"For there really is a world within ours, a secret world, where magic exists, monsters roam and ancient forces are fighting for the dominance of earth. It is a world of legendary stories, ageless conflicts and powerful cabals. In this world, even modern cities hide secrets. In this world, players can take part in the greatest conspiracies of our age, and battle the forces of darkness across the world and throughout time."
That's the description from the Funcom website introducing The Secret World, a new MMO for the Xbox 360 and PC. Placing an MMO in a contemporary setting may seem like sacrilege to players of WOW or the new LOTR MMO, but seeing as how this game is being developed by Ragnar Tornquist, the man behind The Longest Journey, there is a very good chance this game will successfully avoid employing every stereotype it is going to fervently strive to avoid. So, I don't think you'll see anyone passing through a wardrobe to a hidden world or wrestling fire breathing dragons while tumbling into an impossibly deep abyss in The Secret World. While I don't expect the game to be completely cliche' free (I am a realist after all) I do expect a compelling story filled with well-developed characters.
“We believe there are millions of gamers out there who want to explore something beyond traditional fantasy and sci-fi games,“ said Trond Arne Aas, CEO of Funcom. “'The Secret World' is just that – a fantastic new setting that will fuel the imagination of online gamers, and keep players busy for years. We have a golden opportunity to bring something fresh and exciting to the genre, and we firmly believe the game is an ideal extension of Funcom’s MMO portfolio.”
The MMO genre badly needs an injection of originality and Tornquist may be just the kind of fellow to give it just that. Put this on your short list of "games to watch in 2007", assuming of course it is released this year. The game is currently in a playable state but no release date for either platform was announced.
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