Echo of Soul

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Echo of Soul is a multiplayer role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Nvius and was released on September 11, 2013. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 235 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

story6 negative mentions

The game features beautiful landscapes and a variety of places to explore, enhancing the overall experience.
Combat mechanics are satisfying, with a good sense of progression and enjoyable PvP elements.
The game is accessible for casual players, offering a straightforward gameplay loop without overly complicated systems.

The game suffers from a low player population, making it difficult to find groups for dungeons and PvP.
There are significant issues with developer support, including abandoned updates and a lack of communication with players.
The cash shop includes temporary items and pay-to-win elements, which detracts from the overall enjoyment and fairness of the game.

story
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
81%
13%
The game's story is generally perceived as generic and lacking depth, with many players feeling disconnected from the narrative due to a linear quest structure and repetitive fetch quests. While some appreciate the concept behind the story, the execution leaves much to be desired, resulting in a hollow experience that fails to engage players. Overall, the story does not significantly enhance the gameplay, leading to a sense of immersion loss and frustration with the leveling system.
- “The game has a good story and awesome PvP.”
- “Every quest flowed to another, constantly upgrading my armor and skills without having to kill 10 of this or that.”
- “Overall though, despite some clumsiness at times, it was perfectly understandable, and didn't get in the way of completing the quests on offer.”
- “The quests seem to just be there to herd you through it, linearly and not particularly notable.”
- “You're not immersed enough into the story, so it feels sort of 'hollow' or 'generic'.”
- “I stopped caring about the storyline within the first few hours!”
gameplay
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
61%
14%
The gameplay is characterized by a mix of smooth mechanics and traditional MMORPG elements, often compared to titles like TERA and WoW. While some players appreciate the simplicity and fun of the mechanics, others criticize it for being generic, lacking depth, and feeling like a typical copy-paste MMO. Overall, it offers a standard experience with some enjoyable aspects, but many feel it lacks the innovation and substance to keep players engaged long-term.
- “The gameplay is smooth and fun.”
- “Great game, fun questing, great mechanics, solo/team dungeons which is pretty fun.”
- “Gameplay-wise, it's what you can expect from a traditional MMORPG and it is well made.”
- “Its honestly just a typical copy/paste MMO with no real substance, generic gameplay, generic PvP, nothing to really keep you interested.”
- “The gameplay and mechanics are terribly boring and feel too casual.”
- “The gameplay is not anything special, and is indicative of the 1000 other clones of its type.”
graphics
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
60%
12%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the character designs and smooth gameplay, while others criticize them as outdated and lacking in detail compared to modern standards. Many note that the visuals are simplistic and reminiscent of older titles like World of Warcraft and Dungeons & Dragons Online, suggesting that improvements are needed, especially given the game's long early access period. Overall, while some find the graphics enjoyable, others feel they detract from the overall experience.
- “It's got great graphics, good characters and designs, levels, maps, etc. You can see a lot of work that has gone into the creation of characters.”
- “Graphics are great, and gameplay is smooth.”
- “I think this game is worth playing if you are into casual gaming with fun spells, pretty graphics, and cute characters.”
- “This game has worse graphics than when World of Warcraft released in 2004.”
- “The graphics are more than dated... they're ancient!”
- “Even on 'ultra', the graphic fidelity of the game is garbage.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
86%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be slow and tedious, particularly in leveling up items and equipment. While some appreciate the ease of quests and customizable dungeon settings, the lack of automated features for farming and the cumbersome key bindings detract from the overall experience, leading to concerns about long-term engagement.
- “I played for almost half a day straight, and the game was not grindy.”
- “Grinding to upgrade your items or equipment is not getting anywhere.”
- “The character leveling is extremely slow and tedious.”
- “Without some extras to make this game feel like I need to log in and work on my house, farming, or collections, I don't see a long-term commitment from me to this game.”
optimization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
17%
50%
The game's optimization has received a poor rating of 3/10, with users reporting significant frame stuttering and overall unplayability despite good performance in other areas. Many players consider it one of the worst optimized games they've encountered recently, regardless of the settings used.
- “The overall performance is great with no issues.”
- “The game runs smoothly across various settings.”
- “Game optimization: 3/10”
- “Terribly optimized.”
- “The frame stuttering is unplayable.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with players facing immediate paywalls and aggressive microtransactions. Many users express frustration over being unable to access the game due to regional restrictions, leading to refund requests and feelings of being scammed. Overall, the monetization approach is viewed negatively, contributing to a disappointing gaming experience.
- “What it is, is a cash grab by the devs hoping to get people into their base game, and immediately confront them with a paywall so as to microtransaction anyone who comes in.”
- “I purchased all of the packages from discount and the game to start with, but to my surprise, my country was IP blocked along with many others. Yet I can still see the tempting discount advertisement of the game here. I can't even connect to the main menu. I asked for a full refund of DLC packs as well as I could not even see the main menu, and I hope my request is accepted because I feel scammed.”
- “Final edit: only glimmer of hope... most of the people behind this company hopefully got COVID and won't be able to make another cash grab like this again. That being said, another sad buy-to-play failure, but some K-pop trash trying to recoup what they could from their failure in their own market.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent server glitches, hitbox issues that hinder interactions with NPCs, and consistent freezing during gameplay, leading to an overall perception of it being buggy and unreliable.
- “You'll see server glitches non-stop, and this is the hitbox issue I'm talking about where you'll be asked to interact with an NPC, you'll walk up to them, and not be able to interact with them because they're out of range.”
- “Unfortunately, it freezes up every time I play.”
- “Buggy and just trash overall.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The game's soundtrack is generally well-received, featuring pleasant music that complements the visuals, though it may be easily overlooked alongside the story. Additionally, the inclusion of a tab-targeting system adds a unique touch to the overall experience.
- “On the plus side, it has good music and features a tab-targeting system which is becoming increasingly rare.”
- “Pretty landscape and music.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the humor in the game largely stems from its amusingly poor translation, which many believe was done using Google Translate. Additionally, the absurdity of spending 2-4 hours on matchmaking adds to the comedic experience.
- “Ok, so funny thing: I bet 99% of you who bought and played this didn't realize, just like me.”
- “It is hilariously translated by someone using Google Translate.”
- “And then you need 2-4 hours for matching in the battlefield, lol. This is funny!”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
While the character designs are visually appealing, the reviews suggest that the depth of character development may be lacking, focusing more on aesthetics than on meaningful growth or complexity.