Albion Online vs Riders of Icarus
Albion Online
Albion Online is an absolutely magnificent sandbox style MMORPG that recently went into its summer alpha stages and despite not being fully completed and released yet, it’s an incredible game that puts complete control in the players’ hands and delivers a full-fledged experience that games are rarely able to provide.For instance, the game doesn’t restrict you by imposing a class on you right from the get-go. Instead, you get to develop your character and mold him as you wish. This freedom in character customization makes the game’s PvP quite interesting because you’ll never know which skill sets your opponent will have. Its combat system is also pretty impressive and feels to be a lot more skill-based rather than the common hack-and-slash.
Being a sandbox game, you can build anything you want – most likely a shelter though – using the resource you’ve painstakingly harvested from the game environment. You can even craft items and furniture to be placed within your home, and of course, add some defenses so nobody would be crazy enough to try breaking in your place.
Albion Online is, without a doubt, an amazing MMORPG that fans of games like Minecraft would enjoy. It may not be voxel-based, but many of the game aspects does bring the latter game to mind... a lot.
Riders of Icarus
Riders of Icarus is an action-based MMORPG that has a heavy focus on its “pets" system which has you taming all sorts of different beasts and animals, each with their own unique abilities, throughout a vast and breathtaking world. Of course, these creatures can then be turned into rideable mounts, allowng you to easily traverse through land, water and even the skies. Although the storyline seems a bit lacking, the game's exciting action-based combat system makes up for it in many ways.So, if you have always wanted to ride behind a magnificent dragon, soaring through the skies, then Riders of Icarus is a game you'll want to try. Even if not, try the game anyway and experience a wild world that's primed for you to tame!