The game is currently slated for release to the PC in 2010. Otherland by Williams, Tad Williams, Tad. dtp plans to make use of the Unreal 3 engine for the project, ensuring that the impressive screenshots are likely to be even more eyebrow-raising in action. Few science fiction sagas have achieved the level of critical acclaim and best-selling popularity as Tad Williamss Otherland novels. At its core the game will make use of an 80s/90s "virtual reality" theme, bringing to mind the Metaverse of Stephenson's Snow Crash or the old-style Matrix of the Shadowrun RPG. Eurogamer has the story, along with a three-page discussion of dtp's plans and goals for this innovative title.Īs you can see from the site's screenshot gallery, plans for the game include several different art styles to exist side by side.
I mostly loved the bits with Christabel, and the ending was a bit of a surreal surprise. (See: John Varleys Titan series) It was a fun read though. One area in particular will be geared towards casual gaming and social interaction, a hub area to be called the Lambda Mall. Otherland was probably the best book series I had ever read that really could have just been one book and still be just as enjoyable. In the Otherland series, Tad Williams extraordinary imagination and storytelling skills have combined to create a rich, powerful and utterly compelling tale. The title will be a mixture of several different playspaces, riffing on the series concept of competing virtual realities. The German games publisher dtp Entertainment has made the surprising announcement that they'll be transforming sci-fi author Tad Williams' Otherland into a massively multiplayer online game.
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