Realm of The Mad God (ROTMG)

YOLO is the motto to this game (you only live once). This game is so addicting and fun to play that it is irresistible not to stop. Realm of the Mad God is an MMO (massive multi-player online) game where you can team up with dozens of players to take down the enemies and the Mad God which is the ultimate foe. It is the first free to play bullet hell MMO game ever made according to the developers of the game. Basically the motive in the game is to earn as much fame and acquire better equips for his character in order to defeat the Gods and enemies of the game. There are about 150K people that play the game daily.

Having been introduced to this game by my awesome roommate Zach, I was hesitant to play it and at first I thought it was going to be lame. I didn't play it for the longest time until somebody that I had beef with from another game told me that they will help me begin with good gear. It made me incredibly happy to see how foolish he was to trust me. I had the biggest smirk on my face. I even made an expletive name in Spanish to top it off but eventually I would be the one to get my butt handed to me with it. What happened next to me was something I would never forget.

The 8-bit graphics didn't appeal much to me because I was used to playing games on high powered consoles with mesmerizing graphics. The music was annoying as hell with its repetitive nature. What got me hooked was the game play and the overall community of people playing this game. The game is easy to pick up and play. No need to spam keys like crazy. You use your mouse and a few keys on the keyboard to play the game. A drawback to the game play is perma-death. When your character dies, you will permanently lose him forever and whatever you had on. It is very sad and sometimes frustrating but this is what helps the game be unique and somewhat fun. A wizard is what you start with but as you gain levels and fame up, you will unlock more characters such as a knight, archer, etc. More than a dozen characters are playable.

While I was playing with my roommate he introduced me to his own guild which is a team of people. The Purple Pigs is what he called his guild. He added me and then I befriended many other people. I instantly made friends in the game and since from there I became more of a casual player of the game. And now after playing for about half a year, I think I am very decent. I have a character that is top 150 in the world in his category. I am a leader now and the Purple Pigs was top 100 in the world recently. 

Although it is free to play, in order to have more space for your stuff or play as more characters other than than the free slot that you have, you will need to purchase in game gold which you have to do with real money. It sucks but this is the way that the developers will get money and improve the game (supposedly from the lag spikes and the hacker stuff). 

I enjoy this game very much and hope that anyone else will enjoy it as much as I do too. It is a very good time waster and I have met amazing and fun people because of it.

To play this game go to: Realmofthemadgod.com

or on steam. 

Also a funny video that I have made of this game is here: