On October 10th, the anime MMORPG MapleStory 2 officially launched and became a hit on Steam. But what are players saying about the MMO?
Over 42,000 players on Steam, that is a fantastic start for the MMORPG MapleStory 2. Additionally, reviews on Steam are “mostly positive” with 74%. The game appears to be well received.
A Good Start
What is MapleStory 2? MapleStory 2 serves as a quasi-prequel to the immensely successful Asian MMO MapleStory. This time you explore a 3D world, experience quests, fight monsters, and can also participate in and create mini-games. Additionally, housing plays an important role, with no limits to your creativity.
How is the MMORPG received? It launched with over 42,000 players on Steam and the reviews are, as mentioned before, very positive. MapleStory 2 is currently well received by players. The title is also being discussed on Reddit.
- The BindinofMyAss writes: “Honestly, this will probably be based only on the fact that it is a cute MMO, it has a lot of social things to do and mini-games, and because it is a sequel it can maintain a high population.”
- S33k3R_Kions states: “The game is fun, I just think they need to change the limitation to 30 dungeons per week.”
Reviews are mostly positive
How do the reviews look? On Steam, the mood towards the game is very positive.
- RainbowCutty writes: “The most exhilarating MMORPG I’ve ever played. It’s like MapleStory and Phantasy Star Universe had a baby and Minecraft and Final Fantasy Worlds had a child too. These two then met and had MapleStory 2 as a child.”
- -Yukkikaze- explains: “I unfortunately never experienced MapleStory 1 (I was a Runescaper), but after playing for about 15 hours so far, I can safely say that this is definitely a game worth investing hours into.”
- [DE] Ranik believes: “I’m personally not an anime fan at all and the graphics initially put me off. I also never played the first part as I didn’t like its visuals at all. However, I finally decided to give MapleStory 2 a shot and wanted to see if I liked it or not… and was pleasantly surprised!”
- Pyronimoe writes: “The game captivated me more than I expected. Initially I thought I’d play a few parts and take a look, but now I’ve dove in so deep that I can’t look away anymore.”
However, there are also a few negative voices. These mainly refer to technical issues such as disconnects, crashes, and mysterious error codes. Criticism is also directed at the limit of 30 dungeons per week and the item shop, which many find too expensive.
- Yona Vermillion states: “Unfortunately, I’ve decided to rate the game negatively now. A Halloween costume has been introduced that costs 76 style tokens to purchase. One token costs 3 dollars. This means that you have to pay 228 dollars for this costume. I’ve never seen an online game where a cosmetic costume is so expensive.”
Overall, however, MapleStory 2 is currently very well received by players, even if it still has some issues with gold spam.
Have you played it yet? What do you think of MapleStory 2?
