MindFuse's The World of Gatheryn detailed, kinda dated
Filed under: Puzzle, New titles, News items, Casual, Gatheryn
MindFuse Games, which a couple of weeks ago announced it had raised $1 million in funding for a Victorian-themed MMO, sent out a press release yesterday officially announcing and providing details about the game, which is called The World of Gatheryn. Gatheryn is not merely Victorian, as we originally reported -- there are steampunk elements too.
The focus seems casual, although the graphics are quite strapping for an independent game. MindFuse promises character customization, apartments, and puzzles, while specifically singling out violent conflict as a no-go. It seems to be a mostly laid back, friendly, social affair, but aimed at grown ups rather than pre-teens, in contrast to a lot of other casual titles.
When we say the game has been pseudo-dated, it's a bit of a stretch: the press release says it'll be released in 2009. When in 2009? Your guess is as good as ours, but we'll bet it's not soon.
The focus seems casual, although the graphics are quite strapping for an independent game. MindFuse promises character customization, apartments, and puzzles, while specifically singling out violent conflict as a no-go. It seems to be a mostly laid back, friendly, social affair, but aimed at grown ups rather than pre-teens, in contrast to a lot of other casual titles.
When we say the game has been pseudo-dated, it's a bit of a stretch: the press release says it'll be released in 2009. When in 2009? Your guess is as good as ours, but we'll bet it's not soon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James Egan said on 1:21PM 10-30-2008
Could be interesting. The coming year or two will see a number of non-fantasy MMOs launch, I'm really looking forward to that.
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Thaco0 said on 4:45PM 10-30-2008
A Steampunk MMO is totally FTW! I think this theme is perhaps the lat best hope of the MMO and I'm glad to see someone trying to do it.
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Joe_the_mad26 said on 8:01PM 10-30-2008
This is the type of title I have been waiting to play for quite some time. As a fan of Jules Verne and Tesla I have often loved the idea of seeing the world as we know it altered by the power of Steam and Electricity. From what in game shots have gone up on the game site and elsewhere the game is obviously Victorian in nature, but frankly I think that will only add to the immersion factor. Not to mention the duds were far more easy on the eyes then what people wear nowadays. I can only hope that this experimental MMO will not fall the way of Uru Live.
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Angel said on 9:00AM 10-31-2008
It will....