Kaylan Marks, Staff Writer

Fly for Fun, also known as Flyff, is a fantasy multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by Aeonsoft and distributed through the game portal Gpotato.

The story begins in the fictional world of Rokia which once was a peaceful place until the evil Shade came along and snatched away all of the happiness and made sure his evil spread throughout the world with the help of his monsters called masquepets.

Being the typical hero that you are, you must fight your way through his henchmen and save the world. Your adventure starts in the country Flaris where you will learn the basics of the game and how to interact with the world.

The gameplay for Flyff is very similar to other online fantasy games, but there are several aspects that set this game apart from the others. This game deals with a click-and-attack system, which means all you have to do is double-click on an enemy to begin saving the world one masquepet at a time.

While fighting these monsters and gaining levels you gain ability points, which will let you obtain different skills to fight more vigorously than before. When you obtain a certain level, the game introduces a class-change system where you can expand on the skills that you obtained from the beginner class. Each class has unique abilities, but they fall into the healer, battle mage or warrior trichotomy.

The game later focuses on the flying aspect. After you reach a certain level you’re giving the opportunity to acquire a machine, which will allow you to fly. The most common of these machines are a hoverboard and a flying broomstick. A wider variety of flying machines are available in the game’s cash shop.

You’ll find yourself doing quests solo at first but eventually you’ll have to form a party to become stronger.  After you switch your class you can explore even more features such as creating a guild, customizing your armor or weapons with the elements and even becoming lord of the server you’re playing in.

One of the most notable of flaws is quest repetition in the game’s quests. You will find yourself with a new adventure just to find that you have to do the same thing you did in the last quest, which is to kill a bunch of monsters that look almost exactly alike until you gain enough of the required items to complete the task.

The graphics of the game aren’t too sharp. You’ll find yourself looking very similar to other people unless you take advantage of the game’s cash shop, which gives you the opportunity to use real money to buy premium items. The game also has a real problem with various players spamming content, which can ruin the experience.

Overall Fly for Fun is the name of a game that doesn’t lie. It’s a great game to check out and entertaining to those who don’t mind any of the many flaws. You can find the game at http://flyff.gpotato.com/community/.

Grade: B-