I have stated before in my posts, I love all the special touches you guys put into this game. So many things that have nothing to do with the plot line are all over the place just to sweeten stuff up. From wonderful sound touches to beautiful artwork in the most out of the way places. It is one of the reasons I am so thrilled they finally fixed Torro's sound levels (and a few others too) so that I can finally turn the sound up again and enjoy the unique little touches that make it seem much more real. If you could see the size of my screenshots folder you would truly know how much I LOVE the beauty in the not so frequented spots along with the stunning vistas in the main areas. I am always poking around in rooms just to see what you have done with this theme or that one. With so much eye and ear candy I am gonna have to invent an art glucose meter to make sure I don't max out in overload mode.

Yes I do. I really like how so many NPC's are going about their daily business. It really adds to the lifelike atmosphere of these recent worlds. Great Job :)

Anne Radcliffe on Jun 5, 2013 wrote:

Oh, yes! I loved all the previous worlds (especially Mooshu), but Marleybone is so delightfully full of active residents: young Fox men jauntily walking down the street, Frog chimney sweeps out between jobs, elegant ladies and gentlemen taking the air, little Dog and Cat children wandering about (who look so sad that I want to say, 'Are you all right sweetheart? Where's your mommy?') - and my favorite, the sweeping women: gentle-eyed smiling Corgis, neatly dressed middle-class Vixens or poorly dressed impoverished ones... those are the ones that come to mind right now. But I would also like to say: thank you especially for the women and children, more varied than before, as part of the population. And the realistic little gray rats that scamper across the cobblestones -- that is a great touch. The houses and taverns are filled with terrific ambiance, from high elegance, to delightfully comfortable, to piteously poor. The light effects of hearths and lanterns are also wonderful.

I only started Aquila in the test realm, and am not there yet, but one thing I noticed was that if you go near the charming musicians playing their lyres, you can hear the music! I really liked that.

Virtuous Anne Radcliffe

Wow Anne, you have done it again . I thought I had covered pretty much everything wonderful about the game in my post and then I read yours and I fell like I forgot to mention all the neat stuff. Your memory and attention to detail is amazing, add that to your eloquent way with words delights me every time. x Curtsies in your honor x x pays for next round of yum x

Now that I am in Aquila, I can say a bit more... I love the rabbits bounding over the hills, the fish jumping in the pools, the water effects and rainbows (an intrinsically soothing place... except for wars and monsters, of course!) In Sparta, I was very impressed to see how long the sparring warriors went on without a repeat! I liked how the women were dressed in different attires - some had Greek-style chitons and others Roman stolas, with accompanying differences in hair.. er, feather styles. And they had different colors of clothing as well! Ornament is more prevalent and defined (the key design on the Aquilan women's clothes as an example come to mind, but I am also thinking about Rooke's intricately ornamented armor in Marleybone -- and he even has a formal wig!, as well as other clothing details) The adversaries are also beautiful: swift, graceful & sinuous Ophidians (haha, nice use of the Order name in Biology for snakes & serpents), charming satyrs, and not beautiful but hilarious Ettins are some that come to mind. The building interiors are lovely and inviting, bringing pictures of history to life. These are only a few nice things I can say about this beautiful and evocative world, there is so much more!

Virtuous Anne Radcliffe

You have done well my friend! Well done! I'm fascinated at the new worlds. So much detail are put in them! Dogs arfs, Lyres, Walking Doggies, Hilarious Monkey King, to the funny saying Catbeard says, "Get me outta here,".