Viking mobile MMO Odin looks suspiciously good -apkrig
Two years ago in August, South Korean developer Kim Jae Young announced the establishment of the new Lionheart studio. The author of the action RPG Blade: Sword of Elysion saw the possibilities of the Unreal Engine, received an investment from the publishers of Kakao Games and embarked on a mobile MMORPG, which, according to Young, is to revolutionize the mobile game market in a revolutionary way. A year later, people from Lionheart Studio (not to be confused with Peter Molyneux’s Lionhead Studios) began to talk openly about the Odin project, which was subsequently supplemented by the subtitle Valhalla Rising and introduced as an upcoming MMO for mobile devices and PCs. These days, he is given relatively considerable attention, especially thanks to the new video, which demonstrates above-expected detailed graphics and provides a number of hints of the planned properties, so that the form of the described project is hard to believe. Nevertheless, Odin: Valhalla Rising is preparing for its launch in 2021, and there is a quiet talk about the successor to the equally impressive MMO Black Desert.
The search for traces of the mentioned game is relatively straightforward – Young talked about it in hints as early as 2018 and a year later he officially introduced it. The subtitle was added last year in May, and at the same time, the first specific information began to appear on the game’s official website. As the name suggests, the game will be based on Norse mythology and should offer traditional mechanisms large MMO here. After selecting one of the available classes of heroes – warrior, villain, magician or priest – a giant game world awaits the player, which should not be crossed by loading screens. It is said that it should be possible to go wherever the player sees, moving in four large locations. With references to Norse mythology, these will be Midgard, Jotunheim, Niflheim and Alfheim, while players are still speculating whether the infamous Helmheim will be added to the game.
We will see how much the game will rely on the automatic travel function, which is often criticized by Asian mobile RPGs.
In any case, each region should bring its own set of enemies and stories, as well as a different landscape and atmosphere. In other words, while Midgard welcomes players through the green plains, inhospitable cliffs will come with Jotunheim, there will be an eternal cold in Nifelheim for a change, and Alfheim will probably be most reminiscent of forest elves. As for the races represented, in addition to the elves, the world of the game will be inhabited by humans, dwarves and giants, but it is not clear at this time whether it will be possible to choose any combination of race and the above classes of heroes, respectively. who will actually be playable and who should only perform the function of computer-controlled characters. The world of the game is supposed to be full of life and bring various challenges not only when completing missions, but also fighting dungeons or moving from place to place calmly with the help of flying mounts. However, we will see how much the game will rely on the automatic travel feature that is often criticized by Asian mobile RPGs.
In terms of technical processing, Odin: Valhalla Rising relies on Unreal Engine 4 technology, thanks to which the game should appear not only on mobile devices with Android and iOS operating systems, but also on computers. However, this raises further concerns, and it is not possible to read from the available materials what shots we are actually looking at in the trailers. Especially with detailed views of perfectly stylized monsters, we are hesitant whether it is really the form of a mobile version, and with the knowledge of many deceptive or at least misleading advertisements for mobile games, we remain a little skeptical. But in the end, you can make the picture yourself and wait with us for more news that the developers promise for this year. The game should soon to come out, but it can be expected that a soft launch will take place in selected regions first, and only then will the full version arrive in the West.
