ASTA Online vs Identity
ASTA Online
ASTA Online is a martial arts-based MMORPG where you play the protagonist who has been charged to save the mythical world of Samsara from the wrath of an evil god. Without a doubt, ASTA Online is an incredibly beautiful game, but that's not what makes it unique. The game has an amazingly detailed character customization aspect (and we don't only mean your character's looks) and a bloody and somewhat heated conflict between 2 warring factions that you'll have to choose 1 to side with.There are plenty of exciting activities in the game as well, in addition to the usual PvE and PvP events - Players can set bounties or go hunt for bounties themselves; embark on thrilling treasure hunts, go fishing with friends, or simply spend a large amount of time just sitting at the auction house trading your wares. Players even get a virtual home to decorate!
ASTA Online is the next generation of martial arts-based MMOs, much like Revelation Online is, to replace the aging games, Age of Wushu and Swordsman Online. If you often find yourself drawn to martial art games, then ASTA Online is definitely a game you'd like!
Identity
Identity aims to disrupt the traditional grindy and repetitive gameplay of modern MMORPGs by introducing an MMORPG that has an open world that's free of restrictions; a place where players can determine their own destinies as well as the world around them. The game features a massive, rich and immersive open world which includes all sorts of landscapes as well as means of moving around, such as vehicles, bicycles and trains. There are also jobs and careers of all types, both legit and illegal ones, that you can dive into. Each job you take has its own progression path which will see you rising up in ranks if you do your job well.The game even offers players their own virtual homes to decorate as they wish. Players can do a lot of stuff at home as well, such as crafting, growing plants, creating goods to be sold to other players and more. In fact, if you've the business acumen, you can set up a small enterprise and grow it into a huge corporation, especially considering that almost everything in the game can be designed and created by players.
In some way, Identity feels like a game that attempts to combine the fun of MMORPGs with a massive, sandbox-like virtual world with the likes of Second Life or IMVU. So, if this sounds like what you'd enjoy in a game, then you should definitely check it out.