Gear Score in Bless Unleashed is just as important – if not moreso – than your actual character level. Bless Unleashed has you grinding not just for levels, but also experience to level up your skills and, most importantly, gear. But if the systems that surround the gameplay grind are as unpolished as Bless Unleashed is, that grind can truly be grating. Grinding can be fun, and it’s a part of every major MMO out there. The major issue, though, is that Bless Unleashed has one of the worst grinds in any MMO I’ve played to date. Some fights could be exciting, such as facing down a Faceless wizard and his summoned beast in one encounter, but more often than not the combat felt entirely too dull and repetitive for my taste. More often than not, in boss encounters I felt I was fighting the combat just as much as the boss themselves. Delays could be felt when moving from attack to attack, sometimes with the maneuver never actually being registered server-side. So I switched to a 1MS Freesync monitor which didn’t solve the issue. At first I thought maybe it was my display – I was playing this on a 4K television in game mode, but latency can still be a problem. It’s dreadfully dull, but made worse by some of the worst input lag I’ve ever suffered in a game. Instead Bless Unleashed is rigid, causing you to repeat the same presses of RB or RT in a sequence, and then when finished repeat. It’s not as fluid as, say, Black Desert where you have variation to those combos. It’s based on a combo system where you string together attacks in a predefined pattern to do maximum damage. Combat is a chore, something that should never suffer in any game, let alone an MMO where combat is one of the key things you’ll spend the bulk of your time doing. The problem is that Bless Unleashed is extremely unpolished. It really made me want to learn more about the world itself – even if the main story wasn’t all that exciting to get into. I remember coming finally to the city of Sperios, a city that reminded me of the canals of Amsterdam with its water ways and tall, European-esque buildings rising from the water. There are some interesting characters you’ll meet along the way that do make me want to learn more about their stories, such as the assassin Marco, as well as the House Sorza representative Don Diego who is with you from the very beginning.Īnd indeed, the world around you is a sight to behold in some cases. It’s definitely serviceable as a premise – though it’s not that original in the grand scheme of things. You are the Pyreborn, a hero who must destroy an evil goddess to save the world around you. And unfortunately, while it does improve on things over its predecessor, the overall experience is one that brought me more frustration than enjoyment – particularly where the leveling and combat is involved. Developed by Round 8 Studio and NEOWIZ, it’s essentially a reboot of the now defunct Bless Online. There are also Elite and Unique bosses, Time Dungeons, and Invasions that require cooperation and large groups of players to accomplish in Bless Unleashed.Bless Unleashed is a free-to-play MMORPG on the Xbox One. There are also Titles, Reputation, build Estates, Fishing, and other activities to accomplish. For instance, only a Varg can be a Berserker, while only a Human or Elf can be a Mage.Ĭharacters progress by accomplishing various tasks, such as the campaign missions, trials, quests, and participating in Regional Quests. Depending on their chosen race, they can then select their class such as the Berserker, Crusader, Priest, Mage, and Ranger. Players can choose one of four races: Human, Varg, Elf, or Ippin. Players enter the world of Bless Unleashed by creating a character (who are generally called Pyreborne, referring to the events in the game's story). Players begin in the island of Telarion, which serves as the tutorial area. The game world's setting is influenced by European aesthetics and historical events, specifically the Italian, French, and Spanish. Bless Unleashed is set in the world of Lumios.
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