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This is an awesome game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I hated to see the previous review as the most recent review for AC. I have been playing the game since October 2000 and have not bought another game since. Every month Turbine releases updates (free-unlike EQ) which dramatically change the entire stream of gameplay. Not sure what the last guy was thinking, but I think hie review was a waste of time, so stay away from it! There are quests to save the world from various opponents! The are critters that you need more than one person to kill. There are places where you will not see a soul. It is a fun experience!

DON'T BUY USED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

IT WON'T WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! If the previous user used the subscrpition coupon then you wont be able to play it. So if they played it at all, you cannot play it. It's a great game though.

Put away UO and EQ, we have a new CHAMPION!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I played both Ultima and Everquest since the first days of their release. Asheron's Call takes things to the next level. One cannot underestimate the immersive element created by the fact that there are NO zones, just one huge world of rolling hills and gorgeous vistas.

In addition, the rich backstory actually makes it more than a hunt for monsters.

Most importantly, the game is EXTREMELY FUN!

Simply the best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 14
Date: January 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have spent countless hours on this game traveling around the world with other players, you will become addicted to this game so be careful. The people are always friendly and will be willing to help begginers out Once again this game is simply the best.

MS here's the Call.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 21 / 55
Date: November 23, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I am an avid player of quite a few online games (Ultima Online, EQ, Diablo, etc...) and I must say that I find M$'s entry into the market quite lame. Yes, it's a huge world. Yes, it's got pretty graphics (Hence the 2nd rating star). Yes, it's got "Make money from addict RPG'rs." written all over it. But truth be told, the game has zero content and depth. Games like EQ and UO give you a feeling of things moving and changing around you as well as a sense that your actions also make a difference. Asheron's Call, on the other hand, gives you the feeling of playing in an upscale version of Redneck Rampage (no disrespect meant to that game which is enjoyable in it's own right). For a game that tout's a 3-D immersive enviroment, they should at least let you immerse yourself in the local lake. Unless of course you like feeling akin to a minor deity and run across it while outrunning some local nasty. Suffice it to say, M$ had a chance of introducing a great, mind-blowing online world to the hungry RPG market, but instead gave us a poor rehash of what is already available with the addition of a bit more graphic eye-candy. Save your money for Diablo II.

Not an RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: May 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Once you set aside the role-playing aspect, this is a fun game. You do not get the range of emotion you get from text-based games, nor the imersion into whatever your imgagination holds, but there is a sense of community. The allegiance system, while abused by many, is a good way to make friends, establish connections, and get involved with the back story and on-going quests. The scenery is beautiful - if you can see it, you can get there (well, to nearly every place). The critters leave much to be desiered, tho were recently re-designed and have improved. The character creation is wonderful. The options mean you won't see your twin or triplet or hundreth copy as in EQ. (EQ has better monsters, AC has better characters. Both have great scenery, tho AC's seamless travel is much preferred to "zoning".) I recommend it for what it is - a graphics, medival genre GAME. If you want more role-play and imagination, head over to Gemstone III or DragonRealms.

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 21, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is a massive, huge world, full of wonderful scenery. Fun way to make online friends, wonderful items, spells, hunting system. Only one major flaw: Magic system is a little iffy.

5 stars! I highly recomend this game!

AC Vs EQ

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: May 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was trying to decide between the game Asheron's Call (AC) and EverQuest (EQ) and i chose AC, because i have played bolth of them and AC has alot better graphics and the player mode is more user friendly. The fellowship system is cool too. EQ to me seems more restricted. In AC you can totally customize your charicter. Its totally your chioce. I fell if someone had to choose between EQ and AC hands down i would choose AC.

Kill, kill, kill. Rookie game designers lose their way.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: October 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

After playing Asheron's Call for almost 18 months, I was left with a sick feeling in my stomach. For lovers of the fantasy genre, this game had much promise from the it's beginning, but quickly decayed into an empty shell created by poor game design.

Quests are horrible, and quests items are merely shiny toys to show off. They, for the most part, serve no purpose and are useless.

Character classes are a complete joke. At the point of character creation you are given a great number of choices and variables, but after 2 months of play you quickly realize that almost all character skills are useless. Only 2 character classes are viable: Mages and Warrior-Mage hybrids that MUST have Life magic.

The world in vast, but unused. Monsters are dull, and for the most part the designers take one monster and 'skin' it 10 different ways, and call them new monsters. Player vs. player is a joke (once again you must be 100% magic heavy). Archery is a joke after 2 months of play. Lockpicking is useless. Alchemy is useless....on and on.

A good concept, but horrid design. Kill, kill, kill, level, kill, kill, kill, level. A bad first person shooter.

If you pick up this game and love fantasy, you will be hooked for 2 months, until you begin to realize that all the fantasy/lore/quests elements mean nothing. To play the game after that you must kill the same monsters sometimes 5000-10000 times to become strong enough to kill the next monster. Them you kill it 10000 times to become strong enough to kill the next monster. Get the picture?

One other point to touch on is the lack of punishment for cheaters and exploiters...there is none. At various times the servers have gone through periods in which they would crash very frequently due to players exploiting the game (and 'duping' items). Also, the monthly updated code always causes long periods of game outages.

Bad game play. Poor design. Bad code. A first person shooter in the disguise of a fantasy game.

A review from Metman on Leafcull-

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: October 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

OK AC is one of the best games i have ever played-if not THE best. Its best points are the Alleigence System and the ever changing story-so you play the game and it wont end. Im only a level 13 in the game-and it is already fun. You can go on quests-get new items, grow in power and make friends-a great game!

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