David Houghton of GamesRadar asks: "What are the hallmarks of the MMO? What are the things that it sells itself on and does better than any other style of game?
If you ask hardcore fans, they'll tell you that it's the genre that allows you to be anyone, absolutely anywhere, and do anything. That it's the one that most truly lets you inhabit and live the life of another person in another place and time. That more than any other, it brings people together in the social aspect of gaming and lets them share and shape their collective experiences as a group.
Except that it isn't and it doesn't. These are all myths of the modern MMO, and the reasons behind them are long-standing and deep-rooted in an anachronistic design philosophy which has stubbornly refused to evolve along with the rest of gaming. The more it claims to do these things, the more its methods show up how badly it fails. A genre that's missed the point of what it's supposed to do. That's the hallmark of the MMO."
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Paul G Writes: "AFK Journey is a free open-world, role-playing gacha centered on creating your own team of powerful heroes. Here, you play as the reincarnation of the great mage Merlin, solving a mystery surrounding a malignant corruption.
On its surface, AFK Journey's gorgeous visuals, strategic gameplay and dynamic characters promise a wholly fun experience for new and old players alike. Journey even has a very easy pity system that makes getting rare heroes a breeze.
That said, AFK Journey still presents the usual flaws in big gacha entries, including a lack of accessibility features, bad voice direction and predatory microtransactions."
"The Brussels-based (Belgium) indie games developer DascuMaru (Jochen Mistiaen) today announced with great happiness and excitement that his retro-inspired and atmospheric horror game "The Tower on the Borderland", is coming to PC via Steam on May 20th, 2024." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
