Dragon Nest

Among the plethora of games on display at PAX East there were a few that stood out for reasons other than flashy exhibit space or hot booth babes -- Dragon Nest being one of them -- though in the interest of transparency we should probably mention that one of the stand-out elements of this game that attracted our attention (and retained it) would have to be the insanely cute chibi-esque characters and the hauntingly attractive game world. If you are not in the know (actually I had to ask my daughter what it meant) the word Chibi is a Japanese phrase that if it is literally translated means "short person" but that, no surprise here, has an entirely different meaning when it is used to describe anime or manga. In English-speaking anime and manga fandom (otaku), chibi has mostly been attached to the style of drawing characters with oversized heads and is often used to portray child .. read more