Tabula Rasa: TR Hands-On with Gamespot

So there's this Hands-On Preview on this other site. Gamespot or something. I personally, have never heard of it... just thought you guys might want to check it out.

After completing the in-game tutorial you are whisked by dropship to a forward base that is bustling with activity and attached to a friendly alien complex. Here you get your first simple quests and head out into the wilderness, armed with nothing but a rifle and the ability to throw lightning gained in the tutorial. The fundamental mechanic will be familiar to anyone who has played an MMORPG. You go out into the wilderness, kill things, and therefore gain experience, money (credits), and items.

The combat system is incredibly simple and will be a relief to anyone scared by the massed action bars and cluttered interfaces that games such as World of Warcraft can present you with. In fact, it feels much more like that of a first-person shooter than an RPG. Pressing numbers one to five changes your selected weapon, six to 10 your selected ability--and you can reorder them by simply dragging and dropping, either within the selection tray or your inventory.

Read the whole thing here!