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Aion Videos: Ishalgen Zone Tour (1:56)

NCsoft has released a new video which provides an overview of Aion's Ishalgen zone, a war torn region inhabited by bandits and the undead.

NCsoft has released a new video which provides an overview of Aion's Ishalgen zone, a war torn region inhabited by bandits and the undead.
Duration: 1:56
Views: 4,006 23 comments
Game: Aion

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LoboMau writes: Beautifull...has always!!! Wed Mar 25 2009 7:08PM

daemon writes: indeed awesome. a beautiful open world that really looks alive. cant think of any game close to that. Thu Mar 26 2009 4:49AM

Myrathi writes: Impressive landscapes? Definitely. Up to par with their other videos? Sure. Contains anything even remotely innovative, enthralling or inspiring? Not really. As good as this is, it's really not very enthusiasm-inducing. I found myself raising an eyebrow about a third of the way through, thinking "Another landscape glide. Great." while resisting yawning and clicking the 'stop' button. War torn region? Is that referring to the two bored-looking guards? (whose idle-animations match any half-decent MMO out there, to date). The smattering of undead I saw, looked like they'd been pulled from CoH's hallowe'en events. "War-torn" is not even in the top-5 things that went through my head as I watched all the boring shiny zip past. The one bit that caught my attention? The animation of the "arcane snake" (or whatever it's intended to be). Made me go "oooh! neat!" If NCsoft really want to impress me? They're going to have to start showing some decent game-play videos; 'cause as Funcom have already proven: shiny doesn't guarantee success... and all I've seen of Aion is 'shiny.' At the very least, I suppose NCsoft deserves congratulation: they're the first, in quite some time, to get me to the point I'm bored of shiny. Unfortunately, that's most definitely NOT a good thing. Final opinion: *yawn* :( Thu Mar 26 2009 6:13AM

MmorpgCRO writes: Nice Thu Mar 26 2009 7:23AM

Reborn17 writes: Didn't think it was THAT great. Thu Mar 26 2009 7:31AM

SweBlackbird writes: Very impressed, but I'm still going to play this game :) Thu Mar 26 2009 9:11AM

Harpy_Lady writes: Absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to play this. =) Thu Mar 26 2009 9:26AM

aurick writes: One thing I've noticed from watching this and the other videos: Aion breaks one of the most common "rules" of game design by making each zone extremely diverse. EQ2, WoW, LotRO, AoC, WAR... All the other MMO's I've played have a very homogenous theme throughout each zone. For example, in WoW all of Westfall is a coastal farming community. All of Duskwood is a creepy forest. In EQ2, all of Nektulos Forest is a creepy forest. I could do the same with every MMO. Aion shows an unprecedented amount of diversity within each zone. The nice thing about that is that it means you're not likely to get bored with the scenery before you run out of quests in a particular area. Hopefully game play itself won't be boring or (as AoC showed) the scenery won't matter. But I for one am happy to see a company taking this new direction. Thu Mar 26 2009 9:34AM

binary_0011 writes: looks boring..........zzzzzzzzzzzz Thu Mar 26 2009 11:39AM

AI724 writes: @Myrathi, dude if you want gameplay video you can see some on the Aion official website and a whole lof of closed and open beta gameplay vid on youtube! Maybe you should try doing some digging about the game before you comment about it. Thu Mar 26 2009 12:14PM

Thendil writes: uhm if u think this looks amazing u should get a lotro trial and compare the grafiks ;) Thu Mar 26 2009 12:53PM

bika writes: waiting patiently for Aion ! psst,Thendil,Lotro Lifer here...grafiks, are a personnal taste . NCSOFT has the best graphics ! IMO have a nice day :) Thu Mar 26 2009 1:53PM

MareWinds writes: Another gorgeous video; I love the various creatures moving about, and have seen so much of this in the videos that my expectations continue to rise. I hope that the creatures in every area show that much complexity of movement. I'm rather excited about exploring those ships, too. Regarding the graphics -- LotRO founder here, and to me, BOTH games have wonderful graphics. LotRO is certainly the most beautiful and detailed of realistic styles, while Aion is its equivalent in the "fantastical" style. I can't feel a real preference for either, but I do feel strongly that each is the best of its type at this point. Thu Mar 26 2009 2:57PM

pkerlei writes: men, I loved it, when is the beta for NA, right now, China is in 2nd close beta, and tey will have open teta on April....... Wait for a alsome game is hard.*.* Thu Mar 26 2009 4:35PM

Alienovrlord writes: Nice graphics, but sheesh, every music clip I hear from this game grates on my ears. This clip was no better, psuedo-Indian with a horrendous combination of ill-matched instruments. Really awful music IMO. The only way I'd even touch this game is if they make sure there's a Mute Background music option. Thu Mar 26 2009 11:02PM

hail2dathief writes: not bad, the graphics are nice and the character mods i have seen in other vids are quite nice. My problem is why do most of the MMO's today look like WoW? Don't get me wrong the graphics are better but looks like nothing more than an upgraded WoW universe. Fri Mar 27 2009 4:48AM

Micro_angel writes: awesome game Fri Mar 27 2009 7:14AM

binary_0011 writes: lol....so many fan boys... Fri Mar 27 2009 9:45AM

TonyXII writes: Is it Guild Wars ? Fri Mar 27 2009 12:14PM

kay226 writes: This is the first time i see kitsch in an mmo, and its poor kitsch at that. I wonder how it got past quality control. Sat Mar 28 2009 11:39AM

Teiman writes: Myrathi already commented what I feel about this video. Sun Mar 29 2009 6:03PM

alien1984 writes: Yes ncsoft we know this is the best game ever, so less time making videos and more time getting this baby published for the US :P. Mon Mar 30 2009 12:41PM

Tharican writes: I see this game as growing in beauty and grace. The more I see, the more the cost well be to play. Everyone is looking for a great game and this is it. The Shorts that we are given are but a tease to the ego of our Id. I hope that they keep all that we have seen. Tue Mar 31 2009 6:46AM

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