I've had this in my head for a little while now and thought this was a fitting topic to post it in. Runescape is one of those games that has kinda always been there, but I've never tried. So last week, in an idle moment, I decided to make an account and give it a try. What I witnessed was horrific. The graphics are downright ugly. I understand minimalistic graphics and I have no problem with them. They really add to the flavour of some games. However that's not the case with this game. The graphics are not old, not minimalistic, they are ugly period. The other thing I noticed is that the handling on the client really sucks. Actions aren't fluent. Moving, selecting things, ... doing anything is very ... unnatural? The menus in the client are also not structured very well. You don't really find your way in them intuitively. This game obviously did something right. It used to be one of the most popular free to play games out there and still has a solid user base. So ... -What's so great about Runescape? -How do you past these very real problems that are a deal breaker for anyone going on first impressions.
