But like tickling, and sweets, it can get a bit much after a while.įree Realms is essentially 'My First MMO'. Free Realms never stops tickling the pleasure centres of your brain or handing you sweets. A constant sugar-rush of perfectly tuneful bubble-wrap pops, jangling coins and jaunty jingles follows you as you run about its colourful cartoon world, racing, fighting, collecting, exploring, crafting, organising, training, shopping - but above all, succeeding, and being rewarded. Guitar Hero is just an exercise in making sure the success sound never stops.įree Realms, Sony Online Entertainment's new casual MMO, is a symphony of scarily brilliant success sounds. These sounds are utterly pleasurable and addictive: think of Sonic's tinkling rings, or LittleBigPlanet's popping bubbles of Peggle's explosion into Ode to Joy, of Zelda's chest-opening fanfares and chimes, or of the monolithic, bass-heavy surge of a World of Warcraft level-up. One of gaming's darkest and most persuasive arts is that of the success sound: the abstract audio cue that tells you instantaneously, yes, well done, you did it, you got another one, yes, yes, more.
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