Bleach Online vs Salem
Bleach Online
Bleach Online is a browser-based free-to-play MMORPG that almost exclusively caters to the massive fandom of Bleach. The game allows its players to immerse into the world of Bleach and interact with many of the more popular characters in the Bleach universe. Help your fellow Shinigami and fight against the ever-growing horde of Hollows & Shinigami’s mortal enemy, the Quincy.As opposed to the manga version, fans are able to interact with their favourite Bleach characters in this game. In addition to its pretty fun gameplay that unfortunately looks similar to many other browser-based MMORPGs, the gorgeous graphics and animations in Bleach Online can keep its players entertained for quite some time. In short, if you like Bleach and casual web-based MMORPGs, then you should definitely check this out! If not, you can still take a look but the game might not appeal to you as much.
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.