Cabal 2 is a 3d MMORPG developed by ESTsoft and it is the sequel of the successful Cabal Online game that was released in 2012.
It was released in July 2015 and deviated from the punk theme that its predecessor had towards a more classical fantasy setting.
The games world is called Ektensia and the players take onthe role of a mercenary who is looking for their lost sibling in what seems to be a series of mysterious disappearances occurring all over the world.
There are a total of six classes to choose from when starting out and these are: Warrior, Wizard, Force Blader, Force Shielder, Force Archer and Priest.
The character creation offers a good variation of choices in order to customize your character, providing both male and female options compared to other eastern MMORPG’s that offer gender locked choices.
Combat wise the game utilizes the tab targeting system which is something already familiar in this genre.
The fresh thing it brings is the consecutive attack feature that works by building up combos when performing certain attacks in a specific order. This becomes more challenging as the player gains more levels and new combos are unlocked.
Quest wise the game offers a very linear system that can become tedious as there is a lot of going back and forth in order to progress further. The rewards are separated by color quality, as it has appeared many times before in other video games (white for common, green for uncommon, blue for rare and so on).
Overall, Cabal 2 offers a recipe that has been seen many times over. Its graphics seem a bit outdated compared to the engine it was created on (CryEngine 3). The multitude of choices that the character creation has to offer is a plus but once in the game the progression seems stale and slow. If it kept its original theme that set it apart and not have switched to a generic fantasy setting, it could have more to offer.
Finally, it is noteworthy to mention that the game is worth giving it a try since it is free to play and Chapter 3: AI Ascent was released in August 2017 and brought improvements and updates to the game since its launch.
