Winterheart's Guild (computer game)
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Winterheart's Guild is an Action-RPG in development by Zelian Games. The game is
based on the power metal
band Sonata Arctica
who provide the player characters and the soundtrack for the game.
The baseline specs are likely to be a reasonably fast CPU, 512MB of system memory and a 256MB PS2.0 graphics card. To get the most from the game you will need 1GB of system memory and a 512MB PS3.0 graphics card (all features set to maximum). There will be a separate Windows Vista / DX10 release, which will require DX10 hardware.
The official website has been offline since the beginning of 2010. Many videogame website reported this project as been canceled.
. In the decimated population, several factions vie for power. The Free are a group of people who choose to live in peace and harmony, instead of joining the rising factions in their war. Winterheart's Guild was formed in an attempt to stop any faction from getting full control, and to lead the Free.
This game has been canceled
based on the power metal
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
who provide the player characters and the soundtrack for the game.
The baseline specs are likely to be a reasonably fast CPU, 512MB of system memory and a 256MB PS2.0 graphics card. To get the most from the game you will need 1GB of system memory and a 512MB PS3.0 graphics card (all features set to maximum). There will be a separate Windows Vista / DX10 release, which will require DX10 hardware.
The official website has been offline since the beginning of 2010. Many videogame website reported this project as been canceled.
Background
The game plays in the distant future, the world has been annihilated and has fallen into a nuclear winterNuclear winter
Nuclear winter is a predicted climatic effect of nuclear war. It has been theorized that severely cold weather and reduced sunlight for a period of months or even years could be caused by detonating large numbers of nuclear weapons, especially over flammable targets such as cities, where large...
. In the decimated population, several factions vie for power. The Free are a group of people who choose to live in peace and harmony, instead of joining the rising factions in their war. Winterheart's Guild was formed in an attempt to stop any faction from getting full control, and to lead the Free.
Pre-release Information
- It is confirmed the game will contain at least one new, unreleased Sonata ArcticaSonata ArcticaSonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
song. - The game's release date is not yet confirmed, but a playable demo was shown at E3 2007.
- The game's production has been halted due to Zelian Games diverting their efforts towards xOrbicXOrbicxOrbic is an RPG puzzle hybrid developed by Zelian Games. The game has taken over priority for Zelian Games because the new game, Winterheart's Guild, was taking too long in development...
which will form the foundation of Winterheart's Guild.
Criticism
Some fans have been known to voice their objections, based on the following information, presently known about the game:- Development by a (supposedly) inexperienced studio, which has not released any games in the past.
- Primitive graphics, which are thought to be inadequate for 2008.
- The fact that a screen goes red after a character is hit, as is visible on a video that can be found on an official site.
- That the game has been in development for a long time with no visible progress in the last year.
- The official website has been offline for quite a while
This game has been canceled
Sources
- Announcement on SonataArctica.info
- Second Announcement on SonataArctica.info
- Description on WinterheartsGuild.com