I've been interested in this one for a while.
I was afraid at first that they'd really mess it up by having the player joining up with one of 500,000 Frodos/Sams to save the world, but from the looks of it they haven't done too badly in that departent.
Still the same guy giving everyone the same quests, I assume, but that's almost unavoidable.
That is why I don't bother with MMORPGs, actually; I'd prefer a game that wrote its own story by actually having the players as its population instead of just little ants running around on the surface.
The ideas all sound like they'll be the one to do that at first, but they never are. It's just another game where, if you're online at the right time, you will see the territories on the map mysteriously change.
My dream MMORPG would be where I can single handedly run out late at night, sword in hand, and take over some highly fortified city because nobody else is playing.
Yes, it would be remarkably stupid, but it would also be fun and Individual!
Anyway... Lord of the Rings...
It's recieved a far better video game treatment than Star Wars (not counting KOTOR 1), The Matrix, and Star Trek (not counting the Star Trek text adventure game).
And this is a cool game :)
As long as I don't talk to people about my quests, they're just like really smart NPCs.
I was afraid at first that they'd really mess it up by having the player joining up with one of 500,000 Frodos/Sams to save the world, but from the looks of it they haven't done too badly in that departent.
Still the same guy giving everyone the same quests, I assume, but that's almost unavoidable.
That is why I don't bother with MMORPGs, actually; I'd prefer a game that wrote its own story by actually having the players as its population instead of just little ants running around on the surface.
The ideas all sound like they'll be the one to do that at first, but they never are. It's just another game where, if you're online at the right time, you will see the territories on the map mysteriously change.
My dream MMORPG would be where I can single handedly run out late at night, sword in hand, and take over some highly fortified city because nobody else is playing.
Yes, it would be remarkably stupid, but it would also be fun and Individual!
Anyway... Lord of the Rings...
It's recieved a far better video game treatment than Star Wars (not counting KOTOR 1), The Matrix, and Star Trek (not counting the Star Trek text adventure game).
And this is a cool game :)
As long as I don't talk to people about my quests, they're just like really smart NPCs.