In Korea, the first testing phase for the MMO Peria Chronicles took place. On Reddit, players exchange their experiences and present a very mixed picture of the game.
What is Peria Chronicles? The anime MMO Peria Chronicles was first announced by Nexon in 2012 and has been in development since then. The game is planned for PC.
As a player, you can fight, tame monsters, and then use them in battles against new opponents. The system conceptually resembles Pokémon, with the ability to summon multiple allies.
In the first testing phase, 75 different Kirana, the tamed monsters, were available. Unlike in Pokémon, players can also fight for themselves. The player has two skills available. In combat, you can additionally deploy up to eight Kirana.
Another special feature of Peria Chronicles is said to be the content for building your own worlds. This involves creating your own worlds in the skies above the planets. Here, you should also be able to build your own worlds and even dungeons.
How did the first test go: From May 9 to 12, the first public test for the MMO took place. To participate, you needed a Korean phone number and had to fill out a questionnaire.
However, despite the high effort required to participate, some Western players managed to join and have expressed their opinions in various places. Overall, the game received positive feedback, although there are significant differences from the first version shown.
More RNG and changed battles
How does taming monsters work? The Reddit user TheGladex reports in his weekend summary that Nexon made some changes to the taming of Kirana.
To obtain Kirana, you must first go to a location where they live. Then, you kill the corresponding monsters until they drop a card.
After receiving the card, materials must be collected to create a “Contract.” This can then be used to summon the corresponding Kirana in battle.
However, he points out that obtaining the cards and collecting materials is heavily tied to grinding and luck. For him, this game system is extremely satisfying.
What is different about the combat system? Compared to the first images of Peria Chronicles from 2016, TheGladex claims that the combat system has also changed.
While in the old system the drawing of cards and the associated action order played an important role, the tamed creatures now act more like a skill with a cooldown in summoning.
Currently, the combat system doesn’t work smoothly. Some players report a very rigid and boring system. Especially at the beginning, without a certain number of monsters, it is said to function poorly.
The user KachingaSquids reports, however, that the developers in the Peria-Chronicles-Discord have already announced that they will take another look at the combat in the game’s entry.
Missing content and poor performance
What about the building of your own worlds? In the first test, there were no indications of the advertised feature for building one’s own worlds. In the game itself, there were no options for it, and data miners have found no functions in this regard.
Players are now concerned that this system may not be implemented at all.
How was the performance during the first test? Currently, the game seems to be running poorly and is not optimized. The user ama2601 writes:
To be honest, I had so much fun! There are issues, but the game is really beautiful and I hope they fix the creation tools. I could hardly move in these places due to optimization problems [..].
Others also report FPS problems and significant lags. However, the game does not yet have a beta status, and there could still be significant adjustments in terms of optimization.
Video about the game from MMO Culture
What’s next for Peria Chronicles? Currently, there is no information about when another test for the MMO is planned or when it will be released in Korea.
No information has been released regarding a version for the Western market thus far.
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