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Tabula Rasa

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: NCSoft
Developer: NCSoft

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by Rainier on Aug. 18, 2005 @ 5:21 a.m. PDT

A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next. Developed from the ground up to be stable, fast and fun, Tabula Rasa represents a refreshing new approach to the design of multiplayer online games.

You've heard the distant call. This invitation has echoed across generations for as long as your people can remember. The words appear as seemingly alien symbols racing through your mind. You understand them without exactly knowing why. You perceive an urgent summons to come to the aid of the universe.

A heroic task awaits you. Just beyond your galaxy, an ancient malevolence has embarked upon a covetous rampage. This demonic juggernaut seeks nothing less than the total enslavement of every world it encounters. Your world could be next.

You will not be alone. Many will join you as you leave your beautiful planet to ensure its survival. From the safety of their new homes within the timeless SanctuaryTM, they've gathered together to take this epic battle directly to the enemy. Will you join them? Are you prepared to harness your own potential and stem the growing menace of the Thrax?

Tabula Rasa is the latest massively multiplayer entertainment experience to come from the legendary creative mind of Richard Garriott and the all-star team of industry professionals at Destination Games. Developed from the ground up to be stable, fast and fun, Tabula Rasa represents a refreshing new approach to the design of multiplayer online games.

The character development process provides the novice player with an ability to explore and discover the game universe at their own pace without committing to a specific play style. Seasoned gamers will appreciate the challenging strategy and complex depth found in similar games.

Key Features

  • Experience an all-new, original fictional fantasy universe crafted by gaming industry pioneer, Richard Garriott.
  • Begin the game with your very own customizable home set within a private landscaped estate.
  • Using a completely unique advancement system, you may change your character's career path at any time without losing items, currency, housing, or reputation.
  • Participate in a wide variety of challenging, scripted missions, or jump into an array of shared frontline battlefields, where you decide if you'll be the lone hero or part of a team.
  • Travel to distant worlds and join your friends instantly through universally implemented teleportation systems.
  • Engage your adversaries with martial arts-inspired combat action and customizable, esoteric weapons that bond with you over time.
  • Immerse yourself within a richly-detailed game world featuring beautifully rendered 3-D environments, unique alien creatures and characters, and imaginative technorganic fashion and architecture.
  • Your adventures are set to an original, dynamically-mixed soundtrack by recording artist, Chris Vrenna.
  • Fully integrated voice chat technology allows you speak directly to your friends and coordinate battles with your team.

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