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Jun 19, 2015 Mythica series is a niche for fantasy fans, it doesn't boast high budget production, but decent enough for a B-movie viewing. The Darkspore has a couple of nice designs and occasional humor, yet the narrative doesn't produce that great of an adventure. Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as 'a fast-paced, science fiction action role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore'.
| Mythica: The Darkspore | |
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| Directed by | Anne K. Black |
| Produced by | Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin |
| Written by | Anne K. Black, Jason Faller, and Kynan Griffin |
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| Music by | Nathaniel Drew |
| Cinematography | A. Todd Smith |
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| Language | English |
Mythica: The Darkspore is a 2015 Arrowstorm Entertainment fantasy film. It is the sequel to Mythica: A Quest for Heroes,[1] the second installment in the Mythica series, and is directed by Anne K. Black and co-written with Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin, starring Kevin Sorbo[2][3] and Melanie Stone. The third film, Mythica: The Necromancer, was released in 2015 as well, while the fourth film Mythica: The Iron Crown, was released in 2016, followed by a fifth and final film, Mythica: The Godslayer.
Plot[edit]
Following immediately from the end of the previous film, Teela's sister is killed by Kishkumen, a dark magician with yellow eyes, who also steals the mysterious stone that she was carrying, and wants to give it to his master Szorlok.
Meanwhile, sorcerer Gojun Pye tells Marek about the stone: a fragment/shard of the full Darkspore, a piece that can give the user a great immense power, which once belonged to the Lich King, and that was found by Szorlok and his followers years ago, splitted into fragments, but after using his followers to reunite the Darkspore he was stopped by Gojun Pye and other sorcerers from getting the power from the piece, and in the aftermath, the sorcerers split the piece into four fragments/shards and hid them apart in the world (one was with Teela's sister and her people, a second was hidden in a dragon's lair in an ancient ruined city).
Gojun Pye also tells Marek about who she is: a necromancer, just like Szorlok, and that is why Szorlok also wants Marek at his side, because the potential power she holds within. That power is also what Teela sensed in the previous film, while trying to heal the hurted-leg of Marek, and it's also what might drive Marek to the darkness if she is not careful when using it.
Marek and her company must go on a journey to the ruined city, and prevent the evil necromancer Szorlok from obtaining all the shards of the Darkspore, or all will be lost. Therefore, they must get the hidden shard from the ruined city before Kishkumen does. Along the way they meet Qole, a mysterious dark-elf warrior with his face marked with strange drawings that allows him to be unharmed by dark magic, who allies himself with Marek after she saves him from faeries, and they are also pursued by Peregus Malister and his forces, who wants revenge from events of the previous film.
Cast[edit]
- Melanie Stone as Marek
- Adam Johnson as Thane
- Jake Stormoen as Dagen
- Nicola Posener as Teela
- Rocky Myers as Qole
- Matthew Mercer as Szorlok
- Christopher Robin Miller as Hammerhead
- Natalie Devine Riskas as Caeryn
- Robert Jayne as Peregus Malister
- Kevin Sorbo as Gojun Pye
References[edit]
- ^Mythica: A Quest for Heroes
- ^'GeekDad Interviews Kevin Sorbo of 'Mythica' - GeekDad'. GeekDad. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^Kevin Sorbo Talks Mythica: A Quest for Heroes
External links[edit]
- Mythica: The Darkspore on IMDb
- Mythica: The Darkspore at Rotten Tomatoes
| Darkspore | |
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| Developer(s) | Maxis Emeryville |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | Thomas Vu |
| Producer(s) | Thomas Vu[1] |
| Designer(s) | Paul Sottosanti Fred Dieckmann[2] |
| Composer(s) | Junkie XL |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows[3] |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Darkspore was a video game that borrowed creature editing technology from Spore. It was described as 'a fast-paced, science fictionaction role-playing game in which the player battled across alien worlds to save the galaxy from the mutated forces of Darkspore'.[5] In addition to the creature editor, the game features a unique squad-based mechanic, various multiplayer options, and a player versus player arena. The game was released in North America on April 26, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, and in Europe on April 28, 2011.
