Place 2 – Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
Release: 2021 (?) | Platform: PC | Developer: Visionary Realms | Website: Website of Pantheon
What is special about the game? Pantheon wants to show what would have happened if MMORPGs had developed in a different direction since Everquest 1. If they had not focused so much on casual gamers and had not addressed single-player players. What would have happened if WoW had not won?
Pantheon focuses primarily on group play and PvE. Here we can expect plenty of quests and tactical fights against monsters.
This game reminds me of: It is easy to guess that Pantheon strongly reminds me of Everquest 1. Back then, nothing worked without a group, and it created the feeling of saving the world from disasters with friends.
That is exactly how Pantheon feels to me, based on the videos and descriptions.
This is why I am looking forward to the game: Modern MMORPGs often try to squeeze innovations into the genre or break away from old virtues. Pantheon, however, shows that it can be done differently. That focusing on what made online role-playing games great in the past deserves a closer look.
I hope to have as much joy with Pantheon as I did with Everquest in 1999.
When do I expect the release? Nothing will happen before 2021, and I have my doubts even for the coming year. I believe that we will not be able to play Pantheon before the end of 2021, probably even later.
