Ndoors Brings The Legend Of Ancient Atlantis To Life In New Turn-based, Strategy Mmo

[Atiari]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- June 18, 2008 – Atlantica brings back classic turn-based gameplay and marries it to a deep strategic framework that encompasses combat, character/party development and city/country management. NDOORS, developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), will launch the Atlantica closed beta in July.



NDOORS designed Atlantica’s combat, mercenary and city/country management systems to set it apart from the rest of the MMO market.



The turn-based combat system offers players the chance to strategically plan every move of the nine characters in their group. Players can form teams of three to bring 27 controllable characters into combat. Or for simple fights, players can preset each character/mercenary’s skill set and let the auto-battle system resolve the fight.



The mercenary system gives players the chance to manage multiple characters’ development simultaneously. In addition to their main character, players can hire eight mercenaries each with a different class and skills. They can be obtained as an infant and raised, married to other mercenaries and even have their own children. Mercenaries’ stats will decline as they age, necessitating the need to constantly update and upkeep the mercenary roster.



The city/country management system adds a layer of strategic play beyond typical party level interaction. Guilds can establish control of cities and go to war with each other. They will need to plan everything from culture, commerce and industry, even down to the placement of buildings for the maximum output. Groups of guilds can even band together to take control of countries. Controlling cities and countries allows them to obtain rare items and mercenaries.



“We really strived to create a game that gave players something new,” said Peter Kang, CEO of NDOORS Interactive. “Atlantica was designed to bring the gameplay that RPG and strategy fans love the most to the MMO world. Atlantica takes smarts, requiring planning and strategy at every step.”



Players take on the quest to destroy the Oriharukon energy, a powerful sensor from Atlantis that is poisoning the world. This journey will take players around the globe, including the ancient civilizations of Hanyang (Korea), Indus Valley (India and ****stan), Mesopotamia (Iraq, Syria and Turkey) and Egypt, as well as North America and legendary locales such as the Pyramids and Angkor Wat.



To sign up, visit www.playatlantica.com.



(This is the official press release from NDoors)

[MrWafflez]

So.. Tempting.. Can't.. Resist..

Old.


I just hope this game is fun, because even though the combat-system isn't new, it's still different then the ordinary. Hopefully it can keep my attention until some better games come out.

[Atiari]

Old as in, posted already. Look down about two or three threads on this page.

It was not the press release like I posted.

[Thetake]

It may have been posted just before this one, but this thread seems more official.

[ArcDevil]

It was not the press release like I posted.

who cares? i'd understand this post if the old threads were giving outdated/incorrect info, but its not the case. its point by point the same it has been posted many times, and is even stickied in Meteo's "f2p games for the summer" list.

[Mxerdude]

Its about time they made a complete 3d online turn based game.

[ArcDevil]

O=o when the hell was this posted before? this is pretty new to me.

and i put up a gameplay video, doesn't look so orgasmis, a little on the slow side imo.

well,in the 10 minutes top i devote to lurk this board daily, i noticed 2 threads solely focused on the game,many other mentions of it sprinkled around other threads, and even a place in Meteo's sticky list.

and yeah,this game leaves me cold,at least till i can actually play and see the pace by myself. average koran MMO grind + turn based game = centuries of boredom