Back in late January, Eliah posted about
an interesting little MMO called Lila Dreams, that was intriguing for a few reasons. Not only is it being developed as a 2D game in Java and Flash on
Kongregate.com (a website probably most known for the extremely popular
Desktop Tower Defense game), but the premise sounds terrific: the game takes place all inside a little girl's dream, with platforming and "gardening," and "mood-based world altering." Sure, it might not appeal to the
Counterstrike crowd, but to experienced game players and developers that just sounds perfect.
Since we first posted about it, the developers of the game
have been blogging, and now there's quite a bit to read there about the process behind the game, including some good tidbits about
how to make an RPG without a grind, and how to
include microtransactions that vibe with both players and the people who want to make money from them.
It'll definitely be interesting to see what comes of this. It certainly seems new, and as a great movie once said,
the new needs friends.
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KTR]