EA has removed the store page of Darkspore from Steam, meaning any attempt to purchase it through Steam cannot be made. The game was later relisted with EA saying that they would continue to support the game. Those who have purchased it prior to the page's removal still have the game and could play it until the servers were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016. The game is currently unplayable without circumventing its DRM scheme that requires a connection to servers which no longer exist.[6]
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Plot[edit]
The Crogenitors were a race of scientists that established a massive empire encompassing an entire galaxy.Many of them performed secret experiments on the populations they oversaw. Being masters of genetic manipulation, they used their knowledge to create a personal army of genetic heroes, called Living Weapons. However, the discovery of an experimental amino acid that bonds to DNA changes everything. Capable of achieving a millennium in terms of evolution in a matter of hours, it has an immense potential to manipulate life to levels never achieved before.
Unfortunately, E-DNA proves to be unstable. All of the test subjects who came in contact with it were transformed into uncontrollable genetic mutants soon named The Darkspore. Fearing these new creatures, the Crogenitors throw hero Xylan into exile for his behavior and negligence, outlawing the use of E-DNA. Xylan fakes his death. Believing himself able to control the power of E-DNA, he injects it himself. This act transforms him into the Corruptor—a mentally unstable, extraordinarily powerful mutant who can master all Darkspores. Determined to get revenge on the other Crogenitors and conquer everything, he gathers allies and strengthens the E-DNA mutagenic power. Afterwards, the Corruptor begins conquering planets of the Crogenitor empire, infecting them through the use of E-DNA bombs, and destroying Crogenitor fortresses with his mutants and war machines.
As the game begins, the player takes on the role of one of the last Crogenitors. Starting with only a few heroes, the player's goal is to purge the Darkspore from the galaxy, planet by planet, moving ever closer to the ultimate goal of destroying the Corruptor forces.
Hero Editor[edit]
The Hero editor in Darkspore has been described as an enhanced version of the one found in Spore. There are thousands of parts to collect which enhance the overall gaming experience. The different types of parts include enabling the customization of several character aspects, including body parts, armor, weapons, facial features and coloration. The hero remains recognizable but customisable. To buy and equip the loot or buy upgrades, DNA is necessary, used as a currency. DNA helixes can be collected during gameplay, dropped sometimes by slayed Darkspores or destructible objects, or obtained by selling pieces of loot.
Alternate reality game[edit]
HelpEDNA was a Darkspore alternate reality game that went online in mid-2010. It plays out as a puzzle text adventure which gives clues about the Darkspore game, and is set before the events of the game.
HelpEDNA is a puzzle text adventure, in which the player is a contact that has begun receiving messages from an unknown character. After the game is completed, it contains an epilogue page containing a message from Maxis, with links to all the pictures and videos from the website.
Online[edit]
In addition to a product key registration, Darkspore required a persistent, broadband internet connection and an EA account in order to play the game after installation.[7]
In June 2013 many users had problems logging in to play. This combined with Darkspore being removed from Steam led to concerns that EA had abandoned the title and it would no longer be playable. However, shortly after, the errors were fixed and Darkspore returned to Steam.[8]
March 2016 server closure[edit]
The online servers of the game were shut down permanently on March 1, 2016.[9] The game is no longer playable. The move attracted criticism, with Techraptor stating that the failure to migrate away from the always-online requirement before the server shut down was tantamount to 'banishing the title from gaming history'.[10]
Reception[edit]
Darkspore has received mixed reviews, with an average of 65% on Metacritic.[11]
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References[edit]
- ^'Developer Introductions: Meet the Makers'. Forum.ea.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^Unknown. 'Game Design'(Screenshot). Imgur. Imgur LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^'Darkspore FAQ'. Forum.ea.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^ abReilly, Jim (March 18, 2011). 'Darkspore Delayed'. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^Electronic Arts Inc (2011). 'A NEW BREED OF ACTION RPG'. Darkspore. Electronic Arts Inc. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^Gera, Emily (July 1, 2013). 'Darkspore removed from Steam after months of game breaking issues (update)'. Polygon. Polygon. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ^'Darkspore requires constant Internet connection (Update)'. Destructoid. March 16, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ^Purchese, Robert (2013). 'Has EA abandoned Darkspore?'. Eurogamer. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^Chalk, Andy (February 24, 2016). 'Darkspore will close for good next week'. PC Gamer. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
- ^'Darkspore Servers Shut Down'. Techraptor.net. March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^'Darkspore'. Metacritic. April 26, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website via Internet Archive
- Darkspore at MobyGames