Lila Dreams blog posts an interview with Jason McIntosh

Mike Schramm — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:00:00 EST

Filed under: Game mechanics, New titles, Raiding, PvE, Casual

Lila Dreams is a tiny little MMO that we've been following somewhat closely here at Massively -- from the descriptions we've seen so far (of an entire virtual world set inside the dreams of a little girl), it seems like an intriguing experimental departure from your standard online game. And now, over on their blog, they've got an interview, translated from Portuguese, that sheds even more light on this innovative little online game.

Unfortunately, there's not too much new here, but the interview does follow some familiar and interesting news about the game: players will be able to actually change Lila's moods using game mechanics, and the setting of the game will change based on whatever mood she has at the moment. While there probably won't be the videogame standbys of swords and plasma guns (though apparently there will be "a mix of modern, medieval, and future stuff"), we are told that players will be able to wander instanced areas with groups, so there will be some MMO conventions in there, tweaked as they may be.

Lila Dreams remains a unique little blip on our radar for now -- the game, as we've said before, will eventually be hosted on Kongregate as a 2D Java and Flash game. There's a long way to go until release -- at least a closed alpha, beta, and then an open pre-release period, but we continue to look forward to it.

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Lila Dreams: a different kind of MMO

Eliah Hecht — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: New titles, Browser

Most of the big MMOs that are coming up fit in the basic Tolkien-derived fantasy mold: Warhammer Online, Age of Conan, and so on. There's nothing wrong with that per se; I'm with the many who believe WoW is the best MMO yet, and I recently started playing the Mythos beta and having a lot of fun with it. However, every once in a while, something comes along that breaks the pattern and stands out, like a refreshing breeze. EVE Online, as I'm told, is one such game.

Here's another: Lila Dreams, by Creatrix Games, "a small game development studio located all around the world." It's set to launch this year on Flash gaming site Kongregate; the game's back end will be in Java, and the interface will be Flash. Here are some things I could glean from the blog:

No magic (though there might be "psychic powers")
No level grind
No fantasy setting or races
2D platforming combat with "RPG-like mechanics"
Gardening -- but "in a surrealistic game world where plants are not just plants"
Players will apparently be inhabiting the mind of an 11-year-old girl named Lila
Mood-based world-altering as a result of player cooperation

It sounds interesting, anyway. For more, check out the concept art or the blog on the game's site. This is one game I would love to play in beta.

[via Boing Boing]

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