Aion: The Tower of Eternity

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

2

Pros:

Visuals impress both technically and artistically, First 10 to 12 levels are a joy to play, Fastpaced and intuitive combat system.
Winged flight adds a new twist to MMO travel and combat; attractive visuals; PvPvE is a good incentive to slog through the grind.
Smooth launch (for an MMO), smooth graphics, smooth gameplay.

Cons:

Grinding quickly becomes an obtrusively big part of gameplay, Servers seem unable to cope with largescale PVP battles, Invisible walls make flying much less fun than it should be, Sound design is all over the place.
Not enough quests to carry you through to endgame without having to repeatedly grind through levels.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Visuals impress both technically and artistically, First 10 to 12 levels are a joy to play, Fastpaced and intuitive combat system
Winged flight adds a new twist to MMO travel and combat; attractive visuals; PvPvE is a good incentive to slog through the grind
Smooth launch (for an MMO), smooth graphics, smooth gameplay
Deep character customization

Reviewers Didn't Like

Grinding quickly becomes an obtrusively big part of gameplay, Servers seem unable to cope with largescale PVP battles, Invisible walls make flying much less fun than it should be, Sound design is all over the place
Not enough quests to carry you through to endgame without having to repeatedly grind through levels
Did not suck me in
The standard quests are the same you see in every MMO

Expert reviews and ratings

This fantasy massively multiplayer online game makes a great first impression, but almost every aspect of it devolves into a grind before you're even halfway to the level cap....

By GameSpot on December 08, 2009

Upon entering Aion's world for the first time, you can't help but notice how beautiful it is, and for the first few hours it seems that as much attention has been lavished on the engaging quests and interesting characters as has on the...

By cnet on December 08, 2009

The massively multiplayer online RPG hasn't changed much in the past ten years. Ever since Everquest introduced gamers to a large, 3D world, most that followed have only added their own spin on that idea, polishing and expanding where necessary, but...

By Gamervision on December 03, 2009

If you're interested in understanding Aion's narrative, you're better off visiting the various websites that provide expansive wikis on the lore; that's all quite outside the scope of this review. While I don't really know what...

By GameSpy on November 16, 2009

Character creation and the flight dynamic are definitely worth a look, but the main problem is that while the gameplay is inviting enough initially, it starts to bog down as you near level 20 and there are not as many quests. You may find yourself...

By GameZone on November 10, 2009

Whenever I try to imagine what the development process might have been like for Aion, I usually picture a circus performer trying to manage half-a-dozen spinning plates on sticks. See, NCSoft's latest MMORPG tries so hard to simultaneously cater to...

By 1Up on October 13, 2009

Jaded by the current crop of MMORPG's? Tired of the endless band aids in the form of patches designed to disguise the boredom? Sick of the grind? Come over to the all new world of Aion and experience the art of MMORPG at a new...

By GamePlanet on October 10, 2009

It's impossible to review a MMORPG without making a comparison to World of Warcraft. With its huge following none have come close to being able to match it, although a few recent games have tried. This has now changed, because with Guild Wars,...

By Stuff NZ on October 10, 2009

The MMORPG genre has certainly grown by leaps and bounds over the past couple of years, with at least two new triple-A titles being launched every year alongside expansions to the successfully established ones. As the market grows, so do the standards...

By IGN Gear on October 08, 2009

We find ourselves on a rope bridge, between two temples of rock, overlooking a tropical river basin. Odd birds screech, waterfalls thunder, and slithery things splash in the shallows below. We leap off, plummet flailingly for two seconds, then spread...

By Games Radar on October 08, 2009

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