Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

The stories are fantastic as well (although the very beginning is a bit blah) but it picks up fast. The cutscenes are extremely well done. I actually wanna watch most of them instead of just hitting escape like in SWTOR. The adult themed humor really helps with immersion too.

And finally the quests are simply hands down the best that have ever been done  for MMO's. While some are pretty run of the mill, others are masterpieces (and theres plenty of them).

If only they had nailed combat (which is a bit lackluster) this game would have been a solid 9+. Hopefully they can improve on it in the future. I'm sure this game will end up going Freemium within a year but I expect it to be quite successful on that model and to hold its own for many years. Looks like it will be the EVE of its little subgenre in the MMO realm.

Atmosphere and story is why I picked this game up in spite of my complaints about combat, customization, etc. I may not stick with the game long (gonna really give it a chance though), but Funcom has done something really different here, and it deserves to be rewarded.

C'mon patcher, hurry up and finish already! :(

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

 

The stories are fantastic as well (although the very beginning is a bit blah) but it picks up fast. The cutscenes are extremely well done. I actually wanna watch most of them instead of just hitting escape like in SWTOR. The adult themed humor really helps with immersion too.

 

And finally the quests are simply hands down the best that have ever been done  for MMO's. While some are pretty run of the mill, others are masterpieces (and theres plenty of them).

 

If only they had nailed combat (which is a bit lackluster) this game would have been a solid 9+. Hopefully they can improve on it in the future. I'm sure this game will end up going Freemium within a year but I expect it to be quite successful on that model and to hold its own for many years. Looks like it will be the EVE of its little subgenre in the MMO realm.

thought you left the forums? couldn't stay away huh?:P I agree having a lot of fun right now and aside from some minor bugs here and there nothing major and game is running very well so far.

Originally posted by Aerowyn

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

 

The stories are fantastic as well (although the very beginning is a bit blah) but it picks up fast. The cutscenes are extremely well done. I actually wanna watch most of them instead of just hitting escape like in SWTOR. The adult themed humor really helps with immersion too.

 

And finally the quests are simply hands down the best that have ever been done  for MMO's. While some are pretty run of the mill, others are masterpieces (and theres plenty of them).

 

If only they had nailed combat (which is a bit lackluster) this game would have been a solid 9+. Hopefully they can improve on it in the future. I'm sure this game will end up going Freemium within a year but I expect it to be quite successful on that model and to hold its own for many years. Looks like it will be the EVE of its little subgenre in the MMO realm.

thought you left the forums? couldn't stay away huh?:P I agree having a lot of fun right now and aside from some minor bugs here and there nothing major and game is running very well so far.

I agree!

agree. this game plain rocks, i love the combat and systems, grats on a new game that really moves the genre forward

And it's so nice to have no censoring of the spoken parts in cut scenes. Odd as this may sound, all the cussing from the guy at the junkyard and the hippie helps make those characters more believable and organic.

Loved the Templar mission in NYC in a dark garage using a helmet light...I don't remember ever experiencing in an MMO the uneasiness you sometimes feel in FPS games in very dark places.

The ambient music for gheto blasters, radios, etc. is extremely well done. And I can tell that many of the ambient sounds are sampled at a quality level that I ususally associate with movies... the unmistakable sound of skatboards when you're near the skate park, seagulls.

This game is very well done with unbelievable attention to detail..

Originally posted by Reiketsu

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Too bad the general chat community is atrocious. Telling people to go play sims, and get a brain, etc, etc.

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The setting and lore and story are really good, and probably the only selling point of this game. The quests so far have boiled down to kill X, collect Y, fedex quests.

I feel it's the same as SWTOR, lipstick on a pig.

There are the unique "adventure/ARGish" quests which I haven't bothered with quite yet, and I assume those are the good ones.

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I like the game, don't get me wrong, I'll play it for a month or two. I just don't really think the actual meat of the quests is that great.

Originally posted by Reiketsu

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The community not sure, but judging by General chat on the RP server, surely a lot of people bought the game without knowing what they were buying...

"Story" and "cutscenes" are exactly what I look for in a good Single Player RPG, and exactly what I avoid in an MMORPG.  

/pass

I totally agree, so after the last beta I pre ordered mine.

Unfortunately I have seen few prominent blogger/reviewer who gave it a wow clone review.

Here is one http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2012/06/secret-world-beta-impressions.html .  This is same guy who think Skyrim and upcoming GW2 are not worth playing. 

