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Quick Look: Aion: Tower of Eternity

What is Aion? it's a magical place full of...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR FACE?!

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Oct. 6 2009

Cast: Dave, Vinny

Posted by: Vinny

In This Episode:

Aion: Ascension

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Looks pretty cool.

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@chaosquack said:
" "If you a gonna play a character for 100 bajillion hours, then make a girl."  Worst.  Argument.  Ever.  If you believe that the persona you create in these games are in any way shape or form  'attractive' or 'worth staring at' then I'll just lower my head and shake it slowly from side to side.  But I guess you are the demographic that has developers create heroins with 38DD's when that is beyond asinine.   Nothing about video game characters is sexy.  Nothing. "
So you'd rather stare at a man for 60 hours instead of a woman?  I think you're taking this too seriously. It's not about being turned on, it's about being easy on your eyes. You're looking at someone's ass for hours upon hours of your life, regardless of whether or not it's real, it makes the time spent just a little more pleasurable. Plus, like another guy said, female characters usually have better animations for whatever reason.
 
And for the record, there are a few video game women I find sexy, but none of them are Lara Croft or have 38DDs. There are plenty of tasteful female characters in games if you break away from the mainstream. Alex Vance comes to mind.
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...I somewhat find Juri from SSFVI sexy. In a weird way. She has a nicer figure compared to the other SF females.

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Vinny always goes a little nuts in QLs where a character creator's involved.

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Edited By animateria

Very pretty!
 
And pretty generic!

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am i the only one seeing the fliying fish?! LOL game looks addictive. like perfect world but if you had to pay for it (ie higher quality).
 
i dunno if you can really say it copied wow since wow's made so many things standard in mmos.

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Edited By doe3879

Dave!!!!
go back and upgrade your skills lol
 
and Don't fight the Giant Enemy Crab!!

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@SuperSecretAgenda: SSFVI?!! We're still waiting on 4, and you already have 6? Damn you're good.
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Very purty game. Might consider it....if they brought the pay as you play system. Oh well. Still waiting for SWTOR.

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"Great now your in the last level of Half-Life"  Lol best line in the QL

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The giant enemy crab attacks DAVE's weak spot  for massive damage.

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Edited By NathHaw

Been playing this for a while.  It's pretty good.  Tons of bugs and the spam is bad, but you can just block spammers rather than change the entire chat window to combat.  It's not as good as WoW, but it's a nice alternative.  BTW, characters can glide in town, and that giant crab is Pakisque, and elite mob.

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Haha 'uraarehhh!! araahhrh' damn girl sounds like she's got mental issues when she fights.
And damn does this game look boring as fuck even for a wow clone.

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@chaosquack said:

" "If you a gonna play a character for 100 bajillion hours, then make a girl."  Worst.  Argument.  Ever.  If you believe that the persona you create in these games are in any way shape or form  'attractive' or 'worth staring at' then I'll just lower my head and shake it slowly from side to side.  But I guess you are the demographic that has developers create heroins with 38DD's when that is beyond asinine.   Nothing about video game characters is sexy.  Nothing. "

I kinda of agree but I'd be less of a douche about it. But yeah, the "I'm going to make a girl because I have to stare at it for a long time" argument is pretty weak. Sorry Dave.
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congratulations, aion. you are the first mmo that i actually want to buy. unfortunately, my best computer is currently a mac :(

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Edited By Jesus_Juice

Awesome, this game looks like every other mmo ever made.

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I am sure this has been quoted via comment already, but I care not. 
"How're we gonna save Heaven?!" 
"We're gonna dance." 
That whole bit was hilarious. Kudos on another (of course) amazing QL! Oh man, one can not say it enough, can one? I love this site!/I love the staff!/Another great QL!/And so on.
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"Yeah, its cute...can you kill them?"
 
LMAO Vinny does awesome Quick Looks.

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Also, LOVED the Deckard Cain reference. 
Ohhhhhhh yeah.
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@CitizenKane said:
""Yeah, its cute...can you kill them?"  LMAO Vinny does awesome Quick Looks. "

This site needs "Likes".  
(Btw, hey man, nice comment)
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@Netz0r said: 
                     I was not informed of a prize. What do I get?
 
5 internets.
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Edited By Gunblader

I found the part where Vinny is telling Dave to click on the blue text (31:50) to be absolutely hilarious, I haven't laughed that hard in quite some time.

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@Turambar said:
" @fox01313: Gerbil people > Gnomes.  There, I said it.  Though, I think you're overestimating even our endurance.  You will be hard pressed to find anyone with any kind words to say about the youth female voice, even amongst the those that really like the game.  Thankfully, I do believe the "default" as well as "seductive" voices do not scream.  Ironically, I think the male voices on the other hand are a bit too quite.  I really wouldn't mind if my character groaned in orgasm as he shoved his manhood into the enemy's skull. "
i know what you really meant, sicko
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@upwarDBound said:
" Probably one of the most shameless ripoffs of WoW to date. Despite that the graphics actually look quite good, and the level of character customization looks pretty deep. Just thinking though, somebody needs to break out of this design formula rut and come up with something actually new. "
Haha.. no. Aion just follows the basic formula of most MMOs out there today, EQ and AC were the ones that started this type of MMOs back in 1999, not WoW.
 
Aion itself is much more like a mix of L2/DAoC and is pretty far from WoW (yes they're similar in many ways, but so is pretty much every fantasy MMO coming out these days, point is WoW was not the game that started this type of MMOs).
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Edited By Ken420

Fantastic but my only gripe is the voices are pretty annoying.  I can't imagine grinding for long hours and hearing OAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA just for pulling a bowstring.  Hopefully you can disable those voices.

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@Ken420 said:
" Fantastic but my only gripe is the voices are pretty annoying.  I can't imagine grinding for long hours and hearing OAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA just for pulling a bowstring.  Hopefully you can disable those voices. "
No way to disable, but as mentioned in the QL it's only the youth voice that screams way too much :D there are 4 different voice sets to chose from.
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@orionw said:
" @Ken420 said:
" Fantastic but my only gripe is the voices are pretty annoying.  I can't imagine grinding for long hours and hearing OAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA just for pulling a bowstring.  Hopefully you can disable those voices. "
No way to disable, but as mentioned in the QL it's only the youth voice that screams way too much :D there are 4 different voice sets to chose from. "
You can turn down combat sfx, which turns off the voice.
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@wealllikepie said:
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lol awesome but WOW IS BETTER

"
Based on how WoW is now or how it was 4 years ago?
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Nice 'Gleaming the Cube' referrence Vinny.

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The character creator looks really cool, but I dont think you should be able to make a avatar thats four apples high....its a immersion breaker for me.
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That giant crab was an elite, poor Dave didn't stand a chance.
 
Been playing non-stop since launch, not been this hooked on an MMO since WoWs launch. After 5 years WoW has lost its touch, Aion is a good alternative and something new.
 
And all those saying its a WoW ripoff? do you know how many MMOs WoW itself ripped off? both gamea have added a few new ideas, like with all MMOs ever created they improve on the old.

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'Shtay a while a lishten.' 
Ahh the memoires

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@upwarDBound said:

"Just thinking though, somebody needs to break out of this design formula rut and come up with something actually new. "

A MMO set in the Mirror's Edge fiction could work, but people want their elves and shit. Or how about a MMO without no in-game currency whatsoever, just basic item trade and random drops?
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It is definitely not a clone of WoW. Just look at older NCSoft games and you'll see why.

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Nice video, but I think after I finally quit WoW, I'm gonna stay away from MMOs.

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@viklanderviking said:
" The character creator looks really cool, but I dont think you should be able to make a avatar thats four apples high....its a immersion breaker for me. "
I came up with a phrase to describe this game: "The circus is in town and it's never going to leave." You've got tall guys, short guys, fat guys, skinny guys, and all of the in-between. But you eventually get over the awkward feeling.
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Edited By gunharp

To bad Vinny and Dave did not type any of the other emotes. Aion has some pretty creative ones...even just "/sit"

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Edited By ep_driver

Wow. I'm not normally into MMO's at all. I gave WoW a shot at my buddy's house and got over it pretty quick, but this game really took me by suprise. Looks excellent, even more polished than WoW, and I was digging the music, it fit really well with the game. 5 stars.
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@Vorbis said:
"Been playing non-stop since launch, not been this hooked on an MMO since WoWs launch. After 5 years WoW has lost its touch, Aion is a good alternative and something new.  And all those saying its a WoW ripoff? do you know how many MMOs WoW itself ripped off? both gamea have added a few new ideas, like with all MMOs ever created they improve on the old. "  
 
^true that. and good to hear that people are enjoying the game. it looks awesome to me. i'm thinking about picking it up.
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Been enjoying the hell out of this game. Hooray for quick look!

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Edited By sjschmidt93

Already played through all of this in the beta so I won't watch this one. 
 
Decent game, though.

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Dave actually does some research before the quick looks... *cough* Jeff, Ryan, Brad take note *cough*

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MMOs are shit. Very very pretty, but shit.

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Good video, game seems to be VERY polished. Also like the cutscenes/cinematics.
 
These guys are hilarious.

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Ordered!

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Edited By AlfredPMcLovely

The Dave and Vinny quick looks are the best.  They always seem to have fun with the games.

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Was that an Elton John reference?
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stoned or drunk when you when you made this?   ;)

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Edited By IceTrey87

In Rappelz you could set up stores in the towns too.  Man I miss that game.  I can't even remember the name of my clan.
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There's no way this is the best-looking MMO.
 
Have none of these guys seen AGE OF CONAN? That graphics in that are astounding.