Outdated in almost every aspect, yet an amazing online RPG experience.

User Rating: 9 | Asheron's Call PC
Let me begin by saying that I haven't played Asheron's Call in at least a year, but I was a part of it back in 2001-2004 on and off. For it's time, AC was a fantastic game with an unmatched experience of character building. During the time AC saw it's peak population numbers, it was an undeniable success of a game. Completely stat-based character development, HUGE, seamless world and a unique bestiary made AC so much fun. The numerous dungeons are also something not to be forgotten, as they are creatively designed with cool traps and puzzles involving skill and practice. Like many others, since my time in AC I haven't been able to really get into any other MMORPG quite the same. In my opinion, no other game matches the skill-based character development and freedom of gameplay that Asheron's Call provides, although in an outdated and sometimes quirky manner. The bottom line is, AC was the most memorable online game experience I've ever had.

I can't say the same positive things about the current state of AC, however. The game is now catered more or less to macro bots and min/maxers who really don't dig deeper to see what else the game offers. Or perhaps they have quite some time ago and now all they see that is available to them is mindless experience grinding. It's not ruined, per se, but it's nowhere what it used to be - as almost any other MMO changes.

If you're new to MMORPG's I would suggest you at least try Asheron's Call for your free month. It will be a hit or miss, but the hit will definitely hook you like no other.