Dark Age of Camelot piqued my interest when it came out, but at the time, I didn't have a computer that could play it and by the time I did, other stuff was out. Still, always kind of wondered about that game, being an Arthurian Legend nerd and all. Do you know if it followed the tales of Malory or Tennyson? I really enjoyed the King Arthur RPG Wargame for it's authenticity in that regard. Yeah, I'm encountering more guys on these boards that are around our age. My wife still thinks I'm the oddity for being a middle-aged gamer. I read a statistic recently that the average gamer is now 30 years old, so I don't feel that bad. Heh.
@Maersyndel Yeah? We'll see. Not sure if I want to pay a subscription fee. Hey is that the "devil" guy from Lost Highways in your pic? Now that was a crazy movie. David Lynch has made some disturbing films. Wild at Heart, anyone?
Thank you! Ultima Online, huh? In your opinion then, as a veteran of MMOs, what are your top 5? I love RPGs, just not so much the MMO variety. I have tried a few MMORPGs in my time: Guild Wars (1), WoW (of course), City of Heroes, and Diablo 2/3 (although I'm not sure if either Diablo really qualify on this list), but WoW was the only one that I really played for any length of time.
I'm a big fan of Lovecraft, having read many of his stories multiple times over the years. The writer himself suggested that this game had a Lovecraft/Poe/King feel. I'm not really interested in MMOs generally. I lost a good two years of real life playing WoW nearly a decade a go and haven't played an MMO since, but this title intrigues me. Very few games cater to that difficult horror niche, but it seems like TSW could be one of them. Games I've enjoyed that had that particular Gothic/Noire horror atmosphere that I'm thinking of are Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth or Undying (which was so creepy I never finished it.) If the story and ambiance of this game are along those lines, I think I would enjoy it. Thoughts?
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