Today marks the beginning of the Open Beta for Secondhand Lands, a fairy-tale world populated by furry-tailed adventurers such as sheep, wolves, catgirls, and scrappers. Now is the purr-fect time for fur-lovers and just plain curious gamers to experience the four-legged world complete with over 120 handwritten quests, an a la carte skill system, and player to player mounting.
In addition to the same vanilla game-play mechanics of other massive online games, Secondhand Lands brings a feature never seen before: player to player mounting. "It's a completely consensual process, of course," says Bobby Thurman, owner and lead developer of Secondhand Lands. Players can equip a saddle and invite others to ride them into battle for an experience unrivaled by mere partying.
MMOHut, "The MMORPG world is a heaving mass that stretches its flabby limbs across cyberspace. Every month it seems like a new game is released and the hulking behemoth grows ever more omnipresent. For beginner and experienced MMO players alike the options are dizzying and it’s easy to find yourself registering to any game that looks even slightly interesting and gorging your hard drive on seemingly infinite client downloads...."
The Brothers Grimm would be rolling over in their graves (or laughing hysterically) if they could see what's been done to their beloved, and sometimes terrifying, lands. Fairy tales turned upside down is the name of the game when it comes to Secondhand Lands, a game of twisted vision and humor. Read on to find out what Dalmarus found when he followed the bread crumb trail into the dark recesses of the forest in this Fairy Land tale.
Callipygian Games today announced Secondhand Lands, a medium-scale fantasy MMORPG where you can choose one of the two factions, the Sheep or the Wolf, with end-game faction warfare taking place between followers of Bo Peep and Little Red Riding hood. The game will be free to download and play. Some features and items such as PvP participation, complete character respecs, and advanced appearance customization packages will be offered through micro-payments. Launch is expected this summer with a closed beta test scheduled to begin on April 1st.
