Record of Lodoss War Online vs Robothorium
Record of Lodoss War Online
Record of Lodoss War Online is a somewhat old-school, anime-themed MMORPG that has a unique top-down-like view (much like in Drakensang Online), a straightforward hack-and-slash combat, and a storyline that’s intriguing enough to make you stick around. Set in a world on the verge of being plunged into yet again another war, you play a promising adventurer who has uncovered a plot by the evil sorcerer, Bagnard - he is hellbent on bringing back the evil gods and their armies of doom. Naturally, you can't let his plans come to fruition.In addition to its unique Reaction skills that works in a combo-like manner, this dungeon-crawling game also features a myriad of dungeons to challenge with friends, a merc system where you can recruit NPCs to aid you in your adventures, and also a dual-leveling system where you level up both your character and your character’s ranking in the Adventurer’s Association. There are plenty of other features in this game as well, including the mercenary system where you can recruit up to 2 other NPCs to join you in your adventures; fun stat-boosting titles to earn, free teleports to town, and an account-wide vault where you can use to transfer gear or other items between characters. Players can also set up their own stalls, a.k.a. “Sales Agency”, to sell items they don’t need.
Record of Lodoss War Online may be grindy, like most MMORPGs are, but it's a pretty decent dungeon-crawling game overall. The beautiful and adorable anime graphics, the incredible title theme as well as its simple-to-grasp gameplay made it a fun game to play even in this day and age.
Robothorium
Robothorium is a fairly old-school style, turn-based dungeon crawler/RPG that’s set in a far futuristic world where an impending “world war” is about to break out among the machines and humans. The game features team management, where you'll get to level up, upgrade and equip every robot in your team just so you can take on tougher enemies later down the road, and plenty of fun loot management, just like what you'd find in any good dungeon crawler.Combat-wise, the game has a pretty typical turn-based gameplay where special skills are regulated and offset by basic attack skills via the Overload system in order to prevent players from spamming them. Robothorium also provides a PvP arena for those who are more competitive and want to pit their team against other teams in their attempt to climb the ranks of the leaderboard.
Overall, I'd say Robothorium is a pretty decent turn-based, dungeon crawler-style RPG that's not only fun to play; it is also the sort of game that will make you really think about your actions since there are both immediate consequences, in the form of reputation gain or loss, as well as other consequences that will emerge later down the line.