The MMORPG Bless Online attracted a lot of attention in 2018, but failed brutally and was shut down again in 2019. Now it is set to return, but as a mobile game.
What was Bless? Bless Online was a theme park MMORPG from Asia, which was said to have cost 61 million dollars in development. It looked graphically good and aimed to impress gamers with a focus on quests, story, and open-world PvP.
Since 2018 was not a good year for MMORPG fans, Bless was eagerly awaited by many players. However, the game not only failed in its own country, but also failed brutally with us.
There were various reasons for this:
- Missing promised content
- Many technical problems
- The focus on PvP annoyed many players
- Lack of endgame at the beginning
- The localization was highly flawed
On September 9, 2019, it was the end for the MMORPG.
What happens now? Although the PC version failed in many countries, the developer Neowiz has not completely given up on the franchise.
Currently, Neowiz is working with publisher Bandai Namco on an Xbox version called “Bless Unleashed“. It was originally scheduled for release in 2019, but has been postponed for now.
However, they are still active in another area. The Chinese company Longtu Games is working on a mobile version: Bless Eternal.
Will Bless succeed as a mobile MMORPG?
What is Bless Eternal? Bless Eternal is a mobile MMORPG set in the world of Bless. It has been in development since 2017 and uses Unreal Engine 4, while the PC version was still based on the predecessor UE3. It is also expected to use ray tracing for more realistic objects.
On the website MMOCulture, it sounds like Bless Eternal will receive significantly more PvE content than the PC version. The developer Longtu Games is expected to focus on group dungeons where skill and cooperative gameplay play an important role.
In addition, classic features such as life skills, mounts, and pets are planned. Bless Online even managed to impress with its special pet system. However, it is not known whether this will be transferred to the mobile version.
Can Bless Mobile convince? Bless Online primarily failed due to technical problems, a PvP focus, and missing endgame content. These issues could theoretically be resolved in a new mobile version.
Moreover, the game is being developed by a different company that has already successfully developed several mobile games. Since the market for mobile MMORPGs is booming, it is entirely possible that Bless Eternal could become successful.
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Will Bless Eternal come to the West? So far, there is no information about a release of Bless Eternal in China or Korea. Whether the game will even come to the West is also unknown.
Only the Xbox version Bless Unleashed is already confirmed for us:
