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Journey to the West Online

One of the latest MMORPGs developed in China, this is Journey to the West Online. And yes, what I love about this MMORPG is its authenticity towards the real novel. Over the years, I am sure MMO players have seen various titles with stories almost similar or blatantly copied from Journey to the West, but I assure you, this is as real as it gets. I did not actually go through the full background story for this game, but its supposedly to be after Sun Wukong (Monkey King) and gang finished their journey. How did I know? Thy have their respective Heavenly Titles under their names, which you can see in the screenshots below.

Here are some brief features found in the game – 72 Transformations System, mounted air battle, clan wars and many more. I am rather lazy to go through the full list, so pardon me :p

After the HD trailer, I will be taking you into the game for a brief look. Buckle up!

The login page of the game.
A small note, click on the screenshots to view the original size!

The character selection page. You choose your clan (or class) later in the game.

I created a male character.

Finally in the game! The first NPC I met was none other than Sun Wukong himself!
Can you spot another classic character in the screenshot?

This is where the 72 Transformations System comes in. Upon completing certain quests, players can get a Transformation Hair as a reward. It will state which classic character you can turn into, along with a certain status increment. This will only last around 20minutes though.

Before I forget, this is the Character Status screen.

Another main character, Sandy the Monk.

As you can see below, I have only 1 normal attack action (skill) now.
Skills are divided into Single Target, AoE Skill, Support Skill and Passive Skill.

Finally, I meet the master, Tripitaka.

Leveled up for the first time, but players can only add stats manually after level 30!
Before that, stats will be automatically added.

I must now choose a faction to side with. I went with the Bodhisattva (or Buddha) faction.

Finally, I am out of Flower Fruit Mountain (the starting area) and reached the mainland!
By the way, there is auto-tracing, so doing quests is much easier!

A look around the first town, which is very, very green…

My first few mobs! There is an auto-attack function, but sadly, there is no auto-looting.
Do note that there are many resources like herbs which can be gathered around every corner, but sadly I have not learn the life skills.

Sometimes, on a random basis, an Earth Deity will appear. If you chat with him, he will leave behind a Treasure Chest which will drop goodies, like the rare armor I got in the 2nd screenshot.

Sometimes, the Treasure Chest will spawn a very strong mob, like this one….
I used one of the Transformation Hair and turned into White Star Deity to escape.

Upgrading equipments is a standard procedure, Upgrade Stone + Gold + Luck… Lol.