Skyforge

1. TMinecraftMaker

   Apr 18, 2017

   10

   This game is really close to the best MMORPG I have played. The class system is the best I encountered because if you find yourself against aThis game is really close to the best MMORPG I have played. The class system is the best I encountered because if you find yourself against a tanky boss, change to the attack class (Cryomancer etc.) If you come against a attacking boss change it up to the tanky one (The Paladin)
   
   The combat is really smooth and the graphics look awesome, a lot of bright colors make you feel as if you are in the game yourself. The best part about it is that the game is really enjoyable with the Prestige, followers and might system being awesome. I am still fully enjoying it and i will for a long time as well!… Expand

   • 4 of 10 users found this helpful
2. KillerWhale

   Apr 10, 2017

   8

   I played this game now for about 100 hours and this is great game. The combat is awesome and very addictive. Playing with a friends is reallyI played this game now for about 100 hours and this is great game. The combat is awesome and very addictive. Playing with a friends is really fun and give us a lot of awesome moments. But the game feels unpolished a little bit and contains a lot of minor bugs and issues. I hope the developers will soon fix them all.… Expand

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4. Bitrip

   Apr 10, 2017

   8

   Skyforge is the lovechild of games like Warframe and Neverwinter. It's an MMO but has heavy emphasis on instances. There are open-world areasSkyforge is the lovechild of games like Warframe and Neverwinter. It's an MMO but has heavy emphasis on instances. There are open-world areas where you can play with other people without the need to be in a party, but those only make up about 30% of the game's content. The combat is incredible, better than anything I've seen in the other MMOs on PSN. The game is really grindy though, and you will find yourself doing the same things over and over in similar maps. So if the combat doesn't appeal to you, it would make the game difficult to recommend.… Expand

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5. megapro

   Apr 16, 2017

   5

   It's an OK game, but I wouldn't recommend it.
   
   First thing I noticed was that it has a lot of small bugs which doesn't stop your progress,It's an OK game, but I wouldn't recommend it.
   
   First thing I noticed was that it has a lot of small bugs which doesn't stop your progress, but pulls you out of the immersion of being "in the game".
   
   Second was that early in the game you're shown these 13-14 different classes which you're told you can switch between at any time, but you can only use three of them. The others are unlocked, one at a time, through a very long grind.
   
   Thirdly, and this is what made me uninstall the game, the gameplay is just not that fun. The enemies are bland and you use the same button mashing combination whether it's a grunt or a boss. You're given 3-4 skills to start with, gaining more as you go along, but there is no apparent reason to use one over the other.
   
   In retrospect, the story wasn't much to cheer for either. Nothing that I can remember, in fact. And even though it's labeled as a free game, it's really a pay-as-you-go game. And it's up to you just how much you're willing to pay. For a free game, this would get a 6-7. But as it's not, it gets a 4-5.… Expand

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6. CraigEchols

   Jul 22, 2017

   4

   After looking for an MMORPG to pull me away from Neverwinter, I read up reviews on this and thought I would give it a try. I have to say IAfter looking for an MMORPG to pull me away from Neverwinter, I read up reviews on this and thought I would give it a try. I have to say I came away a bit......very disappointed with this game. After reading and reviewing the hype, I expected more.
   
   So to start, the game is very pretty. Not AAA quality pretty, but for a f2p, pretty enough to warrant your eyes. Especially the cutscenses and the areas. I also LOVED the customization I was allowed with this game. Despite being linked to a certain class, I really had the chance to distinguish myself from the cookie cutter looks of other players and I had a lot of fun with that. I could go classic, casual, sci-fi, and everything in between. However, the biggest draw of the game is without a doubt, the action system. Rather than simply have you hold down a button and select a spell like in most MMOs, Skyforge allows you to link together different attacks and combos for various damage depending on the type of encounter you come to regarding enemies. It is without a doubt different and quite fun.
   
   But soon after things start to go south.
   
   -So let me start by saying the game's quests are linear. And I mean LINEAR. You go from point A to point B with little to no variation in between. The "quests" are about as cut and dry as your average first person shooter mission. How is it that any RPG has linearity let alone this much?
   
   -The game also reminds you real quick that it is a f2p by only allowing you access to 3 classes out of a 13!!!! classes to start. Now granted, it does give you the ingenious move of allowing you to switch between all the classes if you so please (which is honestly pretty awesome), but you have to grind (and I mean grind) for an access to just 1 of the other ones that doesn't come with the download.
   
