There’s something charming about the older style 8bit graphics. Their smooth untextured surfaces are non-threatening to me.. like a quiet, dark room… The game is Neverdaunt:8bit (N8 for short). Website is here. It still appears to be early in Beta. More like a tech demo at the moment, but the combination of graphics and mechanics bode well for something nice. ^^ Check out the current trailer.

That’s the word here.. “nice”.  You’ve built your blocky castle. I’ve got my blocky guitar. And we’re gonna rock out to the blocky stars in a low gravity kung-fu fight. The developer promises guns (projectile weapons), achievements and airships (aww yeah) for the future. It appears to be just the one indie developer at the moment cranking it all out, so he’s done well so far.

The game appears to have a heavy emphasis on player driven content creation. Oh noes.. but what if they make something that hurts my eyes?..

…inappropriate “pixel art”, and other nonsense are not censored in any way.

However, if someone or something offends you, players do have it within their power to reshape the world. If you see content that you would rather not see in game, use a bomb. If some player offends you with words, use a sword (or you could try using words, I’ve heard those are fairly powerful).

I think I just like that older feel. Not only the graphics, but the ‘wild west’ of the internet kinda feel. Un-moderated, blocky, broken and waiting to be tamed by.. well, me. o^^o

So you’re sick of playing the same MMORPG’s?.. where there’s no story, and you run around grinding levels until.. well, until you get sick of it.

No more excuses from you people. Think you can do better?.. then do it… here.

This shit is scary… the potential something like this has to take off. Thousands of people, DM’ing thousands of dungeons and worlds for us to play in. The company claims the editing tools are as simple or complex as you want them to be. And while people are exploring your scenario, you can be in there triggering traps, or providing the shopkeeper with a more ‘human’ voice. No more, “Welcome to Corneria.” :D The ability to create, play, and watch your own MMORPG story unfold, and share it with others.

Could the Free Trial hold back this MMORPG Scenario Editor’s wider appeal though?.. The trial only allows for selection from a palette of lower level creatures, and you may only test drive the scenario yourself. I could turn off some people from trialling it at all…

“Power to the players”?… shit, power to the DM’s! ^.^

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Rusty Cog Archive: 24/10/06