MMORPGs Remind Me Of Food

Playing my favorite massively multiplayer online role-playing games always makes me hungry, even when I'm not at home and spending countless hours—not to mention money—in some Internet gaming cafe. This is because MMORPGs remind me of food. Of course, food also reminds me of some MMORPGs. Well, you get the picture.

Here's a list of well-known free-to-play MMOs, the food they remind me of, and why I think of having a meal while playing them:



Allods Online - Filet Mignon. Mouthwatering, to say the least. Allods Online is definitely a force to be reckoned with as the food it reminds me of is a powerhouse of culinary delight. The problem is Filet Mignon is expensive, and the thought of a bill the size of Rhode Island often disuades your tummy from its flights of fancy. Yes, playing Allods Online can be expensive, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying a hearty meal.

Atlantica Online - Clubhouse Sandwich. Altantica Online is like a whopping clubhouse sandwich that's oozing with meat and vegetables and literally bursting at the seams. The game is chock-full of content, but some players either get overwhelmed or turned off by the amount of information they need to digest. There's also some sort of parallelism between the number of portions of a clubhouse sandwich and the number of mercenaries you can have in an Atlantica Online formation. But then again, that's just me.

Cabal Online - Ginisang Ampalaya (Sauteed Bitter Gourd). Some like it, some don't. This is the essence of my comparison of Cabal Online to a plate full of sauteed bitter gourd. And when you're young and don't know any better, you are usually forced to eat the stuff. Like Cabal, eating ginisang ampalaya is an acquired taste.

Casvian - Chop Suey (Stir-Fried Vegetables). This uniquely Asian dish turns off most kids as its main ingredients are, well, vegetables, and you know how children react to seeing—and thinking about eating—veggies. Most children avoid it like the plague, but adults sure like it. Casvian is a healthy distraction, with hundreds of elements that remind you of the variety of vegetables in a dish of chop suey.

Granado Espada (Sword of the New World) - Paksiw na Lechon (Roasted Pork Stewed in Vinegar). Paksiw na lechon is a recurring dish in the culinary culture of my homeland, and Granado Espada is much like it in the sense that the thought of playing the game haunts one's mind. I'm an on-again-off-again Granado Espada pioneer and I find the game, like a heaping bowl of roasted pork stewed in vinegar, as rarely stale but too much for a single person to finish.

That's all I have for now. I might continue my list later in the week. For now, let me go grab something to munch on while playing one of my favorite massively multiplayer online games.

How about you? What's your favorite MMO and what food does it remind you of?