. . . Couple of quotes for information . . .
From the website:
From Sonata Arctica's official forums:Description:
Winterheart’s Guild is a futuristic action-RPG game, in development by Zelian Games, in collaboration with Sonata Arctica and Inferi.
The game is set unknown number of years after the annihilation of the world. No-one is certain what caused the destruction. Stories of fire raining from the sky have been passed from one generation to the next. Others say the fire did not come from the sky, but from the earth itself.
Background:
After the cataclysm, Earth’s population was diminished to a fraction of what it used to be. The planet was covered in snow and ice and resources were scarce, making survival extremely difficult.
Before long, several opposing factions started to emerge: the Dark Mages, the Technomancers and the Slavers, among others. Those who did not join the rising factions became known simply as "The Free". These people chose a simple way of life, and attempted to live in peace and harmony with others.
In and attempt to keep the peace and to stop any faction from gaining absolute power, Winterheart’s Guild was formed - a group of heroes and leaders from the The Free. They became the enforcers of the unwritten laws of the free people.
Here's some screenshots:What we can tell you now:
Well look on the site for some basic info, but gameplay wise, think of DIABLO meets FALLOUT, with the music and characters of Sonata Arctica.
We have analysed each song, and gotten ideas and built an alternate world, one where Nuclear winter is a reality. There are various factions that exist in the world, both friend and foe.
Sonata Arctica will be providing feedback, ideas, in game voices and even new material. (in the form of a new song or two. In fact this might be one of the goals in the game, to unlock the new song - nice reward! Wink )
We are hoping to bring a rich and beautiful world to your PC soon.
We are also very aware of tie-ins or licenses that fail in many ways, but as fans of Sontata Arctica and game players ourselves, we feel that we are the ones to do justice to both fans and game players.
Our goal is to create an awesome game first, one that even non fans would be willing to play, and then making it extra special for fans...
This way we would introduce people who do not know of Sonata Arctica, to their wonderful music, and at the same time give existing fans an awesome experience.
We will give out more info as the weeks go by, so check back here..
http://www.winterheartsguild.com/wg/media.htm
It's still early days, but I'm definitely going to keep an eye on this.
