March 19, 2004
City of Heroes
As a followup on sleepnotwork's post on browser-based RPGs, here's a new MMORPG called City of Heroes where you play, naturally, a super-hero. What kind of hero, you ask? According to the site:
City of Heroes allows players to create a tremendous variety of hero-types. Heroes fall into several wide categories called Origins. The Origin types are: Mutant, Science, Magic, Natural and Technology. Each Origin has access to a full range of powers.
Open beta testing starts soon, but it seems the best way to assure yourself of a spot is to pre-order the software. So, yes, it's going to be a pay service, but if it turns out to be well done, it could easily be worth it.
(via Snooze Button Dreams)
This looks pretty good, though I have my doubts about what a superhero MMORPG would look like. Probably like those scenes from Kingdom Come where the "heros" are brawling indiscriminately and killing civilians left and right. If you're into superheroes, I've also read good things about Freedom Force. It's a much more linear experience, apparrently.