Are you ready for another MMORPG? Sigil and Microsoft Games are planning to release Vanguard: Saga of Heroes by year's end, and IGN and GameSpot have each taken a turn with an early version of the game.
IGN likes Vanguard's detailed character models--which have been rendered using a modified version of the Unreal 2.5 engine, while GameSpot highlighted the house and village-building features for individual players and guilds. Both previews were keen on the availability of land and air-based animal mounts, as well as the ability to craft your own seafaring vessels for travel between the game's three vast continents. Sigil includes many EverQuest veterans who have suggested that Vanguard's difficulty levels will harken back to the days of the original Norrath campaigns. In other words, start planning your funerals--and corpse runs.
Visit Vanguard's official site for more information.
