My World: Imperfectly Perfect
I’ve been talking a great deal about Perfect World—a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed in China by Beijing Perfect World Technology and published in my home country, the Philippines, by Level Up! Games—but haven’t really shared much about its features.
Well, here I am, preparing to rectify the oversight in a section I’ve decided to call “My World,” which will feature games I’m currently playing. Right now, I’m deep into Perfect World, so I’ll start with it. Before I go into more details, let me share the first four paragraphs of a story on the game I wrote in April 2007 for GAME!, the Philippines best online gaming magazine:
What’s your idea of a perfect world? Ever since I got this assignment, I have been throwing this question to gamers and non-gamers alike. The answers I received were pretty standard, ranging from the advocacy of world peace to the elimination of poverty and hunger, from freeing slaves working in sweatshops across Asia to freeing an entire country from tyranny, strife and oppression.
What if you have a chance to create your own little Utopia, a virtual world reflecting your vision of paradise? Will all the ideals you hold dear—peace, not war; love, not hatel knowledge, not ignorance—keep the world from tipping over into oblivion? Or are the very notions you detest the ones you will need most?
War and greed play important roles in the lives of the Wu Xia, or swordsmen, the Fa Shih (elemental mage), the Yu Mang (archers), the Yu Ling (priests), the Yao Shou (werebeasts), and the Yao Jing (beast summoners), who all strive to best one another in establishing a “Perfect World.”
“If you think you’ve seen just about everything massively online RPGs have to offer, wait until you experience this game,” said O’Neil Buena, (formerly) the mysterious brand manager for Perfect World of Level Up! Games, which bagged the rights to publish the game locally.
Initially, Perfect World promised 12 features to whet the appetites of the steadily growing MMORPG market in the Philippines, but only 10 made it in the open beta and, later, the commercial versions of the game. These include:
Day, Night, and Weather Shifting
The game shifts from night to day and sunny to rainy on a regular basis, changing the view of each area to suit the time. Sometimes, the fog in-game gets so thick that you’ll have a hard time navigating.
16:9 Widescreen Mode
Allows players to play in widescreen mode to simulate a movie-type experience. Think theater screen.
Mailing System
This enables players to communicate with online and offline friends, clanmates or factions via in-game email. Aside from mail, items and the in-game currency, yuan, can also be sent through the system.
Messenger
Perfect World has an in-game messenger system that allows players to keep track of and chat with friends. The messenger always works, even if you’re outside the game, much like Yahoo! Messenger when you’re not logged in. So fret not, messages sent to you while you’re away will pop up once you enter the game.
Riding Pet System
Pets are not just companions in this perfect world since pets can be trained as mounts, the best mode of transportation in the game.
Partner Ride System
In addition to the coolness factor of getting to ride on pets, you can also “snuggle” another player, preferably of the opposite sex, and ride in tandem.
Well, that’s it for now. I’ll write more about this game in the next edition of “My World.”
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