Posts tagged mmo

Survarium is a massively multiplayer FPS set a desolate, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. style, near future where environmental disasters, NPP explosions and chemical plant catastrophes have caused extensive contamination over large areas.  Civilization has been derailed and nature has slowly taken over, with new species, better adapted to survive in the new conditions.

The game focuses on the aftermath of a massive ecological catastrophe on Earth, with you trying to survive in a decaying city that nature has reclaimed.  Poisonous plants, mutants, wild animals and yet unknown threats of anomalies, all make this world a dangerous place to explore, a place where entire squads disappear.

The Open Beta will feature 2 main play modes (Team deathmatch and Battery Retrieval) and will only be available in Europe for the time being.  It’s a good looking game, with detailed environments and fast paced gameplay, well worth checking out if you’re a fan of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games.

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Valiance Online is a super-powered massively multiplayer online game created by true fans of the genre and aims to be a spiritual successor to the now defunct City of Heroes.

Valiance Online is a passion project being created by a team that has worked at Bethesda, Ubisoft, THQ, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Sony, Disney, Adult Swim, and even NASA among others.  The team have been busy creating a world full of limitless scientific advancements, immense magical power, and the unfettered potential of the human body and mind.  It’s up to you what you do in this world - become a hero and protect the innocent or a super-villain crushing any who stand in the way of your world domination, or you can be something in-between, there’s a broad spectrum of good and evil.

The team have worked hard to create a world steeped in over 200 years of lore that involves humanity defeating a mysterious villainous superhuman organisation known as Leviathan, rebuilding their cities and developing superpowers.  Still very early in development, it’s impressive what they’ve achieved so far, it’s clear the team care deeply for the project.  City of Heroes may be dead, but Valiance Online looks set to rekindle the fires of the superhero MMO.  

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Cabal 2 is a great looking CryEngine 3 powered, action-focused MMORPG with fluid combat that makes for some action packed and rather spectacular battles.

Featuring a variety of classes to suit any playstyle, large dungeons and PvP battlegrounds to prove your fighting prowess, Cabal 2 improves on the original in every way.  The CryEngine  powered grapics look fantastic, and the devs are marketing it as a hardcore MMO for true fans of the genre.  So if you’re looking for a real MMO with some real graphical grunt and exciting combat, you’ll definitely want to be checking this one out.

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A Huge hit on PC and now coming to PS4PlanetSide 2 is an impressive massively multiplayer online first person shooter featuring epic battles between hundreds of players on a single battlefield, set in a persistent world spanning four continents.

On foot, vehicle and air combat takes place across four huge maps, players come together in enormous battles to win control of critical territories and key resources for their Empire. With an extensive skill tree and free-form class-based system, players customize their soldier, weapons and vehicles to match their play-style, as well as the needs of their squad, outfit or Empire. The world of PlanetSide 2 is massive and persistent with every soldier capable of making a difference.  Think Halo mixed with Battlefield, but on a massive scale and you’re getting there.

The Planetside 2 PS4 Beta is due to launch before the end of the year, with creative director Matt Higby telling Eurogamer that it will be a “full-on console experience” and not just a port of the original.   It’s also running at 1080p resolution on PS4, and, they’re “still trying to shoot for 60fps”, so fingers crossed it’s going to look as epic as it’s battles are!

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Skyforge is a beautiful looking, highly-stylized Sci-Fi Fantasy MMORPG featuring fast paced and dynamic combat inspired by console action games.   The game is set in a universe ofgods and heroes, who utilize futuristic technologies to fight off dangerous creatures and protect their planet against space invasions.  Throughout the game players will develop their immortal warriors into powerful gods dominating the battlefield as invincible giants.

As well as offering players the chance to play as gods, it also intends to offer a “visually stunning and highly visceral action-combat with a unique open class system and limitless character development” and “combat inspired by console action games”.  So it should look pretty, have plenty of customisation options with fast paced, fluid combat.

It’s also worth noting that the team behind Skyforge have some considerable pedigree, being developed by Allods team (Allods Online) and Obsidian (The Stick of TruthKOTOR2,Fallout: New Vegas).

Skyforge is certainly an interesting prospect for MMO fans, the rich world and backstory of Skyforge certainly sound compelling, and really, who wouldn’t want to play as an asskicking god?

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Trove has now entered Open Beta! Trove is an excellent action focused voxel-based sandbox massively multiplayer RPG that allows you to explore, fight and build, in a vibrant world that encourages exploration and feeds creativity.

As you travel the huge, ever changing worlds of Trove you’ll build, craft, mine and battle a variety of colourful enemies and bosses.  Comparisons will no doubt be made to the mighty Minecraft due to it’s voxel based world and extensive (and impressive) building and crafting options.  However, Trove is far more action/combat orientated and features a full RPG-style progression system, with classes (such as Gunslingers, Ninjas & Knights), loot, pets, XP, levelling, tons of customisation options and some very cool mounts (including some adorable little voxel-based ponies!).

There are new character classes released for Trove on a regular basis, usually accompanied by a new biome.  It features an impressive sense of community, with almost every piece of gear, dungeon, and lair in the game created by Trove players, and feedback on the Reddit group helping to shape the game.  It’s also a very welcoming place, with players happy to assist newbies with any questions.

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The Chosen is an ambitious open-world online RPG with FPS and strategy elements that allows players to choose their own path between light and darkness, exploring a vast, persistent universe, discovering new civilisations, forging alliances and taking part in epic battles.

The Alpha Demo is single player only, but serves as a nice taster of what the finished game will feel like.  It starts off with a slightly clunky handling, but well written section with you floating around in zero-gravity, with things picking up pace once you get your feet on the ground. As you explore the damaged ship your AI will assist you learning the ropes. Although you’re stranded on a damaged spaceship, full of nasty mutants, your character seems remarkably upbeat about the situation (although it may be the painkillers talking), leading to some pleasantly humorous dialogue between yourself and the AI.

Currently early in development, the finished massively multiplayer online game will feature a huge sprawling galaxy for you to explore full of mysteries, new civilisations and rich lore. You’ll be able to build and customise your own ship, hi-jack enemy ships, voice chat with NPCs and trade in a player driven ecomomy.

It’s an impressive project and sounds a lot like what we were promised from Destiny.  The single player Alpha Demo shows off some solid foundations for The Chosen, if the developers can bring this level of innovation, wit, graphical prowess and gameplay to the online multiplayer, this could be something rather special.

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Cimmerian Space is a good looking 3D space exploration game where you trade, dogfight and bounty hunt your way to success, upgrading you ship with a selection of over 100 weapons, shields and engines.

You start off with a small space ship, with you able to craft items and upgrade it, focusing on stealth, trading or combat.  There are various ways to build a successful life in Cimmerian Space, with you able to trade, fight and bunty hunt your way through the expansive universe. It looks wonderful, which is even more impressive due to the fact that it runs in any web browser, including iOS and Android.

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