tl;wr (too long; won’t read) – It’s still in development, so they have some time to add more cool shit. But for now, (1) Haven’t I played this somewhere before? (2) SICK COMBAT SYSTEM – ALRIGHT! and (3) Back to playing WoW.

I. Overview

1. Game title: Dragon Nest
2. Publisher and Developer: Nexon America, Eyedentity Games
3. Release date: “Sometime in 2010”
4. Category: Fantasy MMORPG, F2P, dabbles in FPS
5. Development stage: Open beta in Korea. Not yet started in US.

II. Analysis

1. Storyline/objective: Level up. Get good loot. Kill the dragons.
2. Target audience: Perhaps age 14-40, both male and female. Casual and hardcore friendly.

III. Interview/demo

1. Name of person: Matthew McCullough
2. Title: Assistant Producer

IV. Thoughts

1. Self
   i. What I like
   - Cool combat system. Rather than double-clicking your opponent and waiting for the numbers to drop, you actually have to control your attacks – similar to an FPS.
   - It’s free.
   - Matthew claims that Cash Shop items are not necessary to advance further in the game.
   - Game looks clean and family-friendly. Cute characters.

   ii. What I didn’t like
   - Other than the combat system, it seemed like any other MMORPG out there.
   - Combat system is a bit point-and-click. Spamming your weapon will kill your enemy.
   - Controls are best at a high sensitivity, which can be a drawback when trying to attack enemies – especially if you’re more accustomed to a low sensitivity.

2. Target audience
   i. Positives
   - It’s free.
   - Combat is different
   - Graphics are clean
   - Based on a player’s personal preference, they might be ecstatic to learn that it isn’t WoW
   
   ii. Negatives
   - Based on the immense popularity of the Blizzard game, players might be disappointed to learn that it just isn’t WoW
   

V. Assets