Previewing MMO game titles is a surprising amount of work. So is avoiding glitches in Drupal when publishing them. At any rate, most of my recent writing time went into a preview at Stratics, where I worked during the .com explosion at the turn of the millennium.
I Played Jumpgate Evolution for 60 minutes at GDC and all I got was this stinkin’ mousepad!
One of the new sectors we were introduced to at GDC
When you’ve done as much investigative work on the details of a game as the editors at JGEWiki.com have, diving into the game for the first time is an experience unlike anything the drive-by fan will ever know. At NetDevil’s reception on the 20th floor of the St. Regis hotel in San Francisco, most folks sat down and started flying from minute one, learning as intended by Scott Brown and the rest of the crew. I sat down and started looking at the keymap.
“Okay, where is the control to turn off dampeners?”
Those who have been following the development of JumpGate Evolution (JGE) for the last 18 months already know it but I’ll say it anyway – this is going to be a very different sort of preview.
By the way… the answer to my question was F12.
This is the story of my first impression.
