Earth Eternal still alive, reborn as Ikimonogatari

You're kidding about that name, right?

The only reason I did not like that game was that the lag made it all but impossible to be efficient as a mage (for me at least)

Actually, Sankando signed an agreement to publish the game in Japan before Sparkplay went under, so this isn't particularly surprising. I aslo see the IP as being very friendly to an Asian market.

My *guess* is Sankando--being a publisher--is paying for development, hence the Japanese-only version. I'm curious to see if there are any publishers lined up for other regions or if Turnout Ventures (the actual developers) are considering self-publishing for the Western Market? Self-publishing didn't work out so well last time, but Turnout Ventures is a Time Warner company, so they have much deeper pockets.

I'm excited about the game being reborn, personally, but disappointed it won't be in my language (for now, at least).

Also, in regards to the overall development of the original version, check out this chat log with Shazbawt (formerly of Sparkplay Media):

http://ee.k5p.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=995

~Ripper

The game was alright but it didn't know what it wanted to be. You had graphics that appealed to children but gameplay that was straight out of any mainstream MMO for a more advanced audience.

Hopefully the new owners can give it that definition it ineeds to pull in sufficient players to keep going.

Hearing that music just brought back so many memories... I was on the alpha testing team for EE back in the day, and even though it was a broken mess, it had an atmosphere that I really, REALLY want back.
I even like the updated character models / textures, and I can't even stand anime stuff. It looks just stylized enough to pass!
My ONLY complaint is with the site. What's the deal with that blue bunny pushing her butt out?

Yes, let's bring in players to a game hardly anyone knows exists by giving it a name noone outside of obscure Asian villages can pronounce.

"Hey, what mmo do you play?"

"Iki....Ikam...Ik.......WoW."

Hope this game is published again in the US....I loved it! Had so much fun playing as a Frog, was a nice change from the typical fantasy MMO races. =D