Today's Most Popular Games Tagged 'fantasy, multiplayer' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/today/fantasy/multiplayer/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> Today's Most Popular Games Tagged 'fantasy, multiplayer' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg Today's Most Popular Games Tagged 'fantasy, multiplayer' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/today/fantasy/multiplayer/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Fractured Universe Ages ago, the universes were all connected through fantastic portals created, some say, by the gods themselves. These portals were used by royalty, travelers, merchants, peasants... anyone that had need to travel from one world to another could use them.

Whomever, whatever, however they were created was lost through the ages. Everyone believed that since the portals had existed since the beginning of time then they would last until the end of time. But then things changed.

Nobody knows exactly what happened. The disappearance of the portals are as much a mystery as their origins. The portals didn't all disappear at once. No, as my great-great grandfather tells it, it took about a year until the last known portal from this world to another was gone. The year was called the Year of Chaos.

Today, everything changed...
]]> 21 Nov 2006 05:57:43 World of Warcraft Four years have passed since the aftermath of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a great tension smolders throughout the ravaged world of Azeroth. As the battle-worn races begin to rebuild their shattered kingdoms, new threats, both ancient and ominous, arise to plague the world once again. Rich in legend and filled with adventure, the World of Warcraft awaits! For the first time, players experience the lands of Azeroth from a new, in-depth perspective. As heroes, they explore familiar battlefields, discover new lands and take on epic quests and challenges in Blizzard's massively multiplayer, on-line, role-playing game. Welcome to the World of Warcraft.

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]]> 25 Nov 2006 05:25:09 Dominions 3: The Awakening The Dominions series are created by [user=Illwinter] studios (2 guys) out of Finland and published by [user=Shrapnel Games], one of the last online refuges of PC-based, independently produced war- and strategy-games. Dominions is a turn-based game of province conquest, income management, army customisation and management, combat tactics and management and ultra-light diplomacy (single player that is, multiplayer you can make diplomacy as intricate as you like). Finally, there's bit of stat-based hero management, as your units age, obtain experience and battle wounds, learn new spells and obtain power-up items (crafted by trained mages and based on supply of magic gems). It's a blend of Sid Meier's Civilization, Risk, [game=Heroes of Might & Magic], [game=Europa Universalis] and about 10 different mythologies, fictional and historical. Just for kicks, there is a dash of roguelike, Nethackish randomness, in that in any particular battle any of your carefully groomed commanders may die a sudden, horrible death regardless of how well-protected you think they are.
]]> 29 Nov 2006 08:57:25 Heroes of Might and Magic III
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is a turn-based strategy game developed by New World Computing for Microsoft Windows and released by the 3DO Company in 1999. An Apple Macintosh port was released by 3DO, and a Linux port was released by Loki Software, both later that year. It is the third installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

Recommended to play with all expansions and the fan made mod "In the Wake of Gods".
]]> 02 Dec 2006 07:33:26 The Singular The Singular is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game that you play casually, through your web browser. It doesn't require any plugins and can be played from any standard browser.
]]> 11 Dec 2006 11:56:17 Heretic Raven Software teamed up with Id Software for the second time in its creation of the hit fantasy action game Heretic. Based on a modified DooM engine, Heretic pioneered a revolutionary new inventory system for character item use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. Id Software published the game under its flag and it was distributed by GT Interactive.

Players took the role of Corvus, an Elven hero whose race was nearly eliminated by a horde of evil monsters from another dimension. The first episode of Heretic was released as Shareware as a precursor to the full version of the game, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders.

Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point.

(from the Raven Software Heretic page)
]]> 13 Dec 2006 01:18:12 HeXeN Raven Software's HeXen actually began development as an expansion for Heretic that was originally slated to hit the shelves as "Heretic II." However, the game design so expanded beyond the original game that this proposed the expansion of the Heretic universe took on a bold new identity of its own...HeXen: Beyond Heretic.

HeXen was developed over a period of 8 months, published by Id Software and distributed by GT Interactive in 1995. The game introduced the 3-D gaming world to the "hub system" of level progression, rotating polygonal brushes and multiple character classes that were available in both single player and multiplayer. All of this combined to help HeXen raise the bar for the first-person shooter genre. HeXen pushed Id Software's DooM engine to its absolute limits and surpassed Heretic as Raven Software's most popular, highly acclaimed title.

The success of HeXen prompted a mission pack, Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, and several ports to home console gaming systems including the Sega Saturn, Nintendo 64 and the Sony PlayStation. HeXen also became the first Raven Software game made available for the Macintosh.

(from the Raven Software Hexen page)
]]> 13 Dec 2006 01:40:26 Dawnspire: Prelude Team-based online action with persistent characters. Join any server online and get instant action! Face off against another team of players to prove yourself in tough, action-packed battles!

No tedious treadmill. Create your character and be battle-worthy from the start, your skill will make the difference!

Five original player classes, all with their own unique gameplay requiring different tactics and cunning. Play as the agile deep elf Reaver who can mold her very skeleton into deadly weapons, the fearsome aramasi Shadowblade who can move instantly between shadows, striking swiftly with a poisoned blade, the Templar who melds his very soul to his near-sentient enchanted sword or the orcish Witch who can summon the forces of nature and channel the very energies of life and death, and the dwarven Seeker who specializes in traps and berserker skills.

