Horizons: Empire of Istaria Interview

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Eschalon: Book II

Publisher:Atari
Developer:Artifact Entertainment
Release Date:2003-12-09
Genre:
  • Massively Multiplayer,Role-Playing
Platforms: Theme: Perspective:
  • First-Person,Third-Person
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GB: While going through the specifications released by Artifact Entertainment, we found that there is a contradiction. Can you explain this?

Slak:
(1) a much lesser and more aggressive form of Ssslik.
(2) Small flesh-eating insects, which are capable of running very quickly!


Jeremy: We'll be totally re-doing our FAQs within the next couple of weeks. I did a little research and attached a picture of a REAL Slak! The mystery is solved.


GB: Artifact Entertainment has said many times that we are going to be blown away by the magic system that has been developed for Horizons. However how impressed are we going to be with the melee aspect of things, how blown away are we going to be and can you give us a few hints?

Jeremy: While I can't really go into details on the combat system, I will say this: combat in Horizons is a lot more sophisticated than simply picking a target, pressing the attack button, and standing there until either it or you die. Combat in Horizons will feature lots of cool things that will make a melee character fun to play as well as a force to be reckoned with!


GB: In conclusion, we would like to thank you for your support towards the player community and wish you the best of luck on this ambitious project. Any extra words of wisdom or comments for our readers?

Jeremy: I just want to personally thank all the fans of Horizons. Your support is awesome and we love reading all your great ideas and discussions on the message boards! In the coming weeks we'll be posting lots of cool new things as a way of saying thank you to all our loyal fans!


Thanks Jeremy!