Tabula Rasa - E3 Preview by Jason "Rodzilla" Rodzik   Posted on May 17, 2006   Tabula Rasa is a massively multiplayer third person action game in which you are in control of a character who possesses not only standard weapons, but also special powers such as lightning arc attacks as well. The game follows the structure of many existing massively multiplayer games, pitting the players against common enemies and allowing missions to be completed through teamwork. The game’s weapon loadout includes the standard assortment of weapons such as rocket launchers and flame throwers, but unlike some MMO games, the graphics are excellent. Aside from the fact that I knew there would be thousands of people in the game, the graphics nearly convinced me that what I was playing wasn’t an MMO but was instead a normal FPS with incredibly wide-open areas. In addition to the standard weapons that the game places in the hands of the player, each character also has a certain selection of special abilities. I was able to take down some rather hefty monsters with a powerful lightning arc, while players around me were fruitlessly firing salvo after salvo of rockets. Tabula Rasa looks to be an interesting game that combines elements of MMORPG and MMOFPS games with excellent graphics and interesting gameplay. However, as there are more and more MMO games produced, it will be up to the buyers to determine the overall success of each game as well as how many people play it and thus how fun each game is.