NCsoft unveils Blade & Soul MMO

By Robert Purchese Published 5 August, 2008

Martial arts from Lineage II brain.

NCsoft has whipped the wrappers off Blade & Soul, a new martial arts-inspired MMO from the creators of Lineage II.

Set in an oriental world with lots of Korean influences, the onus is on fast-paced, dynamic-looking battles. What we've seen is more akin to single-player action games than online worlds.

Visually, though, it's very similar to Lineage II - delicate, intricate, and designed to look a bit like a cartoon.

Elsewhere, we're told PvP and questing will be split down the middle in terms of importance and, apparently, the storyline will have an ending. We expect it will have a beginning and a middle, too.

Blade & Soul is around 20-50 per cent complete, according to a translated interview with art director Kim Hyung-Taek and director Bae Jae-Hyun, and will be PC-exclusive. A western release is unconfirmed.

Head over to Eurogamer TV for the almost entirely in-game trailer, or to our Blade & Soul gallery for the first screenshots.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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