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I figured the first article of this year should be one my most commonly asked question and no, it's not another question about my mysterious identity or gender. It's a question regarding whether they should play Black Desert or Blade & Soul! It's going to be one long article, so I hope you're ready for it. Introduction - About Me I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't know me, since I'm a ninja and all. I'd like to say I'm pretty experienced with both games having played them for over a year or two and longer. Both games were my main MMORPG during the early beta phases and releases in various languages. I played the CBT, OBT, and release of Blade & Soul since the early 2012~2015 on and off and Black Desert 2013~2015. You can find my ancient videos on my Youtube Page or my site. I figured now would be the best time to write about both games given I'm not as actively playing them anymore, which can rule out favoritism or that "fresh" new video game feeling. Honestly, I … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Black Desert VS Blade & Soul 2016 Special

Nexon finally revealed the Open Beta date for the Korean version of Moonlight Blade Online that is scheduled to go live late next month on the 25th. A bit early to announce, but should give users a lot of time to prepare or clear up their schedule! The game has gone through extensive localization with in-game story text translation along with a heavy emphasis on Korean voice overs. Check out the latest CG trailer below along with some of my older gameplay adventures. Chinese Version Gameplay Branding Page: Linkhttp://sky.nexon.com/ … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Moonlight Blade Korean Open Beta Begins Next Month

Are you a Blade & Soul fanatic? Can you guess how many different versions of Blade & Soul exist? If you can't, that's okay because there are actually a lot and I've listed them all below. Some of the games are already released while some are still currently in development or in limbo status. Be one of the first to discover the existing Blade & Soul games and the future upcoming ones. Starting with the original PC version of Blade & Soul Online game developed by NCSoft and Team Bloodlust. The game picked up popularity around the world and was published and localized in many different languages. Fun fact, I enjoyed B&S so much that I had multiple max level character in the Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and English versions of the game. Did you know there was a browser-based isometric version of Blade & Soul Online around? That would be Blade & Soul Hongmoon Rising published by Tencent, the same publisher that localized the Chinese version of Blade & Soul … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Guess How Many Different Versions of Blade & Soul Exist

Netmarble's Blade & Soul Revolution is looking pretty good from the latest floor demos shown at G-Star 2017. While I'm not physically at the event myself, Netmarble is also streaming the event and I recorded some gameplay from there. It looks like it has the same quest system as Lineage 2 Revolution with quest helper, auto-run, and auto-combat. As for the skills, the game uses a combo chain system where you can keep pressing the same skill to chain combo after another. The 30vs30 event was interesting to watch. It was a very close battle with an unexpected turnout near the end! Anyway, I wasn't happy with the results. It seems like the top 10 players on both sides were mostly Force Masters... Netmarble needs to needs to balance this out! I like how the game is full 3D and not top-down view. Noticed a lot of load times, graphics looked decent. Feels and looked like they weren't running on max or using Unreal Engine 4's full power. Blade & Soul Revolution currently has four … [Read more...] about STEPARU News, Reviews, Previews & Information for Foreign Games Blade & Soul Revolution Actual Gameplay Footage From G-Star 2017

In the wake of the upcoming AI apocalypse, Blade and Soul fans will be ahead of the game and ready to battle the onslaught of machines in the Automaton Assault Event Dungeon. Hongsil and her brother, Chungsil, worked as assistants to the Three Sages at Mushin’s Tower. During the day she helped hopeful warriors work the Wheel of Fate, but at night she toiled away on her own secret projects. Intending to become the Earthen Realm’s next great engineer, she hoped to one day rival even the ancient Naryu with her own unique take on automatons—adding her own visual flair to them in the process. Unfortunately, her genius caught up with her, and her greatest creation to date wasn’t entirely willing to submit to its master’s commands. The limited-time dungeon event will be available from April 11th to May 2nd, and players with a Level 50 character will be able to defeat the rogue robot once a day to collect special rewards. Players will also get a chance to snag the … [Read more...] about Rise of the Machines Coming to Blade and Soul on April 11th