To those avid gamers and game researchers, do you still remember free MMORPG Holic Online? It is a cell-shaded, anime-inspired MMORPG that was shutdown in early 2009 and developed by a Korean game studio named Mgame. For those who missed this game and had tear-filled nights upon its demise, you guys should rejoice. Because Holic is back, better and more entertaining as before!
Released by Netgame with a brand new name (but known in Asia as Holic 2), Cloud Nine still has the same ingredients of the original Holic but now seasoned with crisper graphics, more delicious content and a livelier musical score.
Cloud Nine has 3 races which players can choose: the technologically savant race named Seneka, the fairy-like and skillful Koshare, and nature and balance loving Matsuka. After determining the race that they want to belong to, players must choose from the six classes of the game: Warriors, the melee, meaty and mighty tanks of Cloud Nine; Monks, expert martial artists who can opt to be either tanks or primary damage dealers; Rogues, the DPS stealth class; Hunters, the agile and deadly range class; Mages, your deadly yet frail magical casters; and the Clerics, the backbone support of any party. There are also factions or nations on which players can pledge allegiance to: the Primus Union and the Ganav Libero.
Aside from choosing their primary class, Cloud Nine characters can opt to pick a secondary class, which will allow a variation in their character stat growth. There’s also a long roster of quests to help keep you entertained and to aid you as well as you progress through the game. And of course, the most fascinating part of this sequel of Holic is the much better visuals. And I don’t just mean the graphical quality, but also the sleek menus and well-thought interface. Talk about improvement!
Thus for those Holic fans, rejoice! Holic is now fully renovated if not totally reborn. But rest assured, the action you experienced in the original is not just there, it’s now a whole lot better! And for those tired of searching for something new through the varied MMORPG’s in the MMORPG list, Cloud Nine Online should be given a shot!