   -Speaking of the grinding and linearity, they don't really go well together. This game has various ways to acquire things, but it doesn't do a good job of explaining things. It goes out of its way to explain the action in the game, but does little to explain anything else. Hand holding isn't necessary, but what makes an MMORPG what it is is the vast amount of content. There needs to be some sort of explanation of how to do what and what things do.
   
   -Continuing along the lines of explaining things, this game lacks a text chat. While that may not seem like a huge deal....it is in this case. When you have a game that doesn't do a great job explaining things, option B is to look towards the community for answers. Skyforge really hinders itself in omission of a text chat because it makes the game appear very anti-social when there are probably many questions to be answered about it. Unless you are grouping up with people you already know, it makes it very hard to try randomly create a bond with anyone.
   
   -Finally, while the action is awesome and the combat system is fun, it can get repetitive quick. You have various combos, but you encounter the same type of enemies and enemy groups where it really limits the type of combat you can do because you have to attack them all the same way. Not to mention the bullet-sponge bosses that require you to constantly hack and slash with little variation in the strategy.
   
   I was really hoping for a lot more from Skyforge because the visuals alone drew me in and the action was fun in the beginning, but all the style wore off quick and showed very little substance. If you are looking for an f2p MMORPG, I'd recommend Neverwinter, waiting for TERA, or spending $8 on ESO on Groupon.… Expand

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7. Janwulf

   Feb 11, 2021

   2

   Played handheld on the Switch. Apparently none of the people who ported the game did because it was terrible. Graphics looks like low defPlayed handheld on the Switch. Apparently none of the people who ported the game did because it was terrible. Graphics looks like low def blurry big foot footage. For some reason I couldn’t use my usual screen name because of the language filter they have (unless “Janwulf” is some racial slur nobody told me about). Spent more time looking at a load screen than actually playing. Couldn’t even make it past the tutorial I wanted out so bad.… Expand

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8. Seethman

   May 3, 2017

   1

   I have spent about 12 hours playing Skyforge now.
   Edited on 5/3/17: 30 Hours. Absolutely never, nope, nuh-uh, stop.
   TL;DR: It's fun forI have spent about 12 hours playing Skyforge now.
   Edited on 5/3/17: 30 Hours. Absolutely never, nope, nuh-uh, stop.
   TL;DR: It's fun for about the first 6, if you can figure it out.
   
   I really wanted to like Skyforge. It was a cool idea, and I loved the notion of getting to play any class with my one character. That subtly shifts the paradigm of gameplay from "omg wasting my time on this one, I want to try that one".
   Unfortunately, 14 of 17 classes require by my math, 2-3 weeks solid play before you get to open one. It's not a progression the way they promise, it's just raw money, whether it's in-game or RL--though obviously spending dollars speeds you along, that's where you encounter the next problem.
   After 12 hours, I'm bored already. I opened up all of the tree of each of my 3 classes, and not without a lot of frustration. There are numerous bugs, and the "tutorial" is ridiculously pointless, but worst of all is how unintuitive the whole thing is. Why is my map screen the only way to see what I need to do? And if it is, why did you bury it in the middle of my menu? (And then there's that bug that won't let me back out of it again....)
   I like giving money to games I enjoy. But the entire time I played this, I sat on the fence of "is it worth it". The most compelling thing for me is levelling up and discovering neat new combinations in classes and abilities, and you don't get that here at all. Each class has a pretty straight line of abilities that doesn't allow for any customization. You'll find your combos, you'll use them, and la! you're done.
   But hey, it's free to play. If you want to put your time into it, it's pretty enough. I haven't played with others yet, so maybe that's a huge element of the game that I'm missing. If it is, I'll come back and edit my review to include the amazing shift that happens at that point.
   
   Edited 5-3-17: I spent about 30 hours total on the game. Dropped the score from 5 to 1. Don't do it. It's an unforgivably boring ride. You have no access to any of their vaunted classes, "how to play" is an absolute joke, and the game is a mockery of an MMO. Why? You do everything yourself. THe few times I joined up with groups to do an instance, it was this insane race to get it done with no communication between players, and absolutely no need for any playstyle other than damage. I deleted this hideous game from my PS4 and have felt better for it.… Expand

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