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CastleVille may be the newest 'Ville' game in Zynga's lineup, but it is a game all its own, thanks to its living world and MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game) elements.
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The game, which is making its debut Friday on Facebook, brings many of the traditional elements that have turned FarmVille and CityVille into multi-billion dollar successes, including city building, exploration, self expression and playing with friends. However, the game also boasts some gaming aspects that have popularized MMORGPs such as World of Warcraft, including player customization, an enhanced reputation system and a trade system that will roll out in the coming weeks.
'We're beginning to see the design of what an MMORPG would look like to a broad audience,' says Zynga Dallas Creative Director Bill Jackson.
The core feature of the game is the ability to create and build your own kingdom, complete with castles, bridges, plants, walls and townspeople. Users can then show off their creations off to their friends, just like previous games in the 'Ville' series. It also includes the familiar dynamic of helping neighbors finish their buildings, beating up baddies and collecting coins.
Deeper Gameplay: MMORPG Meets Social Gaming
Jackson and his team took the gameplay of CastleVille a few levels deeper, though. For example, crafting is a major component of the game. Users can craft armor, potions, art and other items. This is necessary to complete a series of quests that push the game's storyline forward. A revamped reputation system not only lets you collect hearts for helping friends, but also lets you spend them on treasures you can show off in your kingdom.
'It's not just a level up system. It's a currency,' Jackson says.
The game is also far more animated than previous games in the 'Ville' series. The trees shake when you hit them and rabbits hop around the landscape. There are hundreds of animations and easter eggs that can be discovered by interaction with the CastleVille world.
'There are so many of them going on in the game world that it creates a sense that the world is a living, breathing thing,' Jackson claims.
Quests, currency and interactivity are hallmarks of MMORPGs, but CastleVille isn't an MMORPG. Users don't have to get online at the same time to take out a boss. Like all Zynga games, gameplay is asynchronous, so you can play CastleVille on your own schedule. However, the game will soon be adding one major element of MMORPGs: a trade system. In the weeks ahead, users will be able to trade pretty much anything as they attempt to build the best kingdom possible.
'This is a full trading system,' Jackson states. 'You can trade anything in the game. When you visit a town, you can see what they have offered for sale and make a deal and see what's available in the shop.'
The game was developed by the Zynga Dallas office, formed after Zynga acquired Bonfire Studios. The developers behind Bonfire Studios, and thus CastleVille, are the same people who created the award-winning Age of Empires and Halo Wars video games. Perhaps that's why the game fuses so many traditional gameplay elements into its overall structure.
This doesn't mean the game isn't mainstream, though. 'Our focus with the title was to make it broad and accessible,' Jackson says.
Check out some screenshots of the game in the gallery above, and let us know in the comments what you think of the newest 'Ville' game.
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