[SIZE="4"]5. Tales Runner[/SIZE]
Tales Runner is a Korean sports MMO with cute anime graphics. The game revolves around racing --run, swim, ski, and more on solo missions or in four PvP modes that support up to 30 participants at once.
There are eight premade characters to choose from. With each race, earn experience and level up. There is a town for socialization and non-racing play and farming mechanic was recently added that allows players to grow items and raise pets. The farm is mainly a premium feature, paid for with through the item shop.
A Video:
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My Thoughts
When I first logged into the game, I wasn't in the least bit overwhelmed. I first created my character. I got to choose from 4 characters. Each having their own strong and weak points. I chose the busty DnD....Because of her boobs I guess? I'll explain the other characters as well as these along with what their strong suits are later.
They had a very nice little beginner guide that you did and you also got some neat starter items. When I first started, I got a scarf, some shoes, a pair of shorts, a special hair, and a nice pair of shades. I then proceeded to run and practice a little before I entered the park.
The park is like a little hub where everyone can meet up and talk to each other however much they want. They can also head over to the farm shop and purchase a 30 days farm ticket for 1000 TR. Yes, the game currency is TR. I don't know what it stands for to be honest. After you are done there, you can head over to the item shop and browse what they have. You can easily look at all the characters and see which one you plan on buying first. I must warn you, the game characters cost either TR or Gpots. Of course the Gpot ones are better and cooler looking. After finishing there, you'll notice one shop is closed at the moment. The music shop. I learned that it isn't even opened in the KR version, so I don't know much about it. After you're done even there, you can head over to the mini game area and play a few mini games. At this time, I don't know what the Gift Points are for, but you get a lot if you're good enough.
The last shop, which gets it's own paragraph, is the Alchemy shop. In Tales Runner, you HAVE to do alchemy if you want to acquire decent amounts of EXP or TR. To first create an item, you need to have the correct cards and the recipe. To get the cards, you just read the name of the card, and what map to get it from. You are also told how many you need as well. After you get all the cards you need and have the recipe, you can combine the recipe and cards to create the item. You're not done there yet, you have to have the luck to get cool on all the little bars and you get an S ranked item! There are different ranks that depend on how many cools or greats or bads you get on the spins. I know of right now, people are just trying to get their respective alliance armor up. I'll explain that now.
When you first enter the park, to the left is a devil Piero and to the right is an Angel one. You can side with either one but you can ONLY be on one side forever. Choose wisely! After choosing and joining the side of your choice, you then receive that side's armor that you can wear. But first, you have to go to the Alchemy shop and try your luck at getting cool on all the pieces and then you can wear them as you race to get the rest of the cards and TR needed to level them up!
I know I've pretty much explained the game now, but I must talk about the pros and cons of this game.
Pros:
+Plenty of characters to choose from to help with each map
+Farm system that makes it easier to get TR once you do good enough
+Cute graphics and doesn't require a lot from your computer
+Friendly community and fun maps galore!
Cons:
-Can get repetitive if you have to run the same map over and over for a card
-Alchemy is really the only way to get good enough amounts of EXP and TR
-The fact half the characters cost GPots is bad
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