Astellia
Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Barunson E&A| Platform: PC| Release Date: 29.09.2019 | Model: BuyPlay| USK: 12
What is Astellia? Astellia is a traditional theme park MMORPG from Korea, which was released in the West in 2019. It places importance on an old-school quest system, a holy trinity, and classic dungeons.
A unique feature of Astellia is the Astels. These are small companions that you can have up to 3 in combat at the same time. They assist you in the open world and in dungeons and even passively improve your attributes.
What was special in 2019? This year brought no real innovations for MMORPG fans. Highlights included the release of WoW Classic and expansions for older games.
Thus, the emergence of Astellia, which also made a solid impression, was a small highlight. Although there were problems with localization and bots and gold sellers, the fundamental design of the MMORPG and the fair shop left a very positive impression.
Where does Astellia stand at the end of 2019? In early 2020, the Korean servers of Astellia will close. However, this is not expected to have any negative impact on the Western version.
For us, there is already a long roadmap for the course of 2020. Furthermore, the MMORPG will be released in Russia in 2020.
CoD: Modern Warfare
Genre: Shooter| Developer: Infinity Ward| Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One| Release Date: 25.10.2019 | Model: Buy2Play| USK: 18
What is CoD: Modern Warfare? Modern Warfare is the latest installment of the Call of Duty series and focuses on modern warfare through special forces and intelligence agencies.
Modern Warfare also offers a single-player campaign, but the focus of the game is clearly on multiplayer content. Various modes are offered, including:
- Quick play with classic modes like Team Deathmatch
- Ground War with up to 64 players
- Gunfight
- Free for all
What was special in 2019? This year saw the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The shooter was able to convince immediately and is extremely fun.
Particularly the gunplay, the way weapons are used and feel, is often praised. The large variety in weapons and game modes are true highlights.
Where does CoD: Modern Warfare stand at the end of 2019? In December, the first season of Modern Warfare began. It brought new maps, a battle pass, and runs until early February 2020. There is, therefore, new content for now.
New leaks suggest that a battle royale mode might be introduced in January.
However, there were problems with the first tournaments. It seems that CoD: Modern Warfare is not yet ready for eSports.
