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Maplestory Research Paper

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As I was growing up, the first time i had ever interacted with a computer was when I was at my cousin’s house. He was playing this Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game called Maplestory, he showed me his character and killed mobs and monsters with it. I was immediately drawn into the flashy skills and cartoon like characters. At that point in time, at 7 years of age, i knew that i needed to play it.

What followed was the incessant begging towards my parents to allow me to download the game on my father’s work computer. After a week of asking and nagging at them, we finally reached a compromise, that i was able to play 1 hour a day during weekends. I was elated. The dreams of playing it that i had was finally going to come true. As I first stepped into the world of Maplestory, I already knew i fell in love with the game. I played the game non stop, sometimes even secretly exceeding the amount of time I was allocated. After doing well in my end of year examinations, i was given permission to play every single day. …show more content…

They got hooked instantly too. From there it was just a cycle of talking about the game in school to rushing back home so i could play Maplestory until my parents came back from work. Those days were one of the most relaxed and fun days of my life. I made some of my best friends there that I was still talk to and meet up. Maplestory was also the game that made me want to try other popular online games. Occasionally i still go back and play when a major updates comes.

Although the game is now dying out and too childish for me already, I will always have fond memories of it. From the fun dungeons that we ran to the endless grind of getting my character to level up, Maplestory will always have a special place in my

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