TwelveSky 2 Gameplay Review--03-26-2009

This review is reproduced from Zanpakutou's MMOsite Blog.

TwelveSky 2 is the sequel to Twelve Sky released a few years back. Twelve Sky 2 was developed by MAYN Interactive and is an overhaul of the first game. The main improvement is the graphical overhaul of the game so that it looks like it was something actually released in 2009. There are many similarities and a few differences from the first game. There are a huge amount of beta keys out right now and not all of them are used yet. The main website also mails out keys sometimes so register an account and wait if you haven't got an account there yet.

Graphics:

A huge visual improvement over the first Twelve Sky. The character and enemy models look great, but the skills could use some work. Many of the hairstyles of characters look too similar for their own good and lacks variety. There is a nice variety in the clothing of the different clans, but the high end preview equipment looks rather silly on most of the characters. Skills seem very bland and there isn't much of a difference between them. Some skill animations are recycled and not much is done to improve it even at higher levels. Enemy animations are fairly smooth.

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Gameplay:

For character creation there is a nice selection of options available. The only problem is that much of it looks rather similar and indifferent to the previous selection. There are 3 clans to choose from at first. The 4th one isn't available until a high level at which point you switch clans with that character and your old clan becomes an enemy. There are 3 weapons for each clan to start off with. It doesn't matter which one you choose since you can switch later and learn the corresponding skills.

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Each of the 3 weapons for each clan breaks down similarly. The first is the high damage weapon. This one has the highest damage of all the weapons. The second is the defensive based weapon. It has a skill that greatly boosts their defense and ability to take hits. The third is the mage based weapon. It has ranged attacks that none of the other weapons can use. All weapons also have a single hit attack, a 3 hit attack, and an area attack. They also share some common skills such as formations (party buffs), heals, and various self buffs.

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