As promised in my previous post, here’s another bit about IAH Games‘ newest baby, Dragonica. Actually, it’s just a short piece showing the official English trailer that the Asia-based online games operator has posted on YouTube.
Without further ado, I present to you Dragonica’s official English trailer:
Amazing, eh? There’s something that ticks me off, though. About 20 seconds into the trailer is a scene depicting what appears to be a portal of some kind. No, bad graphics isn’t the issue. Rather it’s the “borrowing” of ideas. If you look closely at the portal in the trailer, it looks somewhat like this:

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The headline of Asia-based online games operator IAHGames’ latest newsletter says it all, “Dragonica is finally here!” At present, I’m trying to register for a closed beta test key with the online games giant that has in recent years brought us great titles such as Granado Espada (that’s Sword of the New World to Western folk).
So what’s the fuss about the launch of this new MMO? Check out the background story:
An eon ago, Elga’s betrayal of the Dragon Lord Vyvern plunged the race of Dragons into conflict, and divided them into two warring factions.
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Just like what I did on January 21, 2009 for Atlantica Online, I’m posting here on MMOtaku the patch notes (well, at least an excerpt) for Version 3.0 of Granado Espada in Southeast Asia:

The Ancient Shelter has been introduced to the game. This is a non-PK version of the Ancient Territory. There are two Ancient Shelter dungeons—Shelter of the Ancient Skeleton in Ustiur and Ancient Underground Shelter in the Bahamas.
Occulta Fortress has been added to the game. This dungeon comprises of a free dungeon and a mission-based boss raid.
Hrin’s Treasure Mission has been added to the Treasure Hunter minigame.
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Yeah, I know it’s a bit late. Blame it on frequent disconnection from the Internet. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake that shook my side of the pond a couple of days ago might have something to do with this craziness. And then again, maybe not. Well, them are the breaks.
Okay, I’m not here to gripe about the tragic state of the Internet in this little tropical country I call home. This post is about The Zeia, the latest patch of Granado Espada in Southeast Asia. To veterans of the online game, the patch is called Version 3.0.
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I haven’t been playing Granado Espada lately simply because the servers are too laggy, giving mobs enough time to kill off members of my family one by one with nary a sword swing or fireball. Couple this nasty tidbit with the long wait for family members to revive or having to journey back to the point where they fell, then you’ve got a recipe for getting turned off.
No, I’m not giving up on Granado Espada. I’m just laying off it for a while, at least until the guys up at IAH Games resolve the problem. Yes, I know they’ve resolved …read more

Play now and get double rewards for 30 days, says the email sent to me by Infocomm Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd., the authorized operator of Granado Espada in Southeast Asia. Of course, the IAH guys are talking about Giovanni, the game’s latest server, and what pioneers will get when they play on it.
Here’s an excerpt from the announcement:
Hakkyu Kim’s legendary baroque fantasy game, Granado Espada, just got even bigger. A new server, Giovanni, opens specially for new players today. For those who have yet to experience the award-winning online game, it’s the perfect chance to enjoy it in a world …read more