I know I am not the only one who mourns the death of Bullfrog Productions, slaughtered as it was once Electronic Arts got its hands on the studio. Well, the British developer's legacy, and arguably its most brilliant game, is to live on in MMO form.
Chinese developer Netdragon Websoft has announced that it will be working with EA to create an MMO based on the once beloved Dungeon Keeper franchise. Dungeon Keeper Online will be the company's first 3D MMO.
For those who don't remember, Dungeon Keeper was similar to Bullfrog's Theme Park and Theme Hospital games, except you were an evil overlord who built and maintained a dungeon of monsters before doing battle against heroes. It was praised at the time for its unique focus on playing the role of the villain, as well as its sense of humor.
While the idea of a Dungeon Keeper MMO is interesting to me, I have to wonder whether an outsourced Chinese studio can capture the unmistakably British charm that the series had. Really, a Dungeon Keeper created without the love isn't a Dungeon Keeper at all.
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10:05 AM on 12.01.2008
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This is kinda good news, I guess. I'd far rather see a proper Dungeon Keeper sequel though.
Seriously though, this is what you get when you allow idiots to handle forgotten franchises. This is all your fault, people. Burn that Fallout 3 copy and start repenting!
-But no, it will surely be like "Choose your side: Heroes or Demons. In level 40 you can have your dungeon and pay other players to work as minions"-
The idea of Dungeon Keeper was to create dungeons, and keep them.
How do i interact with other thousands of ppl in that game?
fucking
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MMO's.
Dungeon Keeper 3 please.
The good news of some form of DK still breathing are trampled by the bad news of some random bunch of ppl taking the wheel on this one and ... of MMO format.
Aren't business ppl in gameing industry doing their jobs ffs? WoW is cashing money by truckloads but it was done by veterans and briefcaseloads of money went into creating it!
How will these guys compete? With IP of someone else?
Bethesda did good with bought IP, but these guys are making cRPGs for years.
Would love to check it out, but I've gotten my fill of DK over the years.
Ahh, fond memories.
In my mind, I think "holy hell, I want this!" But my heart tells me that Dungeon Keeper is a classic and should remain untouched (and thus, untainted.)
This is superb news. DK is/was easily on my top 10 best games of all-time.
In 2006, I had the distinct pleasure of attending a small lecture given by the then lead game designer of EA who explained to me (the only DK fan in the room) that EA unfortunately canned DK3 after acquiring Bullfrog. My heart sank, but I always had faith that there would be another installment in the DK series. This is a welcome addition if done correctly.
Yes, this is our fault. It's our fault that this MMO is being made, because we bought a game you didn't like. Quickly people! If we burn those Fallout 3 copies, the mighty Solivagant will stop this travesty and forgive us for our sins!