For those unfamiliar with Perfect World, it is this Chinese-Malaysian title with a Chinese-Fantasy theme. The format used to be subscription based but went free to play some time back, now coming to the US as free to play as well.
I'm only level 5 and barely qualified to review it, but it looks promising. Not the best i've seen, but not too damn bad for a free title. The depth of character customization is refreshing and the game isn't stingy with gear drops. Closed Beta starts on 9/20, but if you want to kick it around before then, you have to download the Malaysian-English client. It's not for the feint of heart, as the client is rife with bad grammar and NPC dialogue (I've been assured they're working on that for the US release). Likewise, the ping isn't likely to be spectacular either. For those who want to try out the US client when the servers go live, you can grab a beta key here (registration required). Don't get the Malay and US site mixed up. They are completely independent and your US login won't work on the Malay client.
Since I grabbed a key for myself, I'll try to keep this thread updated. On a side note, ROSE online has gone free to play as well. I betaed that a few years back but wasn't impressed enough to pay once they went live. Free however, may be just the right price.