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It’s a common belief that you’ve got to have balls of mithril to enter into the MMO market these days. Not only is it a developer time-sink nightmare, and an incredible outlay in terms of server hardware, but there’s also the lingering gorilla in the...
We don’t think there’s anything wrong, per se... but we're just not grabbed...
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Who are these Trion Worlds people and how dare they launch a full price boxed MMO with subscription – don’t they know there’s a recession on?For an MMO, it's definitely a good looker!They must realise that millions of bleary eyed PC gamers are pre-prog...
As far as Blizzard and NCSoft must be concerned Rift is the annoying new kid at school that instantly gels with all your mates and not just because they’re new or wear their hat at a jaunty angle. Rift boasts familiar comforts and innovation in just th...
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Published April 24th 2011. Written by Dominic Sheard. From first sight of Rift’s marketing campaign – ‘We’re Not in Azeroth Anymore’ – it’s clear that Trion Worlds are aiming Rift directly at the World of Warcraft fan-base. In fact, a quick glance at s...
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smarthouse.com.au Updated:
2014-09-21 03:06:24
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The up-and-comer by Trion Worlds throws players into another generic fantasy world of warriors, mages, magic and demons and into a game that takes the best bits of the big MMORPGs that are around and puts them together to make an immersive experience t...
MMORPG contender to WoW; upgraded graphics; barely any bugs for an early release MMO...
Repetitive; feels too linear at times; story fades quickly...
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channelnews.com.au Updated:
2014-09-21 03:06:24
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Rift has long been promoting itself (and has been by others) as a rare gem to compete with the MMORPG powerhouse that is Blizzard?s World of Warcraft. And it could very well be that, if it weren?t bogged down by a forgettable story, repetitive quests a...
MMORPG contender to WoW; upgraded graphics; barely any bugs for an early release MMO...
Repetitive; feels too linear at times; story fades quickly...
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There's a lot to like about Trion World's Rift, however as with most MMO games your experience is ultimately down to the amount of time you're prepared to invest...
Innovative class system, polished release, zone-wide events.
Still a level grind, questing becomes stale, only one raid available at present.
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You may not have heard of Rift - it snuck up on us with little fanfare - but it's one of the most ambitious games we've come across. It seems to be aimed squarely at the 800lb-gorilla of the MMO world, World of Warcraft, and we can report that it's don...
An ambitious take on the classic swords-and-sorcery MMORPG, Rift could be the game that topples Warcraft from top spot...
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“We’re Not In Azeroth Anymore.” This is the slogan at the forefront of Rift’s marketing push. It adorns the numerous magazine adverts and radio commercials, it is splashed across vast banners at the Penny Arcade Expo East, and we’re sure it received...
One of the best new MMOs in years. Matthew Handrahan...
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Rift's claims that "we're not in Azeroth anymore" sound a bit like what you'd hear from some naive American tourists in Calgary jabbering about how they're no longer in the United States. Sure, the lawyers wear funny ties and there's that whole free he...
Dynamic rift and invasion raids, Robust class and talent system, Stable, bugfree gameplay...
Repetitive rifts and invasions, Surprisingly weak audio, A little too derivative...
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Rift is a new MMO made by Trion. Its main marketing slogan is “We’re not in Azeroth anymore.” That statement holds true as you play through the game. It is an expansive world with a plethora of fun things to do to fill your time. It takes aspects of al...
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It takes a lot of balls these days to launch a new MMO. Whether your game is set in a modern day super hero metropolis, or the far future of humanity, it's impossible to avoid comparisons to the elephant in the room - World of Warcraft. When you're actu...
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Review Date: April 6 2011Publisher: Trion WorldsDeveloper: Trion WorldsESRB Rating: TeenGenre: MMORPGYou've probably noticed that the number of fantasy MMORPGs on the market has soared to such heights in recent years that it's getting hard to tell one...
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MMOs operate under a different set of rules than the rest of the industry, starting with a title’s lifespan. Good MMOs need to keep players engaged for more than a month or two, so the game’s success shares a correlation with its addictive qualities. I...
