First, and Last look at Face of Mankind

[MrVicchio]

First off, the graphics... Lith Engine... like 2 or more years old....

Okay now that we are passed that thought.. the game FEELS like AO in it's setting all futuristic, with sub=par graphics and an unintuitive control scheme. Once I figured things out, it almost tried to feel like an FPS... here's the gig I spent over 1 HOUR in game, and the whole time I couldn't navigate the mission system, never found a weapon, never fired a shot, never found anything.. it was like running around a sterile world.

Also, other players can do "emotes" that you HEAR. I ran by one guy 10 TIMES in the course of the hour.. he kept repeating "Lamer" with the gayest in game voice I had ever heard....

Really.. that was impressive.. I swear. (gag me now please)

While it TRIES to feel like an FPS.. crouching was toggle on and off.. not smooth. To do anything RPG wise.. you had to hit ESC. Now that's fine and dandy if you use WSAD (which I don't I use my number pad) but the default controls were based aroung the 4 ARROW keys. Speaking of, if oyu don't use wsad as your base, then you run out of buttons and fingers REAL fast.

Over all I rate the 1 hour I spent as a tottal and complete waste. I will now go take a much deserved shower, hit the sack, and wake up around 0300 to play WoW and shake off that horror I suffered through.

I would not reccomend this "free open beta" to my worst enemies. Ever.