your cash here. Wish someone had warned me away three years ago… :(… Expand
  9. Ozmann
    Nov 26, 2017
    1
    Original player from early Beta,, Returned after an almost 2 year absence. Just wow, EVERYTHING is broken, devs dont care about fixing anything, community sucks. Nobody runs anything, all the good stuff is absolutely horded by CSers and their pets. Last time I log this game. Tried to give it a fair shake on this re-log. Its clear that the devs are only here to make the $$$$. No loveOriginal player from early Beta,, Returned after an almost 2 year absence. Just wow, EVERYTHING is broken, devs dont care about fixing anything, community sucks. Nobody runs anything, all the good stuff is absolutely horded by CSers and their pets. Last time I log this game. Tried to give it a fair shake on this re-log. Its clear that the devs are only here to make the $$$$. No love for the community or any player.… Expand
  10. Acidosis
    Jun 19, 2011
    5
    Forsaken World is yet another MMORPG which similar game-play. You level up, go instances/events for more XP for more levels, do easy quest with auto-NPC finder for more XP thus levels and when you reach the level cap.......you afk, there isn't much for you do to be honest. But i do praise the amount of effort they put into creating distinctive races and classes such as the ever popularForsaken World is yet another MMORPG which similar game-play. You level up, go instances/events for more XP for more levels, do easy quest with auto-NPC finder for more XP thus levels and when you reach the level cap.......you afk, there isn't much for you do to be honest. But i do praise the amount of effort they put into creating distinctive races and classes such as the ever popular Vampires! (Not diamond like vampires, yay!). This game does not offer Roleplaying as this game evolves around leveling and pvping for the sake of it. 5/10 due to repetition of XP gaining event/quest.… Expand
  11. IanHeres
    Oct 30, 2011
    0
    In a word: Boring. There's nothing exciting here, and it's all too slow. It takes too long to kill monsters, too long to level, too long to get to "good" skills and quests. The animations are pretty bad, too. It does nothing new and repeats the mistakes of thousands of free MMOs that have come before.

    Don't bother.
  12. Pomornik
    Oct 14, 2011
    6
    Nothing we haven't seen before, just yet another korean grinder, with boring gameplay and pretty graphics. Its the same old pattern over and over again, its identical to any other game of this genre. If you are looking for something new and fresh, you are not going to find it here.
  13. MatthewAmI
    Jul 31, 2011
    6
    Forsaken World is basically a watered down version of world of warcraft, I think that's what everyone was trying to say. The watered down sides were that the graphics were bland; the environments were TOO open, with almost no ground cover or real lush environments. And what was more annoying is that the characters have annoying action animations. So yes, I'll play it a lot, cause it's fun.Forsaken World is basically a watered down version of world of warcraft, I think that's what everyone was trying to say. The watered down sides were that the graphics were bland; the environments were TOO open, with almost no ground cover or real lush environments. And what was more annoying is that the characters have annoying action animations. So yes, I'll play it a lot, cause it's fun. If you love WoW but hate money mongering profiteering losers who charge extreme monthly payments then go ahead and download this relatively lite and easy to play free to play MMORPG… Expand
  14. BunnySlayer
    Dec 17, 2012
    0
    State of the game, today: If your client is in English, you're invisible.

    Perfect World Entertainment is just licensing the use of the game, translated from Chinese by people that don't speak English. Tons of errors and language that wasn't proof read. Their servers get 90% of the updates that China does, 3-6 months later. The client for the game itself, is horridly unstable.    State of the game, today: If your client is in English, you're invisible.

    Perfect World Entertainment is just licensing the use of the game, translated from Chinese by people that don't speak English. Tons of errors and language that wasn't proof read. Their servers get 90% of the updates that China does, 3-6 months later.

    The client for the game itself, is horridly unstable. Some people on slower systems can play forever without crashing, but they take so long to load into areas/dungeons, the encounters start before they are even there. Other people on new systems crash more and more each content update, because there is ZERO 64 bit support or compatibility. What is PWE doing about it? Nothing. Their staff works 9-5, Monday through Friday. There is no programming team at all addressing the instability issues.

    You can still find beta game play and interview videos with the development staff, and compare it with the game today... the grand plans were lost. Along the way, they abandoned any sense of balancing. They abandoned their edict of no grinding, and instituted a botting system so you can (have to) leave your game on 24/7 to grind points to build your char. Instead of breaking the mold, Forsaken World settled into the fold.

    The game content itself has no flow. When you read a review complaining about the speed of leveling being too quick, it's because that person just sampled the game over a lunch break, MMOHut style. Yes, you can fly through 3/4 of the levels, which is almost a must because as a new, low level player, there is nobody who's going to play with you. People are online 24/7 (see the botting comment above), but they usually aren't "there". Going from 79-80 (the level cap) is probably going to take you 2 months, if you're still playing.

    If you are a knowledgeable player, you probably have multiple accounts, and spend hours a day repeating the same solo/auto-path content, every day, only interacting with other people if you want to, certainly not because you need to.

