An Early Look at ‘Black Desert Mobile’, a Mobile MMO Launching Globally on December 11th
Black Desert Mobile is widely anticipated as the next big mobile MMO, and for good reason: The PC release features combo based skills, beautiful graphics, and a truly overkill character creator. For a fan of action MMOs, it’s a slam dunk? except for the micro-transactions. Although they aren’t required, and even buying only a few significantly eases the pain, their existence does not bode well for the mobile release. That said, I got an early look, and man? it’s pretty fun. While it’s lacking the combo system of the PC release, running around and smacking baddies with spells and skills is satisfying, the quests and world are interesting, and the character creator is something else entirely. Before we dig in, though, I’d like to preface this by saying that this is not a final build! Things can, may, and probably will change before release, so take everything I say here with a grain of salt. It’s cool, but it very well may change. Visually, Black Desert Mobile is a little lackluster. Not bad, just? not as good as I would expect when compared with other mobile games, or Black Desert Online. Close-up, it looks good. Character models are sharp, detailed, and absolutely gorgeous, spell effects are stunning, and the environment is beautiful. If you decide to pan out and get a better view at your surroundings, however, the initial beauty fades rather noticeably. Character models are jagged around the edges, particularly on the small details, an...
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