I want to say that Knights of the Crystals is Final Fantasy for Facebook. I want to say that Square Enix has scrapped the overused Mafia Wars model of Facebook RPGs and bettered the platform with a crisp, new formula. Above all, I want to say that this is the Facebook RPG that we've all been waiting for. Sadly, I can't. While Knights of the Crystals glimmers in several spots, its basic playset springs from the same mission system that new Facebook developers have borrowed to the point of abuse, and thus we're left with a merely good game that masquerades as a masterpiece.
Destiny Stone is one of the most extraordinary games on Facebook. It completely eschews Facebook's love affair with timer-based management sims to offer players a 2D side-scrolling platformer with combat, RPG stat progression, an equipment system, and an item crafting system as deep as anything you'd find in a console game. There's even a story-based plotline to follow with characters you can recruit and optional little dialog sequences to unlock. Where most Facebook games expect you to pay for the right to play it for hours on end, Destiny Stone is content to let you play as much as you like.
Welcome the Millennium 3: Cry Wolf walkthrough on Gamezebo. Millennium 3: Cry Wolf is a role-play game played on PC created by Aldorlea Games. This walkthrough includes tips and tricks, helpful hints, and a strategy guide to how to complete Millennium 3: Cry Wolf.
Epic Fighters is one of those rare games that remind you of those first dark moments when you first happened upon one of the old Advanced Dungeons and Dragons manuals, hypnotically compelled to peep inside. There was something pleasingly dirty about the encounter, such that you may have found yourself looking around for anyone watching, and something undeniably awesome. Thankfully, Epic Fighters never really lets go of this nerdly rush once it kindles it, and quickly establishes itself as one of the more memorable Facebook RPGs.
We've seen plenty of tongue-in-cheek dating sim-cum-visual novels, with humorous back-and-forths between the protagonist and the available love interests. Other Age Second Encounter attempts to follow this path, but instead comes across as rather childish and immature, with poor dialogue, story and direction.
Winter Voices is an ambitious 7-episode tactical role-playing game by French indie developer Beyond the pillars. Avalanche, the first episode in the series, is the kind of game you really want to like. It's fiercely creative, doesn't kowtow to any current fads or trends, and offers a wonderful amount of freedom to customize and develop your character. Unfortunately due to heavy-handed dialogue, some localization issues, and battles that move at a snail's pace, the series almost grinds to a halt before it even begins. There are some very interesting things here, but you're going to need to be patient to appreciate what the game has to offer.
Princess Academy is not the frilly fashion game you're probably expecting from the title. While you can purchase clothes for your princess in Princess Academy, there's not a lot of variety to buy and the clothes you purchase have no real in-game effect. The meat of the gameplay is old-fashioned text RPG stat-grinding. You have your princess work jobs (including strange stuff like wood-cutting and guest lecturing) so she can build up her stats and earn gold. You spend the gold on classes in subjects like martial arts and science that build up her stats.
Digital Chocolate sent us a screen shot of what their next Facebook game will be. They did not mention a name, a genre, anything really. They just sent us a screen shot that was so cool, we had to post about it. It's definitely not casual . . . it looks more like yet another attempt by a social games company to create the World of Warcraft for Facebook. The question remains: where is Zynga's World of Warcraft RPG game? Are they in danger of missing the train on this new craze?