    The in-game economy itself is rigged by people with many accounts, hording wealth, and controlling markets. Apparently fully supported by PWE, these accounts are not required to hide their activities.

    Final note: This is FAR from a free game. Months ago, PWE unveiled the purchaser reward system. A rank of titles that come with perks, the ranks being entirely based on how much money you've put into the game. Many of the "gifts" associated with these ranks cost money, and system itself provided far too much transparency to who they consider a valued customer. To acquire the full gambit of what read like baseline paying customer benefits (max bag and storage space, more than 1 character build template) you must spend 3 thousand dollars. To achieve the top rank of the purchaser rewards, you're forking out 15 grand. This level of greed is ridiculous, and you can imagine how vast the power difference this creates is, if you are actually playing for free.

    I have been, and am still playing this game... when it loads, anyway. I've put a little money into the game, none since the purchaser rewards came out. When I finally convince my community of friends to play guild wars 2, this game will just be a bump in the road of entertainment history.    … Expand
  15. LostInRealms
    Jan 4, 2013
    10
    10/10

    Decent game, Graphics are nice the gameplay is smoothe. Very easy to figure out what your doing and master the quests and learning all the basics. I think this game should be recommended to alot of people. And i do believe its of decent taiste

    For a F2P its really nice. and Far better then P2P Overly rated WoW
  16. JonnyPitiful
    Mar 21, 2013
    0
    Horrible game, not worth the download. Constant crashing for over a year. Load crashing ruins your daily instance runs such as GT and GL. Also ruins arena score. Known issue, has never been fixed. Auction house search crash. Known issue, has never been fixed. Why worry about botting? When it’s built into the game. No really, you can bot in this game, and its perfectly ok to run multipleHorrible game, not worth the download. Constant crashing for over a year. Load crashing ruins your daily instance runs such as GT and GL. Also ruins arena score. Known issue, has never been fixed. Auction house search crash. Known issue, has never been fixed. Why worry about botting? When it’s built into the game. No really, you can bot in this game, and its perfectly ok to run multiple clients and do so. Horrible idea. Cash shoppers are much more powerful. You can “farm” gems and gold to upgrade for years.. or just spend $1000-$5000 and destroy everyone. No level limit on armor quality, fortify level, or gem strength makes lower level pvp a cash shopper only arena. Rift is the same allowing only major cash shopped guilds to bid. Very poor balance. 12v12 is the only random team pvp, but the rewards take months if not a year for War God set. Most of the time its filled with cash shoppers that make it very unfair and annoying. Wrath is annoying during pvp and forces you to collect yellow balls like you’re playing Pacman mid duels and fights. PvE is repetitive and very boring. Same quest every day. Very slow, boring and I found myself falling asleep and botting everything. Game has less and less players The skills are allll the same on every type of talent tree. Example, Ice Mage, Fire Mage, Wind Mage all use the same basic skills. Graphics are decent, but the game is CPU heavy (core i7@3.7ghz) and doesnt even warm my gtx 560ti. If you max graphics you crash everyone other screen. If you lower them, you crash less often, but still experience frame skip and need to reload client to refresh corrupted data. Tech support is the worst ever. The community is foul, unpleasant and childish. I have played Ferentus, Dialbo series, Guild Wars, and many MMO’s. This is by far the most cash hungry company that I have ever seen and suggest to check the BBB rating of F before ever spending a dime of giving them any of your time.… Expand
  17. Sad-But-True
    Apr 1, 2013
    0
    This review is actually a warning for new players. PWE put up an advertisement for a Bogo that people were sure to spend a lot of money on, then they waited right until the weekend, before the event is supposed to end, then they turn off the servers, leave the players in suspense, and then announce a rollback, with little to no chance of any one who spent that $XXX amount getting theirThis review is actually a warning for new players. PWE put up an advertisement for a Bogo that people were sure to spend a lot of money on, then they waited right until the weekend, before the event is supposed to end, then they turn off the servers, leave the players in suspense, and then announce a rollback, with little to no chance of any one who spent that $XXX amount getting their money back. So, that money now belongs to PWE, and you got stuck with Zen a lot were hesitant or weren't even going to buy. Let's make it more clearly:
    29th of March to the 1st of April:
    1) 10's of thousands of dollars profit, if not hundreds of thousands
    2) Player base excited
    3) Biggest server population in over a year
    4) Players exploring aspects of the game that were otherwise out of their progression level

    1st April:
    1) Huge amount of downtime
    2) Huge criticism via forums
    3) 90% of player base requesting game stay as it is without rollback
    4) Rollback announced
    5) Compensation (or as some call it a "bribe") in way of bound items that have no use to many
    6) Quitting posts popping up left right and center and or people vowing to never spend a cent on PWE games again
    7) Extremely Unhappy Player base
    8) Important feedback being ignored and irrelevant questions being answered vaguely
    9) Extremely Angry Player base.

