We here at West Karana Games Inc. have been blown away by the positive response to our new Chess MMO. Taking a game from tabletop to the MMO arena is a challenge and an opportunity, and I am so pleased that our teams of artists and designers rose to both.
MMOs
Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
A little this, a little that: Building a character in Dream of Mirror Online
In Dream of Mirror Online — DOMO — there’s no real need for alts because your character can change classes to any they have unlocked with a free class change at your friendly local Career Advisor, such as the one in the dojo in Eversun City. But even then, your main job is just one … Read more
Megaten: Very briefly
Aeria Games never had me sign a NDA for Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine (or in fact, ever, for any of the games I’ve beta’d), so, given that I’m just barely out of the tutorial, here’s some screen shots. Remember, this is from closed beta and what it looks like now may be 100% different by … Read more
Shin Megami Tensei — FTW!
Ever since I first heard that Shin Megami Tensei was being made into an MMO — and that it was coming HERE — I changed my desktop to the SMT: Imagine wallpaper and looked at it every day. Today, I got the golden ticket — I was in! Probably every Aeria Games player got in … Read more
Comparing EQ2 and Mabinogi Horse Movies
Because the Mabinogi movie has the really annoying habit of bursting into song when all you want to do is read the article, I’ve hidden it beneath the fold. So click through to read how EQ2 could take some lessons from Mabinogi in making their world seem fun and inviting.