MegaDrive20XX
02-17-2005, 06:58 PM
Midway today announced it is bringing back the warrior, valkyrie, wizard, and elf to the PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox this October. Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows is being developed internally by a Midway team led by John Romero, the cocreator of Doom and Quake, and J.E. Sawyer, who previously worked on Black Isle Studios' Icewind Dale series.
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows starts on a sour note. The fabled quartet of heroes, fresh from failing to save the world, are crucified and left for a century-long rot. The emperor they attempted to vanquish begins a slow descent into madness after seven despicable acts, the most heinous being the murder of his lover. With the emperor's insanity reaching volatile proportions, it's up to the recently resurrected heroes to stop him from destroying the world.
Fans of the series were no doubt drawn to the game's cooperative play, and Midway makes slaying goblins and hoarding treasure easier with the introduction of online play to the series. Midway is also planning an online community that will let adventurers barter the items they've collected on their journeys.
While much of the classic's core gameplay will remain, new elements give the game a modern feel. The game will offer a more complex combat system for veterans of the franchise. "Junction skills" are moves that require cooperation to execute for disposing of foes with team attacks. Simple role-playing elements will let gamers beef up different aspects of their characters, such as weapon proficiency and sorcery skills. And, yes, the baritone narrator returns to speak of famished woodland natives.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/gauntletworkingtitle/news_6118765.html
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows starts on a sour note. The fabled quartet of heroes, fresh from failing to save the world, are crucified and left for a century-long rot. The emperor they attempted to vanquish begins a slow descent into madness after seven despicable acts, the most heinous being the murder of his lover. With the emperor's insanity reaching volatile proportions, it's up to the recently resurrected heroes to stop him from destroying the world.
Fans of the series were no doubt drawn to the game's cooperative play, and Midway makes slaying goblins and hoarding treasure easier with the introduction of online play to the series. Midway is also planning an online community that will let adventurers barter the items they've collected on their journeys.
While much of the classic's core gameplay will remain, new elements give the game a modern feel. The game will offer a more complex combat system for veterans of the franchise. "Junction skills" are moves that require cooperation to execute for disposing of foes with team attacks. Simple role-playing elements will let gamers beef up different aspects of their characters, such as weapon proficiency and sorcery skills. And, yes, the baritone narrator returns to speak of famished woodland natives.
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/gauntletworkingtitle/news_6118765.html