Grotesque - Heroes Hunted

Gothic 2 Publisher Akella is going to publish Grotesque - Heroes Hunted in Russia

Dienstag, 26 September 2006

Silent Dreams is pleased to announce that a publisher for the Russian market has been found in "Akella" as a licensed partner with regard to the forthcoming unique fantasy RPG "Grotesque - Heroes Hunted".
Akella, a publisher based in Russia has sold, among others, the RPGs "Gothic2", "Sacred", "Everquest 2", "Final Fantasy XI",as well as other famous games such as the "Prince of Persia" trilogy or "Painkiller" within Russia.

Olga Pak, Akella: "We are greatly pleased to publish the game Grotesque: Heroes Hunted at the territory of Russia. It is a real enjoyment to deal with the game in which considerable part of oddball humor makes nice addition to high-quality graphics and exciting gameplay. We are not tired of role-playing games. Akella has already published a few projects of this genre. But Grotesque: Heroes Hunted became for us absolutely new experience. Our localization department will have to work hard to preserve original humor and charming atmosphere of the game."

Rayk Kerstan, Project Director of Silent Dreams says: "This cooperation with Akella is a great coup for Silent Dreams.
Akella has proved with other popular RPG's, that "Grotesque" will be incorporated into a very good and experienced portfolio from which the Russian market will profit. At the same time we can continue to work on the high quality of Grotesque."

Grotesque - Heroes Hunted is a classical, beautiful fantasy RPG, where however, humorous adventure elements also cater for very refreshing cunning in the game. With its distinctive characters, the diversified gameplay and the exciting strategic battle system,Grotesque is likely to achieve cult status amongst RPG fans.

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So könnte man einen Slogan für die neuen Screenshots des Solo Fantasy RPG Epos „Grotesque“ finden.
Bei dem UI des tiefgründigen Rollenspiels erkennt der potentielle Spieler doch relativ deutlich, dass Grotesque einige Parallelen zu World of Warcraft aufwartet, aber RPG und Adventure Fans gleichermaßen ansprechen will.
So meint auch der Projektleiter und Lead Designer von Silent Dreams, Rayk Kerstan, dass manche Ähnlichkeiten beabsichtigt sind.
“WoW hat vieles richtig gemacht, auch der Solo Spielgenuss ist nicht zu verachten. Wir haben deshalb einiges übernommen und unserem Spiel angepasst.“