The view in Lineage is overhead orthogonal. There is no map view as there is in Ultima Online that you could have on the screen to guide you. While Lineage is not an immense world, it is easy to feel totally disoriented to east west north and south if you do a random teleport to get out of trouble. You can purchase maps for different cities and the surrounding areas and when you open the map you will see your location indicated by a small shield. However, this map obscures a good deal of the view and if you are in an area where there are hostiles, it is not wise to keep it open. As to the art, I find it acceptable. It is slightly oriental in feel, and the detail is good. Some people have complained that it is pixilated. However, I have not noticed that on any of the monitors I have used to play it. In my view, creature graphics are excellent. From the lumbering bugbear that looks like a bleached sumo wrestler wearing a loincloth, to the cute little beagle, all the monsters are well executed. And since you do not have 3d to worry about, there are no polygons and their attendant idiocies like swaying hips but feet that do not move in EQ... to the most unattractive faces that have ever disgraced a computer game in AC. Music and sounds are less than stellar but you can put in your own .mp3 files or cds and run lineage while listening to Bach or the Beasty Boys. Lineage also follows the "kill stuff to get levels so you can go out and kill other stuff" method of character development. Due to that fact, there are not a lot of people who actually role play, and the game attracts a lot of people who like mechanics rather than drama. But, that is ok to me if it is fun...

The overall score is 8/10!