South Korean game development continues to mature by growing and evolving existing genres into exciting new shapes. But while games like Phantagram's Kingdom Under Fire forge a path for the action genre once dominated by games like Dynasty Warriors, and Lineage II carves out its niche existence in the MMO space, Korean-developed games have yet to make a genuine impact in North America. Based on what 1up saw at a recent live demo of publisher Webzen's MMO/FPS hybrid (they call it a FPSMMO), it looks like Huxley could change all that.
Player Affinity: "Although many MMO-style games try to ape World of Warcraft’s success and formula, there are relatively few quality FPS titles that venture into the MMO arena. Planetside was one moderately successful title in this vein, but often was regarded as too sterile and uncoordinated. Hellgate: London tried it as well to little triumph. With these remnants of titles still kicking around, is there any chance of a MMOFPS that gets it right? Hopefully, Webzen Inc.’s Huxley can fill those shoes. Huxley has been in development for several years and recently expanded to open beta; it will attempt to bridge the gap between modern shooters and the expansive world of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft."
Huxley, a first-person MMO, was first announced way back at E3 2005. The game utilized Unreal Engine 3 and was supposed to come to both Xbox 360 and PC. Things have changed since then, of course. Huxley has gone through numerous delays and the console version has been put on hold indefinitely.
A complete listing of released and upcoming MMO shooter/action games.
That is an incredible list of games with a lot of useful guides and content. THanks!
I am going to make my way through this entire list and be terrible at every game.
i can't wait