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The Saga of Ryzom (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Persistent World Online RPG

RELEASE DATE

21/SEP/04

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Suggestive Themes, Violence

DEVELOPER

Nevrax

PUBLISHER

Tri Synergy, Inc.

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Unique fantasy world 19

PLAYING AS #USES

mage 5
Healer 4
homin 3

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

surreal 10
Social 6
MMO 4

DESCRIPTION

The Saga of Ryzom plays out on a distant planet, whose future is uncertain and whose past was forgotten long ago. Gamers create a character of the "homin" race, to enter this world and seek adventure alongside thousands of like-minded role-players. The game's setting, a planet called Atys, is populated by four different species of homin: the Fryos, the Matis, the Trykers, and the Zoraïs. Each racial line is genetically predisposed to a certain region or climate on Atys, and the four tribes have grown to claim their territories and develop their civilizations based on these instinctual preferences. Two other major factions — the Kamis and the Karavan — also exist on Atys. These superior beings seems to watch over the homin population, rewarding those who act in concert with their mysterious purposes, and punishing those who cross them.

One way in which Saga of Ryzom is different from many earlier persistent world role-playing games is in the manner and methods of character customization it offers. Many of the most powerful items in the game, for example, are player-crafted, often from materials found in remote regions or won in battle against rare creatures. A character's special attack moves can also be customized. Players can design their own set of swings, kicks, or spells that their characters will perform in battle. Another distinction is the game's "RAID" ("Real-Time Army Invasion Deployment") Engine, which promotes large battles through its capacity to create and manage invasions featuring hundreds enemy NPC characters. A number of more common second-generation MMORPG amenities are also featured, including player-owned housing, player-run guilds, and the opportunity to keep different animals as pets, mounts, or beasts of burden. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

The Saga of Ryzom (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Persistent World Online RPG
RELEASE DATE:

21/SEP/04
TOP TRAITS:

Unique fantasy world, Skill based, surreal
DESCRIPTION:

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followers 1

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Petter played The Saga of Ryzom on 26/AUG/09

“It's always hard coming back to a sandbox MMO, but seeing Atys again felt great. Looking forward to new adventures.”

created 26/AUG/2009

acemtp was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I'm Vianney Lecroart, the CTO on Ryzom. I'm happy to see that you liked to come back on Atys!”

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: keaven

“I'm shocked at how much I like this game. The modular ability system MORE than makes up for the lack of jumping in this game. It is so empowering to be able to create your own abilities/spells! All while maintaining game balance, too. BRILLIANT! :D”

created 03/SEP/2009

acemtp was the last to comment - 2 months ago...

“I'm Vianney Lecroart, the CTO on Ryzom. Thank you for this nice comment about the game!”

Dacimannes played The Saga of Ryzom on 27/JUN/09

“Quested a bit. I'm almost done with every quest on the starting island, though I'm considering leaving it regardless of the quests left behind. So many left...”

created 28/JUN/2009

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: Petter

“One of the most interesting MMOs, still going (fairly) strong.”

created 16/JUN/2009

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: Bjornulve

“I'm willing to give it another try after a long break. Finally re-released under yet another new company ; but still hoping the game is finally able to live up to it's potential.”

created 14/MAY/2009

Ryzom is Back...With Some Changes by: arislyn

“I just received an email, today, informing me of some cool news regarding Saga of Ryzom: Ryzom - the long awaited return! To keep you informed if you are not yet aware. For 9 months, our company :...”

created 11/MAY/2009

mace990 played The Saga of Ryzom on 07/MAY/09

“just played around a little made a offensive-magic-level and discovered some places on the newbie-island ^,^”

created 08/MAY/2009

mace990 was the last to comment - 6 months ago... show previous hide previous

“I read my emails yesterday and saw that ryzom was bought by another company so my F2P account says ByeBye in about 1 and a half week... I won't keep playing this game. So I won't pay for it because I do not play it that often ... sorry Ryzom nice game but P2P not for me...”

Ryzom_Box_Design_by_GenreNinja.jpg

“This was a project I did for school. We had to redesign the packaging for one of our favorite games. I chose The Saga of Ryzom. This was my final result! It's simple fan art and NOT the official...”

Added by: Genreninja
Date: 07/MAY/2009
Views: 42
Votes: 1

created 07/MAY/2009

Genreninja was the last to comment - 5 months ago... show previous hide previous

“@mace990 I used Photoshop CS3 and Painter X.”

mace990 played The Saga of Ryzom on 06/MAY/09

“I just restarted the game played around made some quest. I can still play this and I'm very happy about that because I didn't played for ages :P”

created 07/MAY/2009

mace990 was the last to comment - 6 months ago... show previous hide previous

“yah the only problem (or not a problem) is that you have to do everything on your own. Like armor and skills... I like this very much but sometimes it's just annoying that you don't get a complete armor from the merchant x) But it's also fun to craft everything on your own :D”

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: Itoao

“Sandbox feeling that I got when I played the original SWG. Graphics are decent and its a large world. Don't think I will pay to play it though. ”

created 23/APR/2009

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Added by: minchet456
Date: 27/FEB/2009
Views: 18
Votes: 0

created 27/FEB/2009

minchet456 played The Saga of Ryzom on 26/FEB/09

“I joined a very helpful guild today.”

created 27/FEB/2009

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: Gilgameesh

“My best MMORPG ever”

created 14/FEB/2009

The Saga of Ryzom (PC) by: Zalere

“I tried to play this game, but the horrid controls were too much to get past the first few levels. This is one of the only times I quit a game so early.”

created 12/FEB/2009