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Over the last month I have been journeying through a fantasy MMORPG world that while familiar in design and ideas is far better than anything that I’ve experienced in years. The world is Telara and the MMO is Trion World’s epic first release Rift for P...
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RIFT is set in the fantasy world of Telara filled with struggle over the impending doom by the dragon god, Regulos. You play as an Ascended warrior and are given the choice of playing between two warring factions. The Guardians can be seen as paladins...
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Entering the world of RIFT, you’ll witness the complete destruction of the lands of Telara. You take part as one of the Ascended, a resurrected warrior brought back to fight and defend the lands against the demon Regulos—playing either as the devout G...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2014-09-21 03:06:24
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So if I told you I was playing an MMORPG right now that featured human, dwarf, and elf like races, split into two sides battling it out against an ancient evil force hell bent on destroying their current planet, that allowed players to pick classes lik...
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Trion Worlds first game, Rift is making waves with players who've grown tired of wandering the hills of Azeroth, scouring the Shire and soaring the skies in Aion. The latest subscription-based title to hit the market introduces the world of Telara, a w...
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It's a finished product. How many times have you said that about a just-released massively multiplayer online game? In a genre dominated by disastrous bugs and missing features at launch, Rift stands out for the amazing feat of being complete right out...
Rifts and invasions deliver a welcome dose of unpredictability, Flexible class system is fun to tinker with, Vibrant and attractive world is a pleasure to explore, Fully featured and completely stable, Makes it easy for players to come together and defeat big monsters.
Overtly similar to other games in the genre, Uninspired questing and lore, Monsters are often packed too densely.
Class flexibility, a solid infrastructure, and an element of unpredictability keep Rift from feeling like just another online fantasy game...
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So, two weeks and many a level later, we're finally ready to give you our definitive verdict on Trion's new MMORPG - RIFT. If you haven't been keeping up with the coverage, RIFT is, at first glance, a fantasy MMO with all the standard trimmings, but it...
So, two weeks and many a level later, we're finally ready to give you our definitive verdict on Trion's new MMORPG - RIFT. If you haven't been keeping up with the coverage, RIFT is, at first glance, a fantasy MMO with all the standard trimmings, but it...
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The comparison will be pretty obvious and hard to ignore, especially given the game’s tag line that “We’re not in Azeroth anymore”, displayed in various advertisements for the game, which I felt was a bit pretentious and probably not really a smart mar...
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ign.com
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2014-09-21 03:06:24
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Rift is a game built for MMO veterans. Its core gameplay is almost identical to that of World of Warcraft or EverQuest, but there's a layer of complexity gently draped over some of the more important aspects. This might turn off newcomers to the genre...
Trion has come out of the gate swinging with Rift. There are flaws -- it's a game that will overwhelm anyone who hasn't experienced an MMO before, and it brings little new to the genre -- but to my mind the quality of the content, the detail of the wor...
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Sometime in-between closing my 30th rift and entering my seventh dungeon, I found myself wondering if I could live in the world of Telara. Not in the role-playing sense, of course -- but in the sense that I could dump precious months into this competen...
Dynamic, active landscapes; deep character customization; stunning visuals; high social interaction.
Imbalance concerns; unsatisfying audio; overly derivative.
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“Defend the Wardstones!” the warrior beside me bellowed, seconds before being overrun by Breathless Banshees. Undead hordes were invading Telara, spewing out of a dozen swirling, inter-dimensional rifts in the canyons of the Scarlet Gorge. The army of...
Absolutely colossal, Rift aims high and hits its mark, proving that there’s room to grow within the traditional MMO format...
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When I first booted up RIFT, the most recent MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) to hit the market, I admit I was pretty skeptical. I spent my first few hours making sarcastic comments about how similar this game's user interface wa...
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The great white whale of the MMO space over the last few years has been the fabled “WoW-killer.” Many have come right out of the gate claiming to be the mythic beast, yet failed to deliver and have since passed into obscurity. Others have c...
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