Factions: Origins of Malu

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Factions: Origins of Malu is a multiplayer casual action adventure game. It was developed by Burning Dog Media and was released on March 23, 2015. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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graphics5 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

The game features amazing graphics and a unique art style that stands out among other MMOs.
The developers are passionate and responsive, showing dedication to improving the game based on player feedback.
There is a lot of potential for the game, with a beautiful world design and an interesting storyline that players are eager to see developed further.

The game currently lacks content and features, making it feel empty and unpolished in its Early Access state.
There are significant gameplay issues, including poor controls, buggy AI, and a lack of clear objectives or quests.
The player community is sparse, leading to a lack of interaction and engagement within the game world.

graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics have received mixed reviews, with many praising the high graphical fidelity and unique art style that sets it apart from typical MMOs. While some players appreciate the transition to Unreal Engine 4 for its visual enhancements, others lament the earlier version's charm and express disappointment over a shift to a less appealing graphic engine. Overall, the visuals are considered both aesthetically pleasing and innovative, contributing positively to the game's atmosphere.
- “The game may be new, but it has amazing graphics and a good storyline!”
- “The game is both visually and aesthetically pleasing, meaning not only is the graphical fidelity high, the design is great too.”
- “The general art style I find is quite unique; it's refreshing to see a new take on graphics. It doesn't look like every other game out there, it feels a lot more alien. The characters are really interesting, as are the armors and flora of the game.”
- “3 months and they had finally made it playable, but no content... they decided late 2015 to revert to a cheap-looking graphic engine, with tab-target non-action combat, and worst of all, horrible controls.”
- “I played the earlier versions before the move to Unreal 4, and while graphically not as strong as the Unreal 4 version, it was a lot of fun.”
- “Right now I really liked the art style and combat; it's much needed to improve, but I hope it will be done even better.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features impressive graphics and a compelling storyline, though some players feel it lacks depth due to the absence of quests at launch. Overall, the narrative is described as engaging, but there is a desire for more content to enhance the experience.
- “The game may be new, but it has amazing graphics and a good storyline!”
- “This game has such a compelling story.”
- “I hope that soon there will be more to do, as there aren't any quests at the moment.”
- “This game has a convoluted story.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is currently poor, with significant bugs affecting AI behavior and character movement. The early access version lacks essential UI elements and interactivity, making it feel more like an incomplete demo than a playable game.
- “AI is still buggy.”
- “The current early access version released on the 23rd of March cannot really be described even as a playable demo - while the game looks decent and characters move pretty nicely apart from buggy strafing and almost unnoticeable sprint speed, there are no descriptions for the skills or any other part of the UI, little to no impact or animations when skills are used and, as far as I can tell, nothing you can interact with, capture, build, control, or do.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is reminiscent of a MOBA, reflecting the developers' initial design intentions before transitioning to an MMO format, which users find to be a reasonable evolution as the game was polished.
- “The gameplay itself resembles a MOBA, which the developers indicated would evolve into an MMO as they continue to polish the game. This seems reasonable to me.”
- “The gameplay itself resembles a MOBA, which the developers mentioned would evolve into an MMO once they finish polishing the game. This seems reasonable to me.”
character development
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Players express anticipation for the full release to better understand character development, highlighting a strong appreciation for the character design. The presence of unique, non-conformist alien characters adds to the intrigue, suggesting a promising depth to character interactions and growth.
- “I fell in love with the character design; the characters are unique and engaging, making the development process exciting.”
- “I am anxiously waiting for a full release to better understand the characters and see how the character development will turn out.”
- “In other news, yes this game is in development. I fell in love with the character design, but my playtime is nihilistic.”

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Factions: Origins of Malu is a casual action adventure game.

Factions: Origins of Malu is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Factions: Origins of Malu was released on March 23, 2015.

Factions: Origins of Malu was developed by Burning Dog Media.

Factions: Origins of Malu has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

Factions: Origins of Malu is a multiplayer game.

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