MMORPG.com Reviewer Jamie Skelton gives her impressions of Requiem Bloodymare, the gory, horror-based MMORPG.

Don't let the horror tag fool you. Requiem is a world of mixed science fiction and fantasy elements - gory, yes, but not terrifying or suspenseful. The back story of Requiem is full of war, technology, and magic, and players come into the story after a tragedy that caused the world to split apart, scattering its races, hiding its secret knowledge, and mutating its wildlife into monsters. Players are part of the Ioxenic genetic reprogramming, utilizing special DNA to create defenders of mere humans caught in this violent world.

Players will only get a feel for this storyline in their first tutorial quests, as they learn the basics of game play and train their skills to learn their first class. Beyond that, the story is mostly forgotten, with generic quests placed into this setting with no feel of heroism or power on the player's part. World areas have little life of their own, and appear to be little more than a dumping ground for NPCs and monsters.

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This is a game that since its announce i've been interested in playing but just never really bothered to look far enough into it.

After reading the review, I think I will give it a go as things like sound don't really bother me that much and its F2P so what can i lose =P

Brilliant review :)

Excellent review, and pretty spot on. As someone who played this game all the way to level 70, I agree with most of the points. Except one. Whereas the community was once very helpful to new players, most of those people have either moved on to other games or to Hammerine, the most populated server at the moment.  This game will feel pretty empty to most people until they hit their 60's and get access the later zones where the veteran players are.

Hammerine, of which a spoke, is a mixed bag. This is a PK server, so you get all the things that come with such. But a lot of people have moved there because it's simply more populated.

 I played Requiem on Hammerine and I can agree that is is what it is, a PK server. But it's nice to see the game is going to make some changes going forward. I've got a 4x rogue there and don't mind going back every now and then just to grind. I will make it to 70 someday...

Good review also. Mediocre isn't a great score but it's honest, for a free game and a change in scenery it's great.

On some points the review is right. The landscapes are very bland and ugly, while the character and monster models are great. This game shows how important a well made landscape is.

But a helpful community? Can't agree. 99% of the time you ask a question you get no reply, no matter how many people are there. And I never got a single "thanks" when I helped someone else.

Great Review.

  Requiem has been the only F2P I have played for more than an hour.  The gore and "Screen Shake" during combat is really cool, and the classes are fun to play.  I actually was able to bring in a few of my friends and we all leveled up to about 40.  Then the grind came in....

   After about level 36, you run out of quests.  You are then forced to just kill "Elite" mobs for an hour or two, gaining about 0.3-0.8 xp per kill (without Sub or MT Scrolls).  Then comes level 40.  You would think a new zone or a plethora of quests would open up.  Nope.  You are still forced to grind, however this time you have an area called Wrecked ship, where you can join "AoE parties" and level up a little bit faster then you would solo ( on Hammerine server this is a PK'ers wetdream).  Basically the game turns into a Korean Grindfest, and from what i've read, can take 100+ hours to make a level at 65+.  This right here killed it for all of us.

   Battlegrounds are kinda cool, at least when u can actually get into one.  I joined the level 29 Ion Mine and it was a lot of fun for a bit, until i realized all it was about is 8 players running around an empty, bland canyon taking flags.  The Server vs. Server is just an open flat field, where 200 vs 200 duke it out, however the lagg is incredible and just really ruins it.

   Some of the dungeons are really cool looking, with unique "booby traps" and awesome Cut-Scenes.  However the Ai is retarded and either bugs through walls or Walkways, or just doesn't do anything cool.  Basically npcs run up to you and make some weird noises, and sometimes throw out a hack or slash at you.

    Basically the game just starts to suck at 40+ and hopefully they are gonna change that in the future, because the game has a unique genre and some unique classes.  They just need more quests added and some fixes to AI and Dungeons and I would totally come back.

I just found the game too laggy.  Now I know I don't have a fast computer, but it is above their recommended specs.  I also found the new players areas fairly full, but did not find many helpful players.  I found I could not kill even level mobs, now that could be related to my lagginess, but I saw a lot of players my level doing the same thing and the experience loss is significant.

They have some updates coming, I will be interested in what they do, but if they include deleveling on experience loss, I will not play the game anymore.

This is one of those games that while f2p is not really free, the item shop becomes more and more important the higher you go.

Originally posted by Ozmodan

I just found the game too laggy.  Now I know I don't have a fast computer, but it is above their recommended specs.  I also found the new players areas fairly full, but did not find many helpful players.  I found I could not kill even level mobs, now that could be related to my lagginess, but I saw a lot of players my level doing the same thing and the experience loss is significant.

They have some updates coming, I will be interested in what they do, but if they include deleveling on experience loss, I will not play the game anymore.

This is one of those games that while f2p is not really free, the item shop becomes more and more important the higher you go.

Totally true. If you are really serious about this game, or just one of those folks that like to min-max toons, you cannot do without the CS items. Yeah, Gravity does a lot of 50% or 30% XP weekends, but in order to fully take advantage of them you'll want scrolls. The max amount of XP comes from having an XP weekend, a 30% scroll, and having a premium subscription.

Not to say that level 71 isn't obtainable playing for free. Just don't be in a hurry. And given that there's little to no end-game content still, what's the rush anyway?

This is the game that turned me on to RPG's. Before Requiem, I was a die-hard FPS player. Now I play Aion and other RPG games. My FPS friends also liked the game; maybe it's because the way that movement is controlled feels like FPS controls.

