Why it's on my list: RO II is really an amazing project. It would be ranked higher if not for the fact that it's still pretty much a grinder (very reminiscent of the original game). The colors are bright, but warm, opposed to other MMO's games that practice the art of spells and actions that look like strobe lights in a night club. As I mentioned earlier, if you weren't being told that it's a sequel to RO, you couldn't really tell.

3:Blade and Soul

What is it: Honestly...I don't really know. It's a new martial games, Asian, fairy tale game from the people that brought us Lineage II. It seems to be mainly focused on very graphic PVP, but otherwise, the details are sketchy.

Why it's on my list: Well, I did like Lineage. I find the game completely gorgeous, and if not for the fact of the HEAVY botting and the toughness to get money, I'd still be playing it. The main reason I want this game to come out soon is because I love the artist that does the concept and game art. HyungTae Kim is on of my favorite artist. You'll see his work in this game and others such as the concept art for Ragnarok Zeny, Lineage, and the offline RPG game Magna Carta: Tears of Blood. Despite Magna Carta being a horrible RPG (in my opinion anyways), I bought the game for the artwork.

2: Atlantica Online

What is it: Atlantica Online is a turned based MMORPG in which you create a main character, but recruit and control other already made NPCs, sort of like in Sword of the New World. However, unlike Sword of the New World, Atlantica engages enemies like in classic RPG games, in which you pick a fight with 1, then get moved to a battle screen of several enemies, taking turns back and forth in attacking. It's a very beautiful game, with a fine idea for combat on a large scale. When you party, your team, and whoever else is partied with you (and their team (s) ) fight along side as you engage the enemy.

Why it's on my list: I really had fun with the CB of this. The fighting was really fun, the graphics were smooth, the controls weren't overly simply but not too complex, and there were a lot of things to do. The towns were named after real places in Asia, giving sort of a real-life, Asian fairy tale theme to it. The fighting styles made it more fair in as well, not making the maps overly crowded or laggy from other people bunched up and fighting in the same area, since you only needed to engage one to get several enemies, and you were moved to a separate screen for your personal combat.