Back in April, London-based developer Firefly Studios teased the big reveal of a new installment in its strategy franchise, Stronghold. Today, it delivered, revealing Stronghold Kingdoms, an MMORTS set in the franchise's traditional medieval world. Interestingly enough, Firefly is funding the project itself, giving it the freedom afforded to all independent developers, as well as imbuing it with the fear of crippling financial disaster in the event of failure. Now that's motivation!
We know next to nothing about the game, though Firefly is describing it as a "castle-based MMO." We don't know about you guys, but we're thinking about rolling motte-and-bailey.
Reader Comments (10)
Posted: May 28th 2009 4:19PM Shagittarius said
Would like to see the concept executed well but I don't think this game has a chance for commercial success due to the unpopular pedigree of its history.
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Posted: May 28th 2009 4:19PM (Unverified) said
That artwork couldn't look more generic if it tried.
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Posted: May 28th 2009 4:23PM TheDarkWayne said
I looked really fast and thought I saw Firefly MMO, then my hopes were dashed again
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Posted: May 28th 2009 5:31PM TheCabbage said
This is going down...hard. Would much rather have a new Stronghold then another online mmo-fest. This is WAY over their head.
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Posted: May 28th 2009 5:52PM masterinsan0 said
I loved the original Stronghold and Stronghold: Crusader, but Stronghold 2 was just awful. So awful that it completely tainted any love I ever had for Firefly. I hope they can pull this off, I really do, but somehow I doubt it. Even if they finish the game and it's not horrible, it's another medieval MMO. Without the fantasy elements, how do you introduce enough gameplay elements to make it interesting?
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