XL Games, the studio behind the popular MMORPG ArcheAge, is currently working with Moonlight Sculptor on a new online game. This offers a very interesting story.
What is Moonlight Sculptor? The new MMORPG from XL Games and Kakao Games will be released for smartphones, but is expected to offer a large, open game world. The online game was announced back in 2016, and now we can see the first artworks.
The developers are currently holding back on details about the features. However, it is said that players will enjoy great freedom in the open world.
The developers are known among other things for ArcheAge. An iconic race of the game, the Firran, can be seen in the title image and was used here as a symbol image.
An MMORPG with a novel basis
What is special about the game? Moonlight Sculptor is based on the South Korean novel series “The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor”. These novels tell an interesting story.
What are the books about? In the books, Lee Hyun tries to pay off his family’s debts. He is a very successful player of the MMORPG “Continent of Magic” and eventually sells his powerful character “Weed” at an auction for 3.1 billion Won, which equals about 2.3 million Euros.
However, he loses almost all the money to loan sharks. Now he is trying to earn enough money with the new VR MMORPG Royal Road to help his sick grandmother and pay for his sister’s education.
In Royal Road, he also achieves great success. As one of the few, he gains access to the secret class “Legendary Moonlight Sculptor” and is allowed to post his videos of the MMORPG online as one of only 500 players.
During his adventures in Royal Road, he meets many interesting players and even manages to become the “Greatest Ruler of the North”.
An MMO in a VR world?
What could this story mean for the online game? It seems that we also play a character who finds himself in the MMORPG Royal Road and explores the world there, wanting to go far. So similar to Sword Art Online.
What is there to see so far about the MMORPG? First artworks show colorful landscapes and cute characters typical for Asian MMORPGs.
When will the game be released? Moonlight Sculptor is expected to be released this year in Korea for mobile devices. There is currently no information about a release in Europe and the USA.
