Lunia: Record of Lunia war is a unique 2D Fantasy MMORPG currently being published by IJJI. Unlike other MMORPGs that have persistent worlds, Lunia is broken down into six large episodes that have 10 stages each. The game plays like a traditional action arcade game with MMO elements.

Publisher: IJJI
Playerbase: High
Graphics: High Quality
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: Medium
PvP: Arena
Filesize: 700 MB

Pros: +Unique gameplay. +Good music. +Plenty of skills. +Interesting story. +Nicely animated graphics. +Simple controls. +Consistent content updates.

Cons: -Minimal character customization. -Little end game content. -

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Overview

Lunia Overview

Lunia: Record of Lunia War is a unique 2D fantasy MMORPG. The game plays a lot more like a traditional action arcade game than an MMORPG, as the game is broken down into stages rather than one large persistant world. Lunia has remarkable anime inspired graphics and some of the most engaging music out there.  The game’s playable classes are:

Starting Characters

Sieg (Knight) - Sieg is the generic melee character in Lunia. He has long combo attacks, high hit points and powerful melee attacks. He has however some of the lowest MP in the game and lacks long ranged attacks.
Eir (Healer) - Eir is the ‘priest’ archetype in Lunia. She has superior healing and supportive skills but has weak melee damage.
Dainn (Wizard) – Dainn is the generic ‘wizard’ class in Lunia. He has superior offensive capabilities from a distance and can chain long combos. His weakness is that he is extremely vulnerable to melee attacks, as he has low defense and hit points.
Tia (Thief) - Tia is a capable of dealing enormous amounts of damage extremely quickly but lacks the defensive capabilities of the Knight. She can land critical attacks and has faster melee speed than the other characters.
Arien (Archer) - Arien is the newest character to be added to the game. She is capable of dealing large amounts of damage from a distance using her ranged attacks. She is proficient with all bow type weapons.
Krieg El Hati (Paladin) -  Like Arien, Krieg is a new character class. He is a hybrid between a warrior and a healer and has powerful melee attacks as well as supportive holy spells.

Unlockable Characters

Lime (Combat Slime)- Lime is capable of dealing incredible amounts of damage on the battlefield. He has superior speed and damage capabilities, but has extremely poor combo capabilities.
Dacy (Ice Puppeteer) - Dacy plays a lot like Dainn, the wizard, but with a slight twist. Instead of casting offensive spells, she can summon dolls to aid her in combat. She has low melee damage and incredibly low hitpoints.
Yuki (Ice Magician)- Yuki is another spell caster like Dainn and Dacy. She is capable of dealing large amounts of damage from a distance with powerful area of effect and homing skills. She has long chainable combos but has low hit points and a weak melee attack.

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Full Review

Lunia Review

By, Omer Altay

Lunia is a gorgeously animated unique 2D Fantasy MMORPG currently being published by IJJI. Before I even begin talking about the game, I have to give major props to Allm, the developers of Lunia, for making the game so incredibly different from the generic fantasy MMORPGs that are so common today. The gameplay feels a lot like the old school action arcade game Gauntlet Legends splashed with MMO elements. Lunia’s core gameplay takes place on a series of individual with a boss fight at the end of each level. Sort of like the Super Mario games, where there is a world map and you have to beat each level individually before moving onto the next world. The game has an intriguing PvP system, comprehensive crafting and a large population. If you’re looking for something new to try, Lunia is definitely worth checking out.

Starting Out
Like many other free MMORPGs, the character creation process is quite disappointing. There is absolutely no character customization. Each of the game’s four playable classes has their own distinct look and gender which cannot be changed. The six playable classes are Thief, Wizard, Healer, Knight, Archer and Paladin. The game also has three unlockable classes which are Combat Slime, Puppeteer and Ice Magician. After creating your character and entering the game, you’ll find yourself in the town square. This is the area of the game where you can get new quests, talk to merchants and interact with other players. It’s basically the ‘hub’ of the Lunia world where players have access to all of the other components of the game. Most of the game however, will take place in the game’s ‘episodes’

Levels and Episodes
All of the ‘PvE’ elements of Lunia take place throughout ‘stages’ and ‘episodes’. A stage is basically a single level while an episode consists of 10 stages. Each episode has its own story arc that relates to the game’s main plot. Players can trek through the game’s levels by themselves or play with others online by simply waiting for others to join their game rooms before starting. All of the earlier levels are quite easy to solo, but it certainly helps to have some teammates around for the more difficult stages. Since the game has a large population, finding people to play with shouldn’t be difficult. When I first started working my way through the first ‘episode’ I quickly found a few other newbies to adventure with, which made grinding through the episodes more fun. Unlike other MMORPGs, Lunia is not a grinding based game. Infact, the game has absolutely no grinding, as players never have to stay in one area as the game is ‘level based’, so players will constantly be trekking through the many ‘episodes’ rather than simply grinding. Another interesting component of Lunia is the game’s story.

An MMORPG with a story?! No way!
Well, Lunia’s plot isn’t exactly an epic, but the fact that the game even has a story is a huge plus, as most MMORPGs don’t even bother including a story. The game developers really went all out with the story, as the game features a mini cut-scene at the beginning of each of the game’s stages. Lunia currently has 6 ‘episodes’ with each one having 10 stages. If you do the math, that’s 60 short animated scenes worth of storytelling. Now, that’s impressive, for an MMORPG at least. The fact that the game is broken down into stages may make it seem like a ‘dead end’ game upon completing all 60 stages, but don’t you fret. Upon finishing all of the stages, players gain access to the game’s ‘legend’ mode which basically ups the difficulty on all of the game’s existing stages. So in order to ‘fully’ complete Lunia’s PvE component, players have to trek through a whopping 120 stages. By the time casual players even come close to finishing all of the game’s content, odds are the folks over at IJJI will release additional content updates to add new episodes. Unfortunately, hardcore gamers will be left with little to do after they finish all of the game’s episodes. Aside from the game’s story and level structure, Lunia simply has a lot to offer.

The rest of the stuff
Lunia is one of those rare MMORPG gems that just feel like a ‘complete’ game. The gameplay is unique, polished and well paced. The game’s skill system is also quite comprehensive, as each class has multiple skill trees with a large library of total skills. The game’s PvP system is also quite entertaining and anyone can take part in it. Since the game has a large population, the PvP arenas have ‘rooms’ dedicated for low level players.  Although PvP isn’t one of Lunia’s primary focuses, it still acts as a fun distraction from the main game every once in a while.  Another interesting aspect of Lunia that I appreciated was the game’s background music. A lot of MMORPGs and MMOs don’t spend nearly as much time and effort on music as they should, as if I’m going to play a game for a 100+ hours, it might as well have engaging music. Perhaps Lunia doesn’t have the same epic quality music that Sword of the New World or RF Online has, but it’s still up there.

Final Verdict – Great
Simply put, Lunia is an incredibly polished unique MMORPG experience. Everything from the game’s gorgeously animated graphics to its simple yet effective controls are top notch. The only real drawback to the game is occasional latency issues and the lack of content for those that fully completed all of the game’s stages.