Forsaken Legends was an ambitious project a few years ago by a small team that aimed to provide fans of sandbox MMORPGs with a large playground to explore. However, the game turned out to be too ambitious. The groundbreaking technology SpatialOS is now supposed to make that dream a reality.
Forsaken Legends aimed to offer a sandbox world that could be altered by the players. For example, it should have been possible to clear an area of monsters by completing a series of quests. Additionally, a sophisticated economy system played a large role. Resource extraction, crafting, trading, and building houses, castles, and cities formed one of the core elements of the title.
From MMORPG to Cooperative Multiplayer Game
But that did not happen.
The project turned out to be too large for the three-person team. It went quiet on Forsaken Legends until the project leader spoke up at the end of last year and stated he would not give up on his dream. However, instead of a huge MMORPG, Forsaken Legends would become a smaller group-based online RPG. Meanwhile, the other team members had dedicated themselves to new projects to pay their bills.
Return to the MMORPG Concept
Now there is another update about the game that MMORPG fans might enjoy. A former programmer is now back in the team, and the group is currently considering utilizing SpatialOS to turn Forsaken Legends back into an MMORPG.
With the SpatialOS software, huge game worlds can be created that can even be simulated in detail. According to the developers, SpatialOS would provide the possibility to turn Forsaken Legends into the ambitious game originally planned. A gigantic, nearly endless, and procedurally generated sandbox world filled with content.
However, one should still approach the project with caution and wait to see how Forsaken Legends develops further.
