The launch of Eternal Kingdom Battle Peak introduces a brand new MMORPG to Android. It’s developed by Asobimo, Inc, a staff with numerous expertise in growing a lot of these video games – maybe most notably, Iruna Online, which is performed by some 3.5 million customers.

They have a fame for delivering great-looking video games, and EKBP may be considered one of their most bold thus far. They’ve introduced on board some top-tier expertise to assist them. For followers of MMORPG, there’s lots to love. 

What Is Eternal Kingdom Battle Peak?

Self-described as a “Japanese” MMORPG, EKBP includes lots of the tropes you’d count on to see in the sort of recreation: gamers can be a part of a celebration to finish dungeons, be a part of as much as 200 gamers in siege battles, craft objects and tools utilizing an experience system, and tackle an assortment of jobs, and use an attribute system to switch them. So far, so normal. 

But when you’re a fan of artist Yoshitaka Amano (who could also be acquainted to many as one of many artists behind Final Fantasy, or for engaged on the anime adaptation of Speed Racer) who’s credited with character and monster design, or the Japanese rock band Luna Sea (credited with creating the theme tune) then EKBP could also be notably interesting. 

Should I Play Eternal Kingdom Battle Peak?

EKBP is undoubtedly a recreation that doesn’t conceal its influences. If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, it will nearly definitely really feel acquainted.

It is although, a recreation set in its personal world, the place the people of Nordania are below risk from a nation of varied races often called Horde. A truce that has held for 16 years is now coming below risk, and Nordania wants heroes to defend it.

You have a selection of considered one of 5 essential character varieties to select from:

• Warrior – a typical melee-style fighter, who can assault and defend in a celebration.  
• Paladin – these mix melee fight expertise with sorcery, and may assault, defend and heal.
• Mage – these are primarily ranged attackers in a celebration.
• Priest – a healer who can even assault.
• Gunner attacker – a well-trained sniper who can set traps and bombs.

There are the standard customisation choices that you just’d count on from any RPG – you may change coiffure, eye color, face kind, ears, and even voice kind. And you may select one from three fairy companions who will be a part of you as you discover the world.

Impressions

The recreation definitely appears to be like the half. As you’d count on from such a revered inventive staff, backgrounds are fairly detailed and engaging to take a look at. Characters are fantastically drawn, and animations are clean, in the primary. As we’ve stated earlier than, you may clearly see the shared hyperlinks to Final Fantasy. And in our view, from an aesthetic standpoint, that’s no dangerous factor.

Controls

Movement is managed by a circle within the backside left-hand nook of the display screen, which leaves your proper hand free to reposition the digicam if you wish to go searching. Your proper hand will do many of the work, as that’s the place many of the buttons are situated.

Combat is essentially as you’d count on it to be: press a button to decide on your goal, press one button to assault, one other to defend, and one other to make use of any particular strikes you might need. We discovered the variety of buttons on-screen might be distracting, and definitely initially took getting used to.

Bugs

We did discover some efficiency points whereas enjoying. Most obviously, we misplaced reference to the sport on a number of events. In one notably notable occasion, when the connection was restored, our character had disappeared from the display screen. We needed to shut down the sport and relaunch it to get her again. 

These kinds of points are usually not unusual when a brand new recreation launches, as servers usually wrestle to deal with demand from gamers who all need to strive it for themselves. Only time will inform if this was easy teething issues, or one thing extra elementary.

Gacha

We additionally want to spotlight the very fact that there’s a Gacha system within the recreation. They do provide two free Gacha alternatives per day, one each morning and one each night. But the presence of Gacha is one thing to pay attention to. You can determine for your self how a lot that issues. 

Peak Performance, Or A Long Hard, Climb To An Insipid Summit?

If you aren’t a fan of MMORPG, then Eternal Kingdom isn’t abruptly going to make you alter your thoughts. But when you’re a fan of MMORPG, then EKBP will tick numerous bins. It comprises lots of the acquainted tropes that you just’d count on to see in the sort of recreation, and supplies a cushty, acquainted gaming expertise, even when you haven’t performed it earlier than.

For some individuals, this shall be a part of the attraction. Playing one thing that’s much like video games you already know you take pleasure in makes numerous sense. For others, that familiarity would possibly threat turning this into one thing that feels extra spinoff. It’s a recreation that’s ‘fine’, however from what we’ve seen. it doesn’t actually do something remarkably totally different to what’s already on the market.

It’s right down to the person to determine the place they arrive down on that exact debate. But Eternal Kingdom Battle Peak is aware of what it desires to be, and for essentially the most half, achieves its targets. And it’s free to play, so you’ve little to lose from giving it a strive.