    You've been warned.
    Source: http://fw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=441751    … Expand
  18. smackman24
    Jul 6, 2011
    4
    Forsaken World does have amazing character models and beautiful worlds. There is a lot of content and many things to do. There are 3 main draw backs however. First, the PvP system feel unfinished and very flat. Users will attack other users just for the sake of griefing other users. There is absolutely no risk or reward for PvP. This makes questing on a PvP server close to impossibleForsaken World does have amazing character models and beautiful worlds. There is a lot of content and many things to do. There are 3 main draw backs however. First, the PvP system feel unfinished and very flat. Users will attack other users just for the sake of griefing other users. There is absolutely no risk or reward for PvP. This makes questing on a PvP server close to impossible without a party as a griefer will wait and stalk users until they are busy, then attack them. The second is the dual currency in the game. Certain items cost soul coins or gold coins. Items purchased from NPC's cost soul coins, but items purchased from other users require gold coins. There is no system to convert between the two. This makes using the auction house almost pointless because the accumulation of gold coins is very rare unless you sell things on the auction house. Users also cannot trade soul coins to help other users out for mounts or other and makes the user and their friends grind more than they need to to enjoy the game.
    Third, there was some lazy work with both programing/scripting and how they put the world together. There are countless spots in each realm where a player can get completely stuck with no hope of getting out unless they use their teleport ability. If they have used this ability they must wait 10 minutes for the skill the recharge. There are also a lot of lazy blocking volumes where the level builder must have just went "good enough, it kinda works". The pathing nodes in the game seem very blotchy and placed almost willy nilly around the world. There are also countless quests, auto-routes and NPC Ai that were scripted badly. I have a 23 inch 1080p monitor and when I can't read the text during the cut-scenes, you have a problem. The cut scenes are not the only thing wrong with the text. With special quests, the man who thought Bright red 8 point font on a bright yellow background should be shot. 90% of people couldn't read it if their lives depended on it. It was a horrible decision and takes another huge chunk away from the games polish. For a F2P game based on MTX, this game is lacking in quality and didn't travel far past an 'Idea' of merging guild wars and WoW. Lack of polish and development plagues the game on all angles.    … Expand
  19. Thicky
    Oct 3, 2011
    3
    It may be free but it doesn't make up for horrible gameplay and combat automation. Press one key and your character cycles through its attacks. Most people online are just botting and those who are there most likely don't speak english.

    Also, I went to the forums for tech support and the mods just called me a noob etc and told me to play something else if the game doesn't work for me.
  20. Lexicaholic
    Sep 21, 2011
    8
    Forsaken World is an excellent game, particularly for people who like to socialize and explore. FW boasts a random team generating system for entering instances that allows you to quickly and easily acquire higher level equipment and complete higher level quests. There are numerous crafting jobs to engage in and everyone gets a pet, so if that's your thing I think you should enjoy thisForsaken World is an excellent game, particularly for people who like to socialize and explore. FW boasts a random team generating system for entering instances that allows you to quickly and easily acquire higher level equipment and complete higher level quests. There are numerous crafting jobs to engage in and everyone gets a pet, so if that's your thing I think you should enjoy this game as well. The music, graphics, and gameplay are all generally excellent and the game boasts open PvP servers. The biggest problem with this game is, as people have pointed out, a dearth of money/resources and the strange cash system the game employs. Lower level enemies are also ridiculously high on HP, which results in a series of drawn out and non-threatening (but resource draining) fights. I think FW could be at least a 9 if it would work on reducing the HP of its trash mobs a bit so that quests could be run a little faster ... especially on the PvP servers, where the open PvP makes long quests at one location a foolish waste of time unless you are in a group. I think I should also mention that this game boasts a ton of features that act a double edged sword ... on the one hand, the features are all unique and interesting to explore. On the other hand, if you fail to explore them all you may end up severely gimping yourself and spending long hours wandering about clueless and underpowered. One feature I think FW could definitely do without is Experience Aid. PWI ought to just drop this money sink and make experience slightly easier to come by while reducing the strength of their trash mobs to accommodate faster quest completion and experience gain. All in all, the game deserves an 8. It is solid and generally well designed, but it needs to overhaul its persistent world mobs, experience pace and loot tables to be a top tier game.… Expand
  21. babybirdie09
    Jul 18, 2012
    10
    I found this through my steam client. I feel in love with it the first time I played. I became shocked at how much goodies was free or easy to get. Got to LVL 35 with no problems. Graphics are amazing! Game-play not so bad! First character was a priest and felt like I did when I played WoW or EQ2 way back when! But great thing is this game was FREE! Yes like all games it has its glitches.I found this through my steam client. I feel in love with it the first time I played. I became shocked at how much goodies was free or easy to get. Got to LVL 35 with no problems. Graphics are amazing! Game-play not so bad! First character was a priest and felt like I did when I played WoW or EQ2 way back when! But great thing is this game was FREE! Yes like all games it has its glitches. Yes with all "Free to Play" games it has a shop where you can spend real money, but it doesn't hassle you to...that is your call. I don't spend real money and I get by just fine! xD I would recommend this to everybody especially my friends and family!… Expand
  22. AndyQ
    Jul 27, 2012
    10
    This game is very addictive, I've played it since I found it free2play on steam. Every day I have something to do, it's not boring at all. There is a lot of stuff you can do, and it's not easy to get to the highest level.
  23. hornm67
    Aug 24, 2011
    7
    Forsaken world has a nice storyline, good sidequests and pretty helpfull guilds and people, but the drawback like in any other F2P game of the company Perfect World Entertainmant is the pretty high prices they ask for the itemshop items.

