At the end of August, a new mobile MMORPG called Perfect World was released in Germany. It has already been extremely successful in Asia and now aims to impress the West.
What is Perfect World Mobile? Perfect World is an MMORPG that was released 14 years ago in China and came to the West in 2008. It still receives updates today.
The mobile version was released in Asia in March 2019 and arrived in Europe on August 22. Perfect World Mobile features the following:
- A large game world covering 60,000 square kilometers
- Dungeons, raids, and PvP
- Three playable races
- The iconic flight system and aerial combat
- Memories of the old MMORPG and nostalgia
How can I download it? The MMORPG is available for you on the Google Play Store as well as in the Apple Store. The download of Perfect World Mobile is free and, with future updates, will be around 4 gigabytes.
However, please note that there is only an English and a Chinese language option.
Perfect World is booming, especially in China
How is the mobile MMORPG performing? Perfect World is doing especially well in China, where the mobile game has a large fan base and is frequently played.
But overall, it belongs to the most successful mobile games in the world, even without a release in the West. In March, it held the first place in the SuperData ranking.
In the following months, it consistently placed in the top 5. It only dropped out of there in July.
Lots of nostalgia and detail, but also limitations
What do Western players say? On September 5 at 12:00 PM, there were 5,200 reviews in the Google Play Store, averaging 4/5 stars.
User Valentin Hurel writes:
Perfect game, not pay-to-win like many others in the Play Store. Good progression, enjoyable gameplay, only the dungeon matchmaking needs a fix. [..]
Perfect game for a perfect world 🙂 5/5
Other players also highlight that it is not pay-to-win, there are no loot boxes or similar content. Moreover, the nostalgia factor seems to attract many fans.
Most reviews begin with the players already having experience with Perfect World on PC. They are impressed by how well the implementation in the mobile version has worked.
What problems are there with the game? Most 1-star ratings are due to issues with the app, crashes, or slow downloads. However, there are also harsh criticisms.
User Anno Hino writes:
Greedy game, limited inventory space, limited number of experience points per day, everything costs different currency and there are lags, too.
Additionally, some comments criticize the poor graphics, which were promised to be next generation. Others, however, like the nostalgia factor of the old graphics.
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