If you think that the Koshare and Matsuka are beastly enough, the game also lets players transform into monsters through items obtained from different enemies. After triggering this effect, your character's stats and skills match with the designated monster, giving you more destructive power often leading to your advantage. There are tons of Monster Transformations in the game, and it would be just awesome to try them all out.
Personally, I really missed crafting and upgrading items. Since most of the new MMOs out there respect the loot system instead of the hardcore crafting and butchering of items, it felt quite refreshing after crafting my first item in C9 Gold. Here you can create new items by mixing up looted materials from monsters, socketing them with gems that give extra effects and stat advancements. It's a fresh comeback for an old outdated feature.
The ingame graphics are still no different from Holic Online. The background is still rendered with bright pastel colors, with minor adjustments in shade to indicate that you're moving on to another area. The HUD and interface is very generic, which is a good thing as people tend to take time memorizing where their BASH command is placed. The characters are rendered in cell shaded format, similar to anime games like Rose and Fly for Fun. It's a very old format, but still welcome nonetheless.
It's not the freshest MMO out there, but C9 Gold has still got some fight left in it. It may just be a new rendition of an old MMO, but if you're gonna buy rebalanced versions of certain games like SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4, then why not try this one for free? It's a good game overall, with tons of features and technicalities to pursue. The character class system is also superb as it enables players to completely customize their characters performance through the default dual class system. The learning curve is pretty short, so you'll probably be playing like a pro in no time. If you're looking for a fun game with fewer technicalities but tons of possibilities, this game is definitely something you should consider trying.
