Blood Rites

Not many online games last for too long since they are based solely on the number of active players at any given time, so if a game takes a nosedive as far as population is concerned, then that pretty much means the end of the title. However, some games manage to keep themselves floating for many years, but when you discover them, you ask yourself how is it even running anymore. That would be the case of Blood Rites, an Asian MMORPG with graphics and gameplay that is not longer relevant in modern times.

The first thing you'll notice about the game is the limited customization features that you can use to make your character unique, as you only have a limited amount of hair styles, hair colors, faces and outfits, the last of which you'll be changing anyway because of the gear you'll be wearing. More so, the number of classes isn't all that great, and the only redeeming factor is the over-the-top class gear design, using tropes you would usually see in anime MMORPGs, such as gigantic weapons, unrealistic armor standards etc.

Blood Rites looks awful as far as graphics are concerned, with the models, textures and lighting effects looking far worse than anything that was present even when it was first launched (2011). The UI is extremely old and even the fonts will give the game away that it is almost 10 years old. The only redeeming factor graphic-wise would be the combat animations, as they look pretty fluid. Speaking of which, combat is tab-targeted, so don't bother trying to do much AoE as a warrior, since you're limited to one monster at a time (or more if you attack them one after the other, but why would you?)

Blood Rites wasn't much of a game when it was first launched, and neither is it now in an era where games look so god they feel almost life-like, so how it manages to stay afloat remains a mystery to many.