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BioWare - Shadow Realms RPG

by Aries100, 2014-08-13 18:04:26

Eurogamer brings news that Bioware has revealed its new game called Shadow Realms.

Being developed by Bioware Austin,

it is a a novel online RPG with a modern fantasy setting. It's coming to PC in late 2015 - no other formats were mentioned. It's an asymmetric multiplayer game, with four hero characters cooperating against a single player-controlled enemy, the Shadowlord, who has extensive powers to manipulate the game world.

Apparantly it is

an attempt bring back the magic of pen-and-paper role-playing, with players collaborating to pit their wits against a human game master.

James Ohlen writes at devblog for this game that

It is a game that finally fulfills that fantasy of a never-ending RPG where the players meet up regularly to keep their epic adventures going for as long as they want. All the enemies, traps and challenges are squarely in the hands of another player, who controls them just like a Dungeon Master. The monsters and villains are smart and unpredictable, making every battle a test of strategy and power. Best of all, everyone gets to enjoy a story that plays out like their favorite TV series, but where they decide the fates of its world and characters. Shadow Realms isn't just hearkening back to those early BioWare PC games-it's finally bringing the magic of tabletop RPGs to the digital realm.


The game has as website which you can visit here.


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