A thriving community fully supported and merged with the game itself. Manage guilds and team rosters, discuss tactics on the forums, watch your characters rise on global rankings.
]]> 10 Jan 2007 02:26:29 heroes of might and magic iV Heroes of Might and Magic IV (c 2002) was developed by New World Computing and released by 3DO. This game continues with the success of the previous 3 installments of the series and adds its own unique styling. This version includes many improvements on the previous versions including: turn based combat allowing the Hero of the army to participate, the ability for creatures to be controlled without the need of a Hero, caravans allow the safe transportation of Heroes and creatures between castles and dwellings, and a rich upgrade to the graphics. New World Computing with 3DO managed to release 2 expansions, The Gathering Storm and Winds of War, before 3DO filled for bankruptcy. Luckily for fans of the series the franchise was bought up by Ubisoft, and Heroes of Might and Magic V (and its expansion Hammers of Fate) were release in 2006. If you haven't ever played a version of Heroes I would highly recommend trying one out.
]]> 23 Jan 2007 12:53:32 Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Might and Magic V (c 2006) was developed by Nival Studios and released by Ubisoft. This game continues with the success of the previous 4 installments of the series and adds its own unique styling. This version includes many improvements on the previous versions including: most importantly the change from 2d graphics to complete 3d, a new active time battle style bar in the combat screen, progress campaigns requiring you to complete the previous ones to continue, and the new duel multiplayer mode. Nival Studios with Ubisoft have released 1 expansion so far (Hammers of Fate) with plans on expanding the Might and Magic Franchise through titles like Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (c 2006). If you haven't ever played a version of Heroes I would highly recommend trying one out.
]]> 23 Jan 2007 01:25:47 Lords of Everquest Lords of Everquest (c 2003) created by Rapid Eye Entertainment and released by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) is a real time strategy game based on the popular MMORPG Everquest (EQ) created by SOE. This game takes its roots from EQ in most ways from creature design to player class and races. Though it tries to stay true to its roots this spin-off doesn't contain many of the elements of EQ due to its very nature of being a single player, or multiplayer through the online service, strategy game and not the MMO thats its predecessor is. Lords of Everquest has many elements that link it to the real time strategy genre including: active time battles with point and click action, spells and units that can be upgraded and improved upon, and the need to collect raw resources to maintain your army.
]]> 23 Jan 2007 02:04:37 Fly For Fun In ancient times, five Gods of Lais sought to create a new world with new inhabitants that could live harmoniously among them. They gathered and agreed to create Roika Mainland; their new world. They created water and the earth, animals and plants as well as Humans. At this time, and at all times in Roika Mainland, it is a time of peace.

After years of peace, the God's decided to leave Roika Mainland and create a new world. With this, in an attempt to maintain the golden age of Roika mainland the Gods of Lais handed all of the secrets of the land as well as the core part of the revolution-genesis gear over to the kind race of Dwarf. The God's only wish was that the world would remain as beautiful and peaceful as it was in their rule.

Simultaneously, to bring happiness to the race of human, the Gods created Comedian-Clown. The Comedian Clown became enraged about bringing happiness to the race of Human and split its personality into three identities; Imagination Ipuli, Shadow Shield and Chromospheres Bobor. Under the initiation of the evil Shadow Shield, the main body-Imagination Ipuli not only chased away the kind Chromospheres Bobor, but also created numerous Human attacking monsters. These monsters took away the revolution-genesis-gear of the race dwarf and developed a new Mainland; a mainland that was angrier, stronger and prepared to destroy the race of Human.

To save the mainland from chaos, the Chromospheres Bobor inherited the mystical ancient-science and black magic of Human. For the restoration of harmonious simple life, the citizens of Roika Mainland were forced to become warriors who would fight against the evil shadow Shield and uphold the wish of the God's.

Out numbered and out matched, the race Human prepares themselves for a battle that may prove to be their end!
]]> 25 Jan 2007 12:25:42 Darkfall Online Darkfall is a fantasy online world in development at Aventurine, a Greek-based company that absorbed the originator of the project, a Norwegian team called Razorwax, and has advanced it to the stage where preparations are currently being made to begin beta. Set in a world known as Agon, it features six playable races. Humans, Dwarves and the elven Mirdain maintain generally friendly terms among themselves, while Orks and the wolf-like Mahirim, although not quite so amicable, usually aren't hostile to each other. The same cannot be said of the Alfar, pale outcasts who openly loathe all but their own kind.


The character development system is intended to allow for a high degree of customization, offering a vast array of skills and spells. The objective, an appealing one to many observers, is to make it possible for players to follow virtually any type of career path they might want, becoming a de facto explorer, hunter, mercenary, smith, magician, fisherman or almost anything else by making the appropriate choices, with optional prestige classes such as Paladin, Assassin, Gladiator, Enchanter also available. All will adventure in an environment that differs from most others in its clearly stated emphasis on player vs. player combat.
]]> 16 Feb 2007 02:07:31 My Bogle My Bogle is a small group tactics game, where your characters (called "Bogle", with a long O) engage in strategic and fun combat against online opponents in a variety of game types. It's extremely accessible and yet there's plenty of depth just waiting to be uncovered. It's turn-based play makes it ideal for casual pickup and play and yet the turns are quick and fast paced so as to keep the action moving.

My Bogle will be launching along side our Friends Play Free invitation service. What that means is that when you buy My Bogle, you'll get to send invitations to your friends and family, who can then download and play the full version of My Bogle online against you anytime they want, without any restrictions. The only caveat is that if they want to play when you're not around, then they'll need to buy the game too. Think of it a bit like Frisbee for Video Games. As long as you own a Frisbee, you can play it with anybody you want, right? You don't think "hey, I wonder if the person I'm throwing this to has a license to catch it." And that way your friends can be exposed to the great game of Frisbee for free (all thanks to you), but they can only play Frisbee when you're around unless they go out and buy one for themselves. Video Games should be more like Frisbee, and that's what Friends Play Free is all about.
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