    I disagree with Schwim who totaly has NO knowledge of this game wich he claimed only played a few days.
  24. skyrimbestgame
    Dec 13, 2012
    8
    The graphics of this game are phenomenal, but the story leaves room for wanting and the gameplay, though dynamic and colorful (thanks to the aforementioned graphics) can be floaty and simplistic. The playerbase is unfortunately barren and desolate, but the PvE is more enjoyable than in most MMOs, so it isn't a game-breaking issue. Overall, this is a good game and it helped to mend my griefThe graphics of this game are phenomenal, but the story leaves room for wanting and the gameplay, though dynamic and colorful (thanks to the aforementioned graphics) can be floaty and simplistic. The playerbase is unfortunately barren and desolate, but the PvE is more enjoyable than in most MMOs, so it isn't a game-breaking issue. Overall, this is a good game and it helped to mend my grief at the cancellation of the Amalur MMO.… Expand
  25. simph1
    Jul 21, 2011
    3
    I hate point and click games. I refuse to play them. I want to use (W A S D) keys like in every other MMORPG there is out there. Perfect World dropped the ball here. People are leaving the game in droves. If they fix the controls I will come back and play it!
  26. csgrad
    Jul 16, 2011
    5
    Very similar to Lineage II, but for a free game, not bad. Compared with Lineage II, it seems like many features of the newer MMORPGs have been included, and the races are somewhat different. Grinding and leveling seemed pretty slow, so maybe not too good for casual gamers.
  27. frugalDonnie
    Jul 12, 2011
    4
    Born from the belly of a communistâ
  28. dawitsabigkill
    Jun 30, 2011
    7
    For a free mmorpg, good game, but xp is a bit aggravating. this game seems to have taken alot from other games, to me the one that sticks out is pets from guild wars and the instances that are similar to guild wars' missions. The classes are great, but the guys act a bit feminine in the character creation, but nothing too major. The idea of jobs is very useful, but almost a second thoughtFor a free mmorpg, good game, but xp is a bit aggravating. this game seems to have taken alot from other games, to me the one that sticks out is pets from guild wars and the instances that are similar to guild wars' missions. The classes are great, but the guys act a bit feminine in the character creation, but nothing too major. The idea of jobs is very useful, but almost a second thought to me, up to making armour. The game is almost to easy in the sense of the auto-route, but i still think that the game was worth the play. Some more originality would be nice, and maybe not going with the flow of busty female characters.… Expand
  29. Blackpool
    Jun 22, 2011
    10
    for a FTP MMO it's phenomenal. it's certainly not perfect but it fully satiates that MMO desire. it's good looking and has that familiar feeling (LOTS of stuff, to me, felt as if it had been borrowed). there are definitely things to complain about but all in all it's a very solid game. i downloaded it and installed it expecting to be TOTALLY disappointed. instead I found myself veryfor a FTP MMO it's phenomenal. it's certainly not perfect but it fully satiates that MMO desire. it's good looking and has that familiar feeling (LOTS of stuff, to me, felt as if it had been borrowed). there are definitely things to complain about but all in all it's a very solid game. i downloaded it and installed it expecting to be TOTALLY disappointed. instead I found myself very pleasantly surprised. I say it's absolutely worth giving it a fair shot. if it's not your cup of tea then whatever. it's not like it you had to pay anything to try it :P… Expand
  30. romancini
    Jul 12, 2011
    9
    A good game to play for free, with a lot of quests.
    Somethings could be better, but I'm analysing that this is a new game, and it will grow wit our critics and gameplay.
  31. Shait
    Mar 28, 2012
    0
    This is worse mmorpg i ever tried.... i absolute hate games like this where you kill mob and he will respawn after 1-2 sec later oh my god what a hell is this ?! PURE CRAP!
  32. Svetto
    Mar 31, 2012
    0
    Firstly, extra penalty points for stealing the name of the expansion from Guild Wars (which is so much better in every way). Forsaken World is just the same old grinding we've already seen done until death. Ugly graphics that are even worse than WoW, like someone took LSD and vomited a box of crayons onto the screen, plus the unproportional and weird looking characters. Everything is slowFirstly, extra penalty points for stealing the name of the expansion from Guild Wars (which is so much better in every way). Forsaken World is just the same old grinding we've already seen done until death. Ugly graphics that are even worse than WoW, like someone took LSD and vomited a box of crayons onto the screen, plus the unproportional and weird looking characters. Everything is slow and boring. Don't waste your time on this piece of complete and utter garbage.… Expand
  33. IMPERIUM
    Jan 10, 2013
    0
    Simply put this game is terrible, ive downloaded it twice but all im getting is errors and corrupted files, so I get told to verify my files hoping it would clear out the corrupt ones but noooo verify doesent work, so then I found out you can bypass verify and it took me a good 20mins to pick a half decent username I go to log in and boom client is out of date and the only way to fix thisSimply put this game is terrible, ive downloaded it twice but all im getting is errors and corrupted files, so I get told to verify my files hoping it would clear out the corrupt ones but noooo verify doesent work, so then I found out you can bypass verify and it took me a good 20mins to pick a half decent username I go to log in and boom client is out of date and the only way to fix this is to verify.......as what I said above it doesn't work....ive never struggled so much to play a game in my life you think it would be as easy as downloading the game and playing it but with this its problem after problem... if you want a free game get guild wars if you want a premium game get world of warcraft because all this game is is a cheap copy of world of warcraft and guild wars and it fails big time..… Expand
  34. hellshell
    Jul 31, 2011
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is awesome, I personal think this is better then wow a.k.a World Of Warcraft.
    This is the best MMORPG that I ever played, The game looks really good and I just found out today that Perfect world the company that made this game are the creator's of torchlight another great game they made.    … Expand
  35. Zanchi1
    Jun 20, 2011
    9
    Forsaken World is an MMO experience. There is pleanty to do, lots of cool features such as titles and pets, and it is free. In my opinion Forsaken World can go toe to toe with WoW and win.
  36. rithymtech
    Mar 31, 2012
    1
    The game is definitely not original or very good looking, yet some of the gameplay elements are fun. Having a newer gaming computer, I am astounded at how poorly it ran and how frequent the graphical errors and glitches filled my screen. Very little effort was ever made to polish the game (translations of text fields, making sure text and other elements fit in windows, etc...) There isThe game is definitely not original or very good looking, yet some of the gameplay elements are fun. Having a newer gaming computer, I am astounded at how poorly it ran and how frequent the graphical errors and glitches filled my screen. Very little effort was ever made to polish the game (translations of text fields, making sure text and other elements fit in windows, etc...) There is also way too much emphasis on the in-game cash they have. I would have probably given this game a 0 if it wasn't for the fun I had playing starting out. The worst part came when my account was banned. I had not logged in for a month or more. I tried to figure out why I was banned, and they took forever to respond to a customer support email. Their website is TERRIBLE. If you need assistance for being banned, good luck. They tell you to report it in their support system, yet you need to log in to use it and, no surprise being banned prevents you from logging in. I was eventually allowed back on. I changed my password and a week later was banned again without logging back on after the incident. I have no idea what this company is playing at, yet the forums are filled with people complaining about being banned the same as I after purchasing in-game cash. I would suggest avoiding this game, especially if you want to purchase items. The whole thing seemed incredibly shady and underhanded to me.… Expand
  37. LongtimeGamer
    Sep 11, 2011
    7
    Its an ok game. Alot of people complain about it because its a Chines game, point-to-clck move style (which i dont mind since i logged alot of hours of diablo,runescape, and various point-to-click move games. Yes its a bit slow on the leveling scale because they try to sucker you in to buying the EXP+ items in the mall. The mall's items are super pricy. its $10 for a stack of 5 poitons,Its an ok game. Alot of people complain about it because its a Chines game, point-to-clck move style (which i dont mind since i logged alot of hours of diablo,runescape, and various point-to-click move games. Yes its a bit slow on the leveling scale because they try to sucker you in to buying the EXP+ items in the mall. The mall's items are super pricy. its $10 for a stack of 5 poitons, Not 5 stacks, 5 potions, that heal 70% hp or u can get late game and spend maybe .25cents worth of their virtual currency's value to buy.

