Requiem: Bloodymare

This game is also known as Requiem Online. It differs from other MMORPGs with its gloomy atmosphere reminding one of scary movies. You can see it in the game races: the only traditional race is the Turans that are almost like humans. But when you take a look at a Kruxena, you realize that Requiem Online is not for lovers of elegant elves. You will like this game if you are fond of everything dark and demonic.

An interesting feature of the game is that the player can transform into a Possession Beast that can be upgraded as well. It is possible to have the power of three Beasts simultaneously, which means that the player can actually have four different characters in a single body. There is also a system of “gene engineering” that allows to create characters with unique stats. By the way, this is the third game in this review (together with Lineage II and Perfect World) that runs on Epic Games’ engine.

Textures are less detailed than in Perfect World or the latest versions of Lineage II, which is partially compensated by the unique designs of characters, monsters, and location architectures. The game has no eye-popping special effects, so we can expect it to be the least demanding of the Unreal Engine based MMORPGs. That’s indeed so:

When there is no FSAA, the GeForce 9600 GT and Radeon HD 4830 are the only cards that don’t reach the performance ceiling at 1280x1024, yet they both deliver frame rates of 70fps and more at 1920x1200. Turning 4x FSAA on reveals the leaders: Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 4850. The Radeon HD 4670 also delivers a playable speed, though. In other words, every inexpensive graphics card, staring from Radeon HD 4670, will do for Requiem Online. This game does not call for a serious investment into hardware.