PSO Episode 3 Trial Impressions, got it today. :) Options

[DarkEpyon]

Now, what kind of friend would I be if I had this game and didn't tell you guys anything about it? Not a very good one to say the least...

The scenery in this game is nothing short of spectacular. The game mechanics take a bit of getting used to, but I'm beginning to get the hang of it. I ran into a couple english-speakers who helped show me the ropes, and so far I'm still lv1 with 50/100 to lv2. Each level is 100pts a piece, and you can lose exp when/if you lose matches. No, I haven't seen any 300s yet. Highest I've seen was like 46. I saw Ah King on, but he was in a full game. I ran into a guy who was taking pics for a UK gaming magazine called NGC (or was it GCN?) and we played a team game against a team of COM adversaries. We ended up losing, no thanks to this FOnl on the COM team who was low on health, then she busted out a Motav, which took all the damage meant for her. You can do damage to weapons, and once they run out of HP, they break. All in all, it's a fun game, and I'm definitely looking forward to the final game.

[Mute]

Sounds kinda funky. I like the exp points idea so far. Does the level play into effect for anything like the use of certain cards or something? Anyhow, all the screens I've seen of the areas look pretty nice. I'm still a bit skeptical on the whole card battling ideal, but since it's PSO (like I've said before ;p) I'll probably pick it up. Oh, is there an offline mode?