Tabula Rasa Preview
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I'm a certifiable explorer when it comes to MMOs, and I was pleased that so much of the landscape is unlocked and easy to travel over. There's plenty of terrain to bound around, and the addition of a healthy, seemingly low-grav jump button helps in the getting up-and-over obstacles part. And while Tabula Rasa is sci-fi, a fantasy fiction feeling coats the entire planet. Looking into the night sky, a gigantic moon, still reeling from volcanic forces, pushes aside the evening. Tropical palms share root space with deciduous trees. And air and light is thick and palpable, while the surround-sound battle adds an aurally-painted layer of atmosphere, even when there's nothing directly exploding onscreen. The Bane -- and their perhaps/perhaps-not brethren, the Eloh -- fondly carve Mount Rushmore-sized heads inside of caverns and overlooking cliff sides, making Easter Island look like a collection of Easter Eggs in size comparisons.
