Shaiya: Light and Darkness - Free-To-Play Fantasy MMORPG

 Shaiya: Light and Darkness is a free-to-play, fantasy-themed MMORPG set in ancient times, in the world of Teos. The story begins when The Goddess Etain created three races - the Dragons, Nordein and the Dumianas. The Nordein were deemed imperfect by Etain, and were cast into the soil. The Dumianas questioned The Goddesses power and authority, and as a result, was weakened. The Dumianas took the opportunity to attempt to kill her, but instead, her soul was ripped in two. Teos was left out of balance, and other gods began to vie for power, creating monsters in an attempt to conquer the land for themselves. The dragons faded from the face of the world, hiding themselves amongst the chaos. In time, two Goddesses came to rule over Teos, and the remaining Dumianas were split into two factions - the Elves and the Vail. Soon after, Humans appeared, and joined with the Elves. Similarly, the Nordein re-emerged, became the Deatheaters and joined with the Vail. The two resulting factions became known as the Alliance of Light and the Union of Fury.

Shaiya: Light and Darkness caters to many play-styles, whether your preference is solo, questing with groups or forming large, powerful guilds to take on the game's greatest challenges. There are 12 classes available in Shaiya - each of the 4 playable races (Humans, Elves, Vail, Nordein) have 3 classes to choose from, each with their own well-balanced strengths and weaknesses. Shaiya is largely set apart from other free-to-play MMOS (or really MMO games, in general) by the fact that there are 4 difficulty modes. In Easy mode, less experience is required to gain levels, but levels are capped at level 30. The other 3 modes are capped at level 70. Normal mode is a "standard" baseline, Hard is unlocked once a character reaches level 40 in Normal mode, and Ultimate mode is unlocked once a character reaches level 40 in Hard mode. Though the harder difficulty settings offer greater challenges and characters gain experience slower, there are also increasingly greater rewards for the harder difficulties. But beware - if you are brave enough to attempt to play on Ultimate mode and your character is slain and if they are not resurrected within 3 minutes, that character will be permanently deleted! A harsh punishment to be sure, but it truly adds a unique sense of danger and excitement to gameplay.

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Gravely Silent House of Deadlock Collectors Edition

Quality: Full

Video Game Category:Hidden Object

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

OS: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
Processor: Pentium 4 @ 1.8 GHz/Athlon XP 2400+
Memory: 512 MB (1 GB for Vista)
Hard Drive: 13.33 Mb Free
Video Memory: 128 MB (NVIDIA GeForce 6600/ATI Radeon X800)
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
DirectX: 9.0c
Keyboard and Mouse
DVD Rom Drive



Save your sister from the grave! After receiving a troubling phone call from your brother-in-law, you’re off on an adventure! Investigate the troubling scene and discover the truth in Gravely Silent: House of Deadlock. Scour gorgeous Hidden Object scenes for valuable clues and unravel the mystery behind your sister’s disappearance. This is a special Collector’s Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector’s Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card!