The first couple of hours act as a starter area, to get you used to the basics before the game opens up properly. There are wild monsters roaming the land that will trigger a turn based battle sequence if they spot you. In terms of the structure, you and the gang set out to explore the big wide world, occasionally coming across settlements along the way. On a few occasions it’s clearly the same foundation with a different skin slapped on. However there’s plenty of repetition both in the environment design and enemy design.

There’s a mix of colourful, pretty visuals with a low poly graphical style that also harks back to old school RPGs.

That JRPG feel runs through the look of the game as well as its gameplay structure. It’s evident early doors that Noob – The Factionless is inspired by games such as Dragon Quest and Pokemon. There’s ancient forces looking to plunge the world into peril, and it’s up to you and the gang to stop them. In terms of the wider narrative, it’s pretty standard stuff.

It is prone to borrowing a few ideas from other RPGs too, whilst remaining very self aware of the genre it is set in (I believe the kids these days call it ‘meta’). But the challenge you will face will not be limited to Horizon: your avatars will accomplish « real » quests in real life.Noob – The Factionless is crammed full of pop culture references, along with nods to other video games. Follow Baster the Neogician, Drek the Berserker, May the Cartomancer and Logs the Elementalist in their quest for the supreme level, and help them reach their Legendary Class to become part of the elite of the Horizon MMORPG Shogun Showdownįace hundreds of monsters and wander around fantastic worlds to give your guild the place it deserves in the world of Olydri, among the mythic Noob, Justice, Roxxor and Pro Game Master guilds.

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