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Parody Fairy Tale MMO Secondhand Lands Announced
Posted by Maggie Greene at 2:30 AM on June 29, 2008
Described as an "eternal struggle between two sisters: Little Bo Peep and Little Red Riding Hood", the new MMO Secondhand Lands has just been announced and is currently in closed beta. The game, developed by Austin-based Callipygian, will be distributed Pixel Mind and will utilise their microtransaction system:
Said Callipygian founder and Secondhand Lands lead, "We chose to work with Pixel Mine because they offered us the best value for our company and our players. As an independent developer it is very difficult to find a distribution deal that gives us a package with everything we need to manage accounts and handle payments. Also, we are excited to be working with another Austin company; this town is rich with talent and services tailored for game creation".
From the website:
Secondhand Lands is the massively multiplayer online game set in a parody fairytale world. There will be none of those pansy elves or cantankerous dwarves in this land. Our heroes are comprised of the Wolves and the Sheep who have pledged their undying allegiance to Bo Peep or Little Red Riding Hood. Well, perhaps not undying...
Both the jaded MMOG veteran and new player will quickly find a place among the followers of the rival sisters (or perhaps as a Black Sheep or one the nefarious Wolves in Sheep's Clothing). Secondhand Lands boasts those features players have come to expect of the "big AAA" games along with a few surprises.
Sounds interesting, at the very least. I'm always up for clever parodies.
Pixel Mine To Debut Parody Fairy Tale MMO Secondhand Lands [Gamasutra]
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RandomPoltergeist
Posted 3:06 AM 29/6/08
I can see it already... World of Shrek.
RandomPoltergeist
kumuasata
Posted 2:55 AM 29/6/08
Am i the only one who thought katamari with that bright and colorful gem in the middle xD
kumuasata
StopTheOncoming
Posted 2:51 AM 29/6/08
@Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc: Thats what everyone is waiting for, a "Winter of MMO's". Too many servers for too little people.
StopTheOncoming
Coquiton
Posted 2:49 AM 29/6/08
I dunno...the premise is too out there to take it seriously, for me anyways.
This just doesn't seem like something you'd play for more than an hour, if that. =/
Coquiton
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
Posted 2:49 AM 29/6/08
@bnpederson: Well yeah, in fact I'm still waiting for someone to do a Smash Bros with fairy tales characters...
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
bnpederson
Posted 2:44 AM 29/6/08
@(俗・ ) Grey Gecko: It was old with American McGee's Alice, at this point it's so old it has become a traditional storytelling device.
bnpederson
Alaron
Posted 2:39 AM 29/6/08
@Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc: Yay!
Alaron
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
Posted 2:39 AM 29/6/08
The idea of recycling fairy tales it's starting to get old =/
(俗・ ) Grey Gecko
Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc
Posted 2:33 AM 29/6/08
Before long there'll be so many MMOs that everyone will be able to play on a server alone.
Torgen got his apology faceplate but not his fixed GH3 disc
PsycheE
Posted 2:32 AM 29/6/08
Nothing like a puss in the boots.
PsycheE
Ghede
Posted 3:19 AM 29/6/08
I've seen some of their ads. One of em is a little creepy. It has a sheep with oversized udders and lamb is suckling.
Just screams "Buy this game, furries!"
Ghede
blackmanfu
Posted 3:13 AM 29/6/08
nice! considering the name of the developers means "nice ass" in Greek, I'm checking this one out!
blackmanfu
Chewbenator
Posted 6:24 AM 29/6/08
Sorry Dungeon Runners already beat you to it.
Chewbenator
meltyman
Posted 6:45 AM 29/6/08
so basically its a Fables MMO, might have to check it out
meltyman
pandafresh
Posted 8:30 AM 29/6/08
@meltyman: no, i think you play as like...bears and sheep n stuff...
pandafresh
masterdingo
Posted 9:30 AM 29/6/08
Awwww yeah. GJ Rusty and gang, I'm happy that you guys are getting coverage. BTW, Kotakuites, the game has some cool concepts and has it's own set of humor. Dungeon Runners humor is based on Role-Playing cliches and Diablo / WoW random naming systems. This is more along the lines of a twisted take of the Brother's Grimm and Fairy tales in general. Instead of lambasting off the hip, take a look at [www.secondhandlands.com] .
masterdingo
microhenry
Posted 2:34 AM 29/6/08
This looks hideous, even the website looks like crap.
microhenry