    Either way, its free, its not GREAT but its pretty decent for a free game. Since its free i will continue to play it over WoW or Rift.    … Expand
  38. Cryo
    Jun 19, 2011
    10
    forsaken world is a good game with great classes. this game is one of Perfect World Entertainment better games but like all games there are thing that could have been done better. only time will tell how great this game will be.
  39. vahn
    Jul 3, 2012
    6
    I once tried 2 years ago, then quitted it soon after due to the extreme slow pacing that this game "had". I tried later with more patience, and I notice few good chance, but still quitted after sometime to the issues with money and still its extreme slow pace. Now, i've been playing this game for a longer than than usual, and even though it's still extremely slow I really did like itsI once tried 2 years ago, then quitted it soon after due to the extreme slow pacing that this game "had". I tried later with more patience, and I notice few good chance, but still quitted after sometime to the issues with money and still its extreme slow pace. Now, i've been playing this game for a longer than than usual, and even though it's still extremely slow I really did like its change. First of all, I liked the fact that at each level the game gives you some tickets in order to get some free stuff from a different shop, which sells small helpfull items and, hard to believe, money too, making the issues of training and the mount, for instance, extremely easy to pass. Also, first time i tried this game, the leveling was EXTREMELY slow (as any f2p, anyway), but now the game gives you more exp (I think triple more exp than before, but I might be wrong sometimes), and in other words it's much easier to level up now...at some points (it still takes a lot of time, just not like before, I guess). Basically, this game became a lot more accesible than before, at least by me, and as an old WoW player I must say I'm enjoying this game more than long ago, even though it's slow paced, flawed on the technical side, many bug issues (especially since Nightfall patch), and still lots of paid content to get. I suggest to try it if you're bored of others MMORPGs, or else you won't get much from it.… Expand
  40. Spenczar
    Aug 25, 2011
    5
    Don't have much to say on this one. The gameplay is good but nothing stellar, even with a few unique classes. The fact that there are several races AND classes may seem good at first, but quite a few classes are dependent on one sole race and vice versa (e.g. the only race that can be a protector is Stonemen, and Stonemen can only be protectors, same deal with dwarves and marksmen).Don't have much to say on this one. The gameplay is good but nothing stellar, even with a few unique classes. The fact that there are several races AND classes may seem good at first, but quite a few classes are dependent on one sole race and vice versa (e.g. the only race that can be a protector is Stonemen, and Stonemen can only be protectors, same deal with dwarves and marksmen). Other than that, it is very cookie-cutter, being similar to many MANY MMOs before it. It is hardly different from Perfect World and emulates plenty of similar games. The graphics are good, but I also am not a fan of how the characters look, most of the males being incredibly feminine. There is nothing I hate more than comparing a game I'm reviewing to a popular yet unrelated game, but this game really is like a free version of World of Warcraft. Under most circumstances, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you are a fan of WoW or similar games heavily based on grinding and hunting, it might be worth a shot.… Expand
  41. demontrace
    Apr 12, 2012
    1
    THE GAME DOES NOT CONTAIN AN OPTION TO INVERT YOUR MOUSE!!

