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Microsoft Announces Mythica MMORPG

Posted by simoniker on from the norse-by-norsewest dept.

Several readers have pointed out the announcement (Gamespot story) of a new PC MMORPG from Microsoft, centered around Norse mythology and called "Mythica." There's a detailed preview on Gamespy which expands greatly on the press release and includes some first looks at in-game and concept art. A title to watch for 2004?

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  1. DAOC Midgard Comparisons by Thrasymachos · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Midgard was always my favorite realm in DAOC, and Mythica looks to be kicking it up a notch, Emiril style. I'm not sure how they're going to deliver on their promise to avoid the "bunny killing" of other games. I mean, your character has to start somewhere, and no matter how much you dress up a low level creature, it's still a low level creature, and the underlying level treadmill remains the same. The private realms seem promising though, although mightn't this disqualify the game from the first "M" in MMORPG? Oh well, I'm still looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.

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