A breath of fresh air Allods is, plays like normal MMORPGS but is different and refreshing. Often times I do not go past cartoonish WoW graphics on a game, but I got a free beta invite so i decided to try it out, and glad i did.
It plays like alot of mmorpg, with excellent incorporation of the classic styles (questing, gearing etc) with some fresh takes on how to do it all.Allods is a revolutionary massively multiplayer RPG from Gala-Net, publishers of Flyff and Rappelz, and Astrum Nival, developer of Heroes of Might & Magic V and Rage of Mages. The largest game development project in Russian history ($12 million), Allods features state of the art graphics by top award-winning artists and a cinematic soundtrack by Mark Morgan (Dexter, Fallout 1 & 2, Planescape: Torment). The game is one of the largest and most comprehensive MMORPGs ever created, featuring a vast and gorgeously realized world, astral space exploration, and flying ships which can be crewed by multiple parties to explore new realms and pillage other astral travelers. Allods won the Best Game 2009 & Audience Choice awards from the Russian Game Developers Conference.
From the login, you have the character selection screen:
It is an interesting new way to choose your character, you simply just click which one you want to play. (8 classes, and 6 races)
You have many different option to choose from, but you get the preview of the character in what is assumed to be their end game gear.
The character selection screen is pretty standard with a nice look that isnt an eye sore.
Game play is nice and simply done. A good over all game
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSP6SDAs6yk"]YouTube- Allods Online gameplay[/ame]
I would give Allods Online Beta: 8/10
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Thanks to mirror for finding this link to get a beta key:
http://contest.mmosite.com/giveaway/allods/