Mercenaries of Astonia
A massively multiplayer online role playing game. Each player begins their journey as a battle-hardened Templar, a magic-wielding Harakim, or a dabbler of both, a Mercenary. The experience gained as characters…
Mercenaries of Astonia is an indie developed by Daniel Brockhaus, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Mercenaries of Astonia is
Mercenaries of Astonia is an indie game developed by Daniel Brockhaus and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A massively multiplayer online role playing game. Each player begins their journey as a battle-hardened Templar, a magic-wielding Harakim, or a dabbler of both, a Mercenary. The experience gained as characters solve quests, discover new places, and kill evil monsters, can be applied to raise any of a large number of attributes, skills and spells. Characters gain rank and power, qualifying them for better and more powerful equipment for the new and greater challenges that lie ahead.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 100 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.
What it launched against
Mercenaries of Astonia launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
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