    I apologize to those easily offended by text appearing in full capitalization, however I felt this is a point that needs to be extremely clear to readers, and other inverted mouse users. You WILL be wasting your time with this game. Unfortunately the design of the game is such that you will be very uncomfortable playing it    THE GAME DOES NOT CONTAIN AN OPTION TO INVERT YOUR MOUSE!!

    I apologize to those easily offended by text appearing in full capitalization, however I felt this is a point that needs to be extremely clear to readers, and other inverted mouse users. You WILL be wasting your time with this game.
    Unfortunately the design of the game is such that you will be very uncomfortable playing it without the mouse controls being inverted, if you are someone that uses such controls. The designers, in their arrogance, refuse to implement the option. I'm not 100% sure exactly how long it takes to add such an option to this kind of game, but from others that claim they are developers, state that such an option takes minutes to implement. Should this be true, or even if it isn't, it is still absolutely unforgivable to not have this option, after so many years have passed where even the simplest of games have this option available. From time on the messageboards it has come across that there are absolutely no plans to implement this option.
    From there comes another point, the player base is atrocious as well. Should you go on the messageboards to ask about the inverted mouse, or read about it, the responses are vile, and completely rude. While having messageboards full of trolls and rude people is nothing new, the odds responses were in an overwhelming majority of negative and harsh. I enjoyed hearing that inverted mouse gamers are in the minority, and therefore it isn't important to add an inverted mouse option. These gamers being in the minority may or may not be true, and I'm curious where the poster would get this information, or are they perhaps pulling it out of their rear end, like many of their responses seem to be originating.

    The game itself COULD be promising, but at the same time has an art style that is definitely not to my taste. I personally have never been a fan of making your males look as feminine as possible, but this is definitely one of THOSE games. Granted the developer seems to be out of China, which could explain why the males tend to generally be white, and feminine, since anime, which also originates from that section of the world(more so Japan...), favors feminine, white males.
    Otherwise, it's very colorful, but if you aren't a fan of anime or that graphical design, you're not going to be a fan here. I personally don't mind anime stylings, as long as the males are overwhelmingly feminine, as the males are exactly that way here. Unless you're a dwarf... or a stoneman(?).

