Sephris writes, "While this may come as a shock to my adoring pawns, there are things I love. I love the distant screams of the tormented. I love duct taping small animals to ceiling fans. And I love when independent game companies come to me to write a review of their game alpha or beta. Why? Because they need me to make their crappy game look good. And nothing is more satisfying than a grown man groveling. So when I was asked to review the browser based game City of Steam I came with a contract for their souls. I figured I would probably find one nice thing to say about their game if they were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. And I could feel their need drip like a leaky faucet into my basin of acceptance as I logged into the alpha version of their game. And as the game opened I began to chuckle with demented glee, dreaming of all the hoops they were going to have to jump through for me. But my laugh was cut short as the world they created was opened up to me and everything...
City of Steam: Arkadia is a 3D industrial age fantasy MMORPG, the debut Unity3D-based MMO from Mechanist Games. It transports players to a world where clockworks, steam power, and arcane technologies suffuse every aspect of existence, from the half-organic, half-mechanical dwarves to the giant gears of the World Machine itself.
To celebrate the launch of yet more servers, N4G is giving away CoS: Arkadia code packs!
Cat writes. "3D industrial age fantasy MMORPG City of Steam: Arkadia is going live on December 4, 9 PM EST, along with new systems, new content and more.
"After breaking ties to publisher R2 Games, the developer Mechanist has made huge changes to the game and is now self-publishing under the title City of Steam: Arkadia. To celebrate, we're giving out Growth Pack codes!"
City of Steam launched to both social and critical acclaim with its intense dungeon-crawling approach to the steam punk theme but that success was short-lived thanks to issues with overseas publishers. Since that time the game had to close for several weeks as Mechanist Games worked on the official relaunch, City of Steam: Arkadia.
Is this some sort of new thing you guys will be doing? I can't say I've ever seen a featured blog.
I think this was just something special they did because of how phenomenal the game already is and will be when it comes out. My overegotistical character aside, I REALLY had a lot of fun playing City of Steam. It will be something I will personally play when it comes out. It will be the game I will be playing when I am not playing games...if that makes sense. The one I will devote my free time to. It's just that good.