The MMORPG Tower of Fantasy (PC, Mobile) has already been in beta in China and is set to be released there in 2021. Notably, the graphics have reminded many of Genshin Impact. A major overhaul of these graphics has now been presented, bringing it even closer to the RPG from miHoYo.
What is Tower of Fantasy? This game is an anime-style MMORPG. It emphasizes a large, open world that you can explore with your characters, quite similar to Genshin Impact.
In the game, you can:
- complete quests and experience a story
- climb, swim, and destroy various objects by throwing them into the fire, for example
- face greater challenges in dungeons
- talk to NPCs who are supposed to have interesting personalities
In addition to these special features, Tower of Fantasy relies on classic MMORPG elements such as character creation, guilds, crafting, and PvP. Unlike Genshin Impact, it is set in a futuristic world. You play on the planet “Ada”, 300 years after a catastrophe occurred there.
What has happened now? Back in November 2020, we reported on Tower of Fantasy and drew visual comparisons to Genshin Impact. Now the MMORPG is supposed to become even more beautiful.
The developer Hotta Studios, a subsidiary of Perfect World (Perfect World, Magic: Legends), has announced a significant graphical overhaul. You can admire this in this YouTube video for a direct comparison:
Tower of Fantasy is getting even more beautiful and resembles Genshin Impact even more
What has been revised? According to the Polish website MMORPG.org.pl, almost all elements have been adjusted, including:
- textures
- general character models
- character movement
- user interface
- game environment
- water effects
With the smoother movements and improved textures, Tower of Fantasy now resembles Genshin Impact even more than it did before.
Is the MMORPG coming to us? So far, there has been no statement on this. Currently, it has only been confirmed that the release for 2021 in China is planned.
However, the game is published by Perfect World. They are also responsible for the publishing of the MMORPG Neverwinter. The company has already released games in Europe and the USA.
This is also supported by the great success of Genshin Impact and the fact that the Western market has a high demand for new MMORPGs.
This is also demonstrated by the collaboration of the Chinese developer Wangyuan Shengtang and the German publisher Gameforge. Because they announced the release of Swords of Legends Online, a successful Chinese MMORPG, on April 7th. More on this here:
The beautiful MMORPG Swords of Legends is set to be released in 2021 on Steam