    All in all, when the graphics aren't pleasing, the controls are atrocious, you have the makings of a terrible review. When the developers are basically giving the finger to a large section of their player base(aka the inverted mouse users), I feel obliged to give one right back, and therein lies the basis for this score, a big -->1    … Expand
  42. Vel
    Jul 2, 2012
    5
    If you are looking for a free MMORPG to play casually, this game might suit you. The lore and story are put together capably enough to engage most, and the graphics are pretty good. However, the game does begin to get old after a while, and as you reach the higher levels, you will find yourself competing with either people who play this game 24/7, or people who pay money to get betterIf you are looking for a free MMORPG to play casually, this game might suit you. The lore and story are put together capably enough to engage most, and the graphics are pretty good. However, the game does begin to get old after a while, and as you reach the higher levels, you will find yourself competing with either people who play this game 24/7, or people who pay money to get better equipment, contribute to their guild, etc. Additionally, while the community is somewhat helpful for new people, most higher level groupings and guilds will require you to sacrifice hours every week doing repetitive quests.… Expand
  43. canadiansaiyan
    May 21, 2013
    6
    I've only just started playing, but so far I can say that the visuals are amazing however the game is let down by a number of issues. For one the control scheme is not very intuitive. Having to constantly rotate the camera with the right mouse button in order to turn my character is rather awkward when I'd much rather be able to move left and right with WASD. Another major issue I have isI've only just started playing, but so far I can say that the visuals are amazing however the game is let down by a number of issues. For one the control scheme is not very intuitive. Having to constantly rotate the camera with the right mouse button in order to turn my character is rather awkward when I'd much rather be able to move left and right with WASD. Another major issue I have is with the respawn rate. Now I already have issues with MMOs making me feel like my impact on the game world is non-existent, but this is really driven home the enemies literally respawn seconds after I've killed them. At least in WoW it takes a good 5-10 minutes before they'll respawn. This is pretty much just a first impression review, but from that first impression I'd say there are many areas where this game could use some improvement.… Expand
  44. Think
    Aug 14, 2013
    0
    A dying playerbase, a horrible content upgrade (Only cash shop now.) and disgusting graphics that run on an ancient piece of crap this game deserves no points.
    The only plus side is that the players were good, but now the game is all alts or people away from keyboards.
  45. Haverak
    Dec 6, 2016
    10
    Forsaken world has a nice storyline, good sidequests and pretty helpfull guilds and people, but the drawback like in any other F2P game of the company Perfect World Entertainmant
  46. Strach
    Dec 10, 2017
    0
    With all new bullshiet they trow at us this game is in a roll down fast its 2nd weekend we cant play normally because there is something wrong now we have constant disconnects all time from EU servers, last 2 weeks it was a rollback that they did screw on cash-shop price, stay away from this game, yet they say its a Free to play game with the recent update its did change for a FreemiumWith all new bullshiet they trow at us this game is in a roll down fast its 2nd weekend we cant play normally because there is something wrong now we have constant disconnects all time from EU servers, last 2 weeks it was a rollback that they did screw on cash-shop price, stay away from this game, yet they say its a Free to play game with the recent update its did change for a Freemium cause many if didn't pay a lot have locked functionality. Game is Heavy dependent on cash shop and there is no support.

    New Update showed NOV 09/2017 and they to this day 10/DEC/2017 still didn't posted patch notes(yet we had dozens charge promos) then this shows where their interest sit.    … Expand
  47. thetruthhurst
    May 6, 2013
    0
    While this game had good potential when it was put into Open Beta 2 years ago. It never really got anywhere close to that. Its F2P game with a broken balance between Pay-to-Win and abysmal lack of content.

    -Recycled graphics for monsters, bosses and NPCs -Getting max lvl in 6 months and then its just a grind of doing the same things over and over again -PvP is heavily Cash Shop    While this game had good potential when it was put into Open Beta 2 years ago. It never really got anywhere close to that. Its F2P game with a broken balance between Pay-to-Win and abysmal lack of content.

    -Recycled graphics for monsters, bosses and NPCs
    -Getting max lvl in 6 months and then its just a grind of doing the same things over and over again
    -PvP is heavily Cash Shop orientated
    -Cash Shop is severely unbalanced and there are no restrictions in attempt to balance it
    -Game is actually quite boring lack of lore, an up to date WiKi

    In the end its a typical game from PWE, where they use it as a Cash Cow before they move onto their next venture.

    Free 2 Play yes. Free 2 enjoy not at all.

    With the recently screw ups it seems on every weekend, mostly due to the lack of staff and their actual ability to run a game without, the playerbase is now also dead. So it leaves nothing for new players looking to join and play this game.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  48. Isengrim
    May 9, 2013
    6
    As every at-least-average MMO game this game sucks You in... for a few hours.
    Not to say that it's a bad game.
    It's clear that some attention was put into backstory, gameplay is pleasant while not innovative, graphics are looking very well and I have to say I enjoyed the art-style of this game. However... Sometimes You can get lost in features of this game that's not a negative... if    As every at-least-average MMO game this game sucks You in... for a few hours.
    Not to say that it's a bad game.
    It's clear that some attention was put into backstory, gameplay is pleasant while not innovative, graphics are looking very well and I have to say I enjoyed the art-style of this game.
    However... Sometimes You can get lost in features of this game that's not a negative... if You can get back on track and grasp what's going on, but You'll be sure to feel a bit lost for some time.
    Quests are generic but to be fair... that's to be expected.

    Overall, the game is not bad, but it did not manage to keep me interested.
    But if You think it's something for You and You have some times to waste- give it a shot.    … Expand
  49. luvgames
    Oct 14, 2013
    7
    I left this game a while ago b/c of a Win8 glitch. But after being annoyed by my time in Neverwinter, I decided to give it another shot. It is standard mount, flying mount, pet, guilds, instances, pay rl cash for nicer stuff and for gear help (assuming you want the gear done this year then rl money will be involved).
    But it is a nice place to hang out if your a game addict or like having    I left this game a while ago b/c of a Win8 glitch. But after being annoyed by my time in Neverwinter, I decided to give it another shot. It is standard mount, flying mount, pet, guilds, instances, pay rl cash for nicer stuff and for gear help (assuming you want the gear done this year then rl money will be involved).
    But it is a nice place to hang out if your a game addict or like having it in the background and bot until ur ready to dgn dive. It is also visually lovely to look at as it opted for a 18th century age of exploration kind of fantasy feel. I like it but mostly becasue the people that occupy my chosen server are pretty fun.    … Expand
  50. AnaSuii
    Nov 1, 2013
    10
    Most of the Negative reviews I have seen of this game are 2-3 years old OUTDATED!

