Dublin's Jolt Online is taking on the legendary text-based aventure game, this time in MMO form:
LegendsofZork.com will provide online gamers with a persistent
online adventure, playable from any Internet browser. Players take up
the role of a recently laid-off salesman and part-time loot-gatherer,
as he explores the Great Underground Empire. Designed to provide gamers
with a casual MMO game they can play on their laptop, desktop or Apple
iPhone (in school, work or on the bus), there’s nothing to download,
just go to www.legendsofzork.com.
The press release doesn't really give a whole lot of information as to whether it will be another text adventure or a visual reimagining of the game's universe. Go to LegendsofZork.com to be notified when the game goes live. In the meantime, go play the original Zork for free in your browser, because if you haven't played at least one graphics-free text adventure, you just can't consider yourself a serious gamer.
(via Kotaku)
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