MMOGamer.com has posted a preview of their initial impressions of Earth Eternal:

"One of the strongest parts of the game in my opinion is the level of character customization through skills and spells.

While one does select a class to play as when creating their character, they are not limited to only the skills available from that classes “Skill tree” for lack of a better word."

Click here to read the full preview

 Much better written than the last one. Didn't include much info, but still better than the last one. 

 awesome review

he didnt praise it too highly but he didnt trash it in the least bit either,

and still it shines :)

nice one

Yeah, it was pretty short, but not bad.

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About the only thing that it has going against it, is that it does everything well, but as yet doesn’t seem to excel in any one area, though one might say that the atmosphere and setting are unique enough to make up for that.

This is a reasonable point. Although certainly not a bad thing.

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 First and foremost, I would say that the art team at Sparkplay deserves a rather heaping helping of kudos.

Very much agreed.

Hmm, not bad, but nothing special. I did not know about the podcast on that site though. 

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Earth Eternal is a fantasy MMO, set in a world where humans have become extinct and animals have evolved to fill their place; at least in a nutshell.

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The loading times for Earth Eternal on the other hand simply are out of hand on occasion.

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There are a few instances during which I have noticed a little bit of stuttering in the animation to the point where it actually did become a distraction. Again, this seems like the sort of issue that is likely to be sorted out during the beta.

A quite nice interview, not rubbish like the last one.

My all-inclusive, in-a-nutshell review (like anyone cares)

Story: 10 (I highly reccomend downloading the full story, it's a really good read.)

Game: 10 (I'm addicted! To an MMO!)

Premise: 10 (While anthropomorphism is nothing new, there are no humans. This is a huge plus.)

Graphics: 9 (3d in an mmo is tough to execute and sparkplay did it beautifully, save for some minor, negligable flaws)

Sound: 7 (I love the nice bassy whump when you hit something. It's satisfying.)

Load Times: 5 (I have seen worse)

Controls: 7 (Clunky, but quick and easy to learn.)

Final score: 9 Highly addictive, beautifully executed, and easy to get into. I can't wait to see the what it looks like when beta testing is finished

Very nice interview overall though they do fall into the same trap many do of not having read the Lore or at least PM'd the staff to check their facts.

I miss having the FAQ page link on the left, it was so handy for getting certain basics.

Any chance we have have it back with point #1 being:

Q: So how did the Beasts come to be, did they evolve after Man died?

A: Nope, the Beasts did not evolve. Most of them were created fully sentient by the Goddess Gaia thousands of years before Man ever existed.

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I miss having the FAQ page link on the left, it was so handy for getting certain basics.

 

Any chance we have have it back with point #1 being:

 

Q: So how did the Beasts come to be, did they evolve after Man died?

A: Nope, the Beasts did not evolve. Most of them were created fully sentient by the Goddess Gaia thousands of years before Man ever existed.

 The link isn't that hard to remember...

Although it would be nice if it was still there, so newbies could read it...

I want to see another review of the Groves. That one a few months back made them sound pretty sweet. Give us a video, Sparkplay!