This is from you:

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/5082046#5082046

"Looking forward to when GW2 actually launches and its not the holy grail of MMOness they dreamed it would be. Until that time I bid thee adieu MMORPG.com"

 It appears you actually do enjoy MMORPG.com after all. It also appears you prefer to slam games you don't plan on playing. So are you the problem or the solution?

Originally posted by gamekid2k

I totally agree, so after the last beta I pre ordered mine.

 

Unfortunately I have seen few prominent blogger/reviewer who gave it a wow clone review.

Here is one http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2012/06/secret-world-beta-impressions.html .  This is same guy who think Skyrim and upcoming GW2 are not worth playing. 

Tobold?? HAHAHAHAH!! The guy who had a bone to pick with EVE skills system because he didn't understand it? I removed him from my RSS loooong time ago. People who are saying this is a wow clone or that the quests are the same old, either didn't play the game or they did but they aren't very smart.... the writing is awesone, read all the pieces of info you collect!

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

 

The stories are fantastic as well (although the very beginning is a bit blah) but it picks up fast. The cutscenes are extremely well done. I actually wanna watch most of them instead of just hitting escape like in SWTOR. The adult themed humor really helps with immersion too.

 

And finally the quests are simply hands down the best that have ever been done  for MMO's. While some are pretty run of the mill, others are masterpieces (and theres plenty of them).

 

If only they had nailed combat (which is a bit lackluster) this game would have been a solid 9+. Hopefully they can improve on it in the future. I'm sure this game will end up going Freemium within a year but I expect it to be quite successful on that model and to hold its own for many years. Looks like it will be the EVE of its little subgenre in the MMO realm.

+1.

I had thought to not get this game, the questing and the environment ended up selling me.

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

I agree with one exception - the cutscene animations are stiff and very umm... 1990s? I generally either laugh or cringe about most cutscenes as the animations totally *kill* any sense of atmosphere (at least for me - your milage may vary)

Otherwise still having fun - so who cares?

Originally posted by DMKano

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

I agree with one exception - the cutscene animations are stiff and very umm... 1990s? I generally either laugh or cringe about most cutscenes as the animations totally *kill* any sense of atmosphere (at least for me - your milage may vary)

 

Otherwise still having fun - so who cares?

Animations in cutscenes are a bit stiff true, butthe dialogs are really good

"Is it safe?" ah ah I am still laughing at that. If you aren't Illuminati you might not know what I am talking about though...

And reading The Lady margaret or The Fog is really really creepy and well written

That's it, if you read texts you collect

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Originally posted by Rednecksith
Atmosphere and story is why I picked this game up in spite of my complaints about combat, customization, etc. I may not stick with the game long (gonna really give it a chance though), but Funcom has done something really different here, and it deserves to be rewarded.

C'mon patcher, hurry up and finish already! :(

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Sums it up for me pretty much.

I was convinced by the cut-scene in the Tokyo subway where the world was ripped apart and an alternate universe's galaxy was floating by...

Best story driven MMO experience so far :)

Complaints about the quest content are moot as far as I'm concerned, what else can you do with a quest system except kill this, collect that, deliver this or protect them? It's a theme park, if you expected anything different that's your fault. If you have alternatives then please post them....

At least TSW departs from the norm by demanding use of our brain matter with the investigation missions.

It's a refreshing and much needed change from high fantasy. I'm embracing and savouring every detail.

Originally posted by BilboDoggins

Title says it all. The atmosphere is phenomenal. They did a great job of creating a lovecraftian/Stephen King world.

 

The stories are fantastic as well (although the very beginning is a bit blah) but it picks up fast. The cutscenes are extremely well done. I actually wanna watch most of them instead of just hitting escape like in SWTOR. The adult themed humor really helps with immersion too.

 

And finally the quests are simply hands down the best that have ever been done  for MMO's. While some are pretty run of the mill, others are masterpieces (and theres plenty of them).

 

If only they had nailed combat (which is a bit lackluster) this game would have been a solid 9+. Hopefully they can improve on it in the future. I'm sure this game will end up going Freemium within a year but I expect it to be quite successful on that model and to hold its own for many years. Looks like it will be the EVE of its little subgenre in the MMO realm.

I'm absolutely loving it at the moment, it's been the most enthralling gaming experience I've had in ages.

The investigation / ARG quests are probably the best thing I have done in an MMO since The Matrix Online had it's Live Event/ARG events. Even the first one was pretty tough, it's hard to get your brain out of the "go here, kill X, hand in, reward" mentality when playing an MMO but this one really does go for it.