More COH goodness

[kierthos]

Thanks to someone on the Catacombs boards, I can now (indirectly) convert .tga files to .jpgs. And thanks to Photobucket, I can post them screenshots just a wee bit easier now.

That being said:


It is, btw, a very fun game, even if certain costume options (capes, trenchcoats, etc.) aren't in the game yet. (I've also discovered my character's theme music. Cash's version of "Personal Jesus". I seem to do much better when it's playing.)

Comments

Re: Tell me of this game...

[kierthos.livejournal.com]

It is a subscription based game, so you not only have to purchase the game (from Best Buy, Electronics Boutique, etc.), but there is a monthly fee charged. (Although you get a month free with the purchase of the game.)

Many of the existing MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) are fantasy/medieval based. Examples of these include Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot. City of Heros, on the other hand, is a modern day Superhero based game. Your character is a superhero in a city full of superheros. You are in Paragon City, biggest and most powerful city on North America. It is a year (or just a bit more) after a devastating alien invasion has destroyed many major population centers, and rebuilding is still going on in some areas of the city. Also, most of the very powerful heros from before the invasion are dead, killed by the invaders. There are a handful of them left, but they are very busy. (You can find a lot more information about the game at The City of Heros (http://www.cityofheros.com) main site.

I assume you can play with a dial-up connection, but I have broadband, and it seems to work much better. It's not, thus far, a twitch fest like a lot of the shooting games, but if you have really sucky dial-up, it could be a problem at some points.