Now that I have played several MMORPG's, I have to disagree a little with the reviewer. This game may be a tiny bit more repetitive than other MMORPG's, in terms of terrain and monsters. It is not very different in that regard than EVERY other game in it's class. Unlike other games, though, there is something very satisfying in Requiem, seeing the monsters you defeat end up in a bloody mess.

I recommend that everyone give Requiem a try. Play to level 12 and see if you like it too.

 heh, i just tried this one. unless you max out the graphics its not looking pretty. also the quests are horrible, basically a LOT of running around clicking through a story u dont care about, the pop wasnt that bad though (well, at least it was looking good in the starter area)

im what, lvl 12 or so? still wanna do another good playsession before i delete the game, unless the game takes off once ive chosen my first job. at this point its "just another korean mmo"

Grafics were soso, played till lvl 10 then I was repulsed from the primitive controls.  Just put your attention to the camera, made me sick :p + rather high grind lvl. Yet some peeps love this game no idea why :)

Pretty stupid to review Requiem now when they are vastly changing the game in a couple weeks.
Making this review outdated and worthless.

So, way to keep up with the game you are reviewing.

Unfortunately, community is one of those things that's sometimes hard to get a feel for, and can differ from one person's experience to the next. I had a great experience with the community, and met many helpful people. I don't discount that others have had different experiences though.

As for the game changing later this month, I am well aware of that change, and made a few references to the upcoming changes. I am actually personally excited with some of the changes that are coming, and plan on giving Requiem another go after the changes are live. How much those changes are going to effectively change the face of Requiem is yet to be seen - there's a lot of promise, but you can't count your buffs before they're patched.

The review is definetly more indepth then you would typically encounter in a review.  The reviewer obviously got above level 60.  I think such a review would take time, and if it was delayed to take in mind the next update.  This review wouldn't be done until November.

Crescent is the oldest map in the game.  So if you start in Crescent, you won't be impressed.  Parness and South Hammerine Woods definetly have a bit more style to them then Crescent.

Great review, I had a blast playing that game, got my Assassin to lvl 66 but required about 25$ a month to get all the xp pots and on occasion would spend 50$ a month for the mounts and other things, the game is cool no doubt but it's highway robbery at the same time, the grind will stop you from playing, it did me

I have a lvl 66 almost 67 Dominator on Hammerine and I have to tell you that this is the only MMO that kept me going for more than 1 year. I'm semi inactive now, waiting for the new update on the 24th of September and then I'll be back in gear.

I'm a sucker for gore. :o

P.S Some Requiem players here might know me so I'll say "HI" ;)

I remember you Overlord, I tried to go tot he pvp arena the other day and got my ass handed to me, almost everyone is lvl 69-71, can hardly do any damage to them, so i stopped playing lol

another random mmo.

the only thing that stands out is the 'horror' aspect which i couldnt even find in that game.

only the blood & gore.

everything else is typical shitty grindfest.

how someone can get impressed by this game... i have no idea.

I think this is a very very fair review.  The game is seriously lacking and while the monster characters look fantastic, the player characters and environments are bland and look weird.  Moreover the game lacks fun in the early levels and the quests are incredibly boring to perform.  It will be interesting to see what the major patch can do to change the gameplay of Requiem and I will definitely be giving it a second shot.

 If this game had a repeatable quest system or even a daily quest function as wow and runes of magic has I would of stayed longer. 

It just has to turn the grind down or at least give us some choices. When I hit the 40's I found out about the "don't do quests" leveling guide on the wiki. So I was stuck with a hellacious grind that makes me wonder if it's worth it. I did do a few of the higher instance and it was plane jane same road; tank and spank bosses.

However, I did find out that if you do the monthly sub, you really don't need to hit the cash shop as much. Gravity also lowered the price of the sub which is usually unheard of.

Nice review for a game that seems to have an interesting concept, but in the end even being free to play I'm going to give it a pass.  First off I despise games that give exp debt I find the concept entirely useless and far too great a deterent to any benefit I may get from a game, and the item mall added on top of that sealed the deal for me with both of these features included in the game it's enough to push me to the pass side of even giving it a go but good luck to those who enjoy the game.

I have no idea where the servers are located, but i had a constant ping of 3000 and up..

Decent F2P game except for the lag.

 I agree with most of this review. Personally I didn't enjoy the game enough to continue to play it. The first time in game I was having a blast, I even bought 2 of the 8 dollar subscriptions for 2 months. 

Yeah Its ok, its some what entertaining but once you reach around level 25 a lot of that fun just dies down. You are usually left with very few quests to do and end up grinding a ton of the time. Dungeons are there to keep players busy but they are not a main focus. The community is virtually non exsistent and I found maybe 5 players my entire 2 months playing 1-31. 

I quit the game at 31 because I was just not having fun anymore. Its really to bad, the game starts off good but nothing changes for the better as you progress. I can't say this game is worth playing as  a main mmorpg, however due to the heavy grind it can't really be taken as a backup mmo because you will never acomplish anything unless you pay for faster exp. 

I guess people who have been playing Runescape or maybe Maple story can find this game an upgrade but most players from any generic typical korean F2P mmorpg will only find more of the same with a coat of blood and an actual fair cash shop. 

I've played Requiem and got bored of it after a month. And this review is as accurate as it can be about the game. Quests are too generic and the landscape's are dull. The game lacks any sense of goal, its just a whack-and-slash-gore mmorpg. Even with the patch to balance the classes and skills, it won't bring back many players.

They really need to work on the quests and storyline. Maybe have a content patch that will add what was promised in the game: truely horrifying-grotesque monsters, and landscapes. Something horrifying enough to cause unexpected vomitting.