Secret Legends World Feelings

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funcom, gaming news, MMO, mmo news, mmorpg, mmorpg news, secret world legends, swl, the secret world, the secret world legends, tsl, tsw, tswl

So today’s big ‘ol gaming news announcement comes by way of The Secret World Legends, which is the official name of the Secret World revamp discussed during Funcom’s fourth quarter earnings report. To say the information offered came as a bit of a shock to me is a slight understatement, but now that I’ve had a bit more time to process the whole reveal, I’d like to offer up my opinion.

In a game full of tentacled horrors, there are still surprises apparently.

A Noble Purpose

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bad guys, factions, final fantasy xiv, good guys, groups, narrative, the secret world, tribes, warring, wildstar, world of warcraft

Today’s Daily Grind question on Massively Overpowered got me considering factions in MMO’ing.  More specifically, how multifaceted factions are the more interesting than the flat black-versus-white sort that you see in some games.  Even World of Warcraft had pretty much foregone its Orcs vs. Humans narrative on…well, pretty much every open opportunity, near as I can tell.

“World of OccasionallyWarCraft” just doesn’t sound as snappy.

One of my favorite aspects of a multifaceted faction is the belief in their noble purpose.  The concept that they are truly right in their cause.  Even those who would be painted with the Evil Brush can have sides that are actually something to look up to.

Blaugust Day 26 – Boo!

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fatal frame, horror, jump scare, resident evil, scary game, silent hill, spooky, terror, the park, the secret world

This coming October has become something of a blessing to me in terms of video gaming.  Joel Bylos has announced a standalone game based on one of my favorite areas in The Secret World, and fans of the game will likely know what area when I give the title.

The Park.

Blaugust Day 23 – Whodunnit

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adventure game, investigation, MMO, mystery, point-and-click, solving puzzles, the secret world, whodunnit

The Secret World has been foremost in my mind recently, spurred on by some really excellent prodding by the lovely Gryph of LFGryph and her post about TSW’s dailies.  Namely, a specific aspect of The Secret World always strikes me.  And that is the Investigation Missions.

In case you’re not familiar, Investigation Missions are quests in the game where instead of dealing with monsters or killing 10 rats, you solve clues and follow a trail to uncover answers to a riddle.  It involves using nothing more than the provided in-game browser and some lateral thinking.

Though in the process of investigating you’ll likely find a cheat.