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From: "Chris Lloyd" <crl199@soton.ac.uk>
Newsgroups: nu.kanga.list.mud-dev
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 18:10:41 -0000
Organization: Kanga.Nu
A friend of mine sent me an short email today:
> Check out www.rpgplanet.com
>
> They are reviewing a mud, thought you might be interested.
To my astonishment, just a little way down from the reviews of Final
Fantasy IX and Diablo II, is a article on Achaea. A professional games
site has actually produced an accurate and positive review of a text
game, just like it does for EQ, AC, Diablo 2 and the collection of
high-profile graphical worlds.
I read through it, and I'm still amazed that rpgplanet is actually
reviewing a text game. I wonder if this will become a more common
occurrence? When was the last time a text MUD got a mention in a PC or
gaming magazine?
Two quotes that stuck in my mind:
> Yes, there are EverQuest and company's roots, but let's face it,
> television plays better with the kids than books. Text MUDs, it
> seemed, are irrelevant. Man, was I wrong.
and at the end:
> in an online games world dominated by the big graphical MMORPGs,
> Achaea is the only text MUD that still matters.
Kudos!
C.
--Chris Lloyd
--Ship Science
--Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences
--University of Southampton
--crl199@soton.ac.uk
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