The sandbox MMO ArcheAge is getting a prequel game with ArcheAge Begins. The new ArcheAge, however, is a mobile game for smartphones and tablets that, thanks to the Unreal Engine 4, does not need to hide graphics-wise. Read all the information about the mobile ArcheAge here!
ArcheAge is a complex sandbox online role-playing game in which players can build houses, establish kingdoms, and engage in powerful PvP battles. This game is now getting a mobile spin-off called ArcheAge Begins, available on devices such as smartphones or tablets.
ArcheAge Begins – Mobile Spin-off as a Predecessor
ArcheAge Begins takes place long before the regular ArcheAge on PC. In ArcheAge Begins, for example, you will witness a fateful action that plays an important role in the current ArcheAge expansion Revelation.
The developers from XL-Games (the same as for ArcheAge) can pick up on well-known and new stories with this trick, thus not interfering with the development of the PC game.
ArcheAge Begins – No Open World, but Raids and PvP!
Unlike regular ArcheAge, ArcheAge Begins will not offer an open world. Instead, the areas will be presented as separate maps. However, even without the great freedom, there is plenty to do. ArcheAge Begins offers the following features:
- Raids with up to four players
- PvP sieges
- Housing system
- Complex crafting system with hundreds of combinations
- Trading, livestock farming, and fishing as additional earning opportunities
- Players can rob other players as bandits and pirates
- Strategic combat system
According to the developers, ArcheAge Begins will place great importance on graphics and presentation. Therefore, the powerful Unreal Engine 4 was used, which is expected to deliver unusually high-quality graphics for mobile games, assuming suitable strong hardware.
ArcheAge Begins is set to release for Android and Apple’s iOS and is expected to hit the market in summer 2017.
What do you think about the concept and presentation of ArcheAge Begins? Would you play an MMO on your smartphone or do such games belong on PC and maybe on console? Let us know in the comments!
Also interesting: A similar concept is being pursued by the immensely successful mobile MMO Lineage II Revolution in Korea!
