Two Worlds: Oblivion with Live co-op
IGN posted a quick and dirty un-preview of Two Worlds. They had planned to actually play the game, but were foiled by a hardware failure (3 red lights?). Still, they had the developers on hand and decided to ask some questions. Two Worlds -- as we've reported in the past -- is an open world RPG in much the same vein as Oblivion. The similarities are obvious: a huge world filled with knights, monsters, horses, spells, weapons, it's all there. What really separates Two Worlds is its online components. First and foremost, 8 players are able to join in multiplayer co-op, but we knew that before. Another very cool feature we didn't know about before: players are able to create their own spells by stacking different effects upon one another. Once players create a new spell, it can be named and registered online. If that player is the first player to register a certain spell, the name will permeate the online world. We can't wait to discover the fireball spell only to find out that someone else named it "n00b k1LL3R."
If there is one fault with Oblivion (and the Elder Scrolls in general), it's that the game is a very solitary experience. The idea of a similar game with online co-op is positively delicious. Here's hoping Two Worlds delivers.