    Its 2013 this game has Improved a lot. Less file error go download ARC http://www.perfectworld.com/arc

    Also New Update coming soon end of 2013.

    No more grind and No need of to get OP -Best servers are (NA server STORM) (EU server Illyfue)
  51. SherSHun
    Dec 15, 2018
    1
    Максимум доната, минимум контента. годами не исправляются баги, множество дыр в текстурах. ужаснейший разрыв между донатами и игроками "средней степени доната", не говоря уже о тех кто пытается развивать своего персонажа только игровыми путями. еженедельные акции на пополни счет, купи в игровом магазине и потрать побольше. и все это на нестабильных серверах с вылетами пингами и падениемМаксимум доната, минимум контента. годами не исправляются баги, множество дыр в текстурах. ужаснейший разрыв между донатами и игроками "средней степени доната", не говоря уже о тех кто пытается развивать своего персонажа только игровыми путями. еженедельные акции на пополни счет, купи в игровом магазине и потрать побольше. и все это на нестабильных серверах с вылетами пингами и падением сервера авторизации. ах да, хотите поиграть в ММОРПГ где много народу? этого тут нет! куча серверов с онлайном по 300 человек на каждом, и это не пиковое число, а общее на сервер. на пиратских серверах народу больше чем на официальном.… Expand
  52. mmoreviewer
    Mar 19, 2015
    10
    It's hard to find a free to play MMO that is flooded with the colors and graphics as they are in Forsaken World. The combat system is engaging, complex, and provides an extensive array of improvement options for your character. The unique class system allows you to customize your character (in combat, more than looks). There are many features that allow players to change their minds atIt's hard to find a free to play MMO that is flooded with the colors and graphics as they are in Forsaken World. The combat system is engaging, complex, and provides an extensive array of improvement options for your character. The unique class system allows you to customize your character (in combat, more than looks). There are many features that allow players to change their minds at later points in the game in order to adjust based on their play-style.

    Expect to be pulled in by the challenging, but not too difficult PVE environment. If there is anything worth complaining about regarding this game it is that the management has changed a few times, resulting in poorly executed maintenance issues. Highly recommended for anyone who is into flashy appearance combat MMO's (those character wings are just gorgeous!)    … Expand
  53. pythag0ras
    Feb 10, 2016
    5
    For a f2p game this is not bad.
    PROS:
    +very fast leveling (many ways to gain xp, some don't even require actual gameplay) +mount and flying mount given to you through a quest at early levels (under 30) +combat is enjoyable and familiar +access to pets early on +all your other typical mmo stuff(crafting etc) CONS: -very p2w. all the cool stuff is behind a paywall, and at high    For a f2p game this is not bad.
    PROS:
    +very fast leveling (many ways to gain xp, some don't even require actual gameplay)
    +mount and flying mount given to you through a quest at early levels (under 30)
    +combat is enjoyable and familiar
    +access to pets early on
    +all your other typical mmo stuff(crafting etc)

    CONS:
    -very p2w. all the cool stuff is behind a paywall, and at high levels you pretty much have to spend money in the cash shop on gear to even be able to dish out the dps you need.
    -auction house runs on different currency then you get from quests/mobs (still dunno where to get the ah currency from ) which makes the currency you get from questing feel much less useful. There is gear that you can buy with it early on but you end up leveling past that gear very fast at the beginning anyways.
    -fast leveling is a curse not a blessing: you level extremely fast in this game because the devs want you to become "invested" into your character enough that when they hit ya with the pay wall at end game for gear , you're more likely to pay . I found this to feel very much like a bait and switch scam.    … Expand
  54. Realms
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    The Games is verry good Open world pvp Guild wars Dungeon World boss many other good Effect Auto Special games for me
  55. OpiXTC
    Sep 17, 2019
    10
    if you have time for spend playing and some money and not care in spend for stay better than others players in 1x1 then that is the right game.

    Is fun, have alot ppl playing and u can make a good friends is f2p/p2w but if u have the money and patient for learn the game then u should test it.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PC Gamer
    Jun 18, 2011
    55
    Even with the generous free-to-play model factored in, it's hard imagine why anyone would want to deal with the basic combat and utterly forgettable lore of this world. [Aug 2011, p.63]
  2. Game Revolution
    May 11, 2011
    75
    It's free, it's pretty, and it's got hot, busty vampire chicks. If any of those things interest you, Forsaken World is worth checking out.
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  3. CPUGamer
    May 7, 2011
    80
    This is an AAA title, a big gun; it goes up against recent hits like Rift and holds its own.
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