Mine Things

This is an interesting browser-based, text-based, MMO I found while trolling the internets for new games to play. The basic premise of Mine Things is simple: you have a mine, you have a robot, the robot works in your mine.. mining stuff. All sorts of stuff. Then you take this stuff, collect it, combine it, sell it, etc. That's pretty much it. Potentially fun, but not especially stimulating. I've only just started, and I can see there is a lot more customization available down the road, so I'm not too concerned about that.

The thing I like about Mine Things however is that your robot is mining even when you aren't logged on. It has a battery, but so long as the battery has juice, that robot is busy mining away. So its non-committal. You just have to check in once a day, see what your robots been up to, do a little of this and that, then done. Helpful when you have a busy schedule. 

Minethings

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DDTank

I remember playing this a very long time ago. I don't remember why I stopped, but I decided to check it out again today Aeria Games, and I got to say it was easy to get hooked on it again. Could be partly due to the fact that I seem to actually be kind of a natural at it.

If you aren't familiar with DDTank, it like Worms except you get to blow up other people. No Holy Hand Grenade though (as far as I know). This is a fun one, and its playable in your browser, or you can open it up to full-screen. Couldn't find any official-type trailer. Definitely worth checking out though.

DDTank

Estiah

Taking a moment to advocate for all the text-based games out there. And they are out there. And people do play them. But they are essentially the red-headed stepchild of gaming. They simply don't get enough love. And its not like they don't have any meat to them.

Estiah is a good example of this, and a good primer if you want to enter into this quirky gaming culture that involves reading. Yes, reading. A long time ago, one of the first games I ever played on PC was a text-based game called Humbug. If this is what you remember text games as being, or if this is all virgin territory for you, check Estiah out. It actually has some depth and playability to it, with a large selection of skills and classes. It also, as do many other current-gen text-based games, has some incarnation of PvP to offer.

Sadly, Estiah doesn't receive updates very often anymore, but its still definitely worth a look. Go on. What do you have to lose?

Estiah

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Heralds of Chaos

Heralds of Chaos is entering open beta on Gaia Online. This appears to be a browser-based collectible card game along the lines of Yu-gi-oh, with elements from tabletop miniature games like Warhammer or D&D. However, I can't look at most of the games content, or the game itself, without first getting an invite. The trailer looks nice, but doesn't offer too much insight into the gameplay. Sounds fun though, and looks like I can get into it with minimal time investment, but has enough depth to make me want to invest my time.

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RaiderZ open beta!

From Perfect World, and just in time for Halloween, RaiderZ is entering its open beta phase. This one looks pretty amazing. The combat is sort of a half hack and slash, half MMORPG hybrid. It also boasts some breath-taking, high-end graphics, especially in its monster design. I want to check this one out, but I don't know if my PC can handle it. The open beta launch trailer is just sick.

RaiderZ

Wartune

 

Aeria Games has added Wartune to its catalog of free browser games. I've yet to take a look at the majority of the this MMORPG's content, but so far it looks pretty great, aesthetically at least. The game boasts real-time strategy elements which I can't really quantify at the moment, but the combat reminds me fondly of the Fire Emblem series. The boss battles in particular look pretty boss (see trailer below). On a side note, I liked the whack-a-mole style game you can play at the loading screen.

As a rule I love games that look polished and don't even require a download, and this one looks worth checking out.

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The Classic~

The Classic is about to shake up the fantasy world of Mabinogi. The Destiny System has gotten the boot and the new Talent System will be taking its place. Choose from a total of 16 different talents including Close Combat, Magic, Archery, and even Cooking or Medicine. You can mix and match two or more of these to create hybrid titles.

In addition to the Talent System, there are a new batch of skills related to life skills as well as for the Puppeteer talent. Lots of other new content is also being added pertaining to this new talent including items and npc shops.

But that's not all. The new Bone Dragon pet, as well as same-sex marriage, are also slated to be added. All in all, players can expect a lot to liven up their Fantasy Lives.

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