Last year, Ten Ton Hammer's Danny "Ralsu" Gourley stumbled onto a little gem of a free-to-play game named Neo Steam and quickly placed the stylized F2P title into his Top Ten F2P Games list. Since that time, however, the original publishers of the game have given up their rights and it's now been announced that well-known publisher Atlus will be picking up the title for its new online gaming portal. Ten Ton Hammer was able to get an exclusive interview with Atlus' Kevin Crawford, the portal project manager, to chat about Atlus' new MMO projects, including Neo Steam.
Atlus Online's free-to-play steampunk MMORPG Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary.
Bright Hub writes "Atlus' MMORPG set within a steam-powered, medieval-fantasy universe has become renowned for its themes and artistic style, but how well does this game measure up as an overall gameplay experience? Well, there are a lot of good things present in the game's concept but I can't readily say that Neo Steam is as good a game as I was expecting it to be."
Covered in jungle and active volcanoes, Rope Isle would be a fairly easy romp toward the precious steam if not for the fact that the island already has inhabitants who aren't pleased with the idea of anyone else coming in. Since they're unlikely to respond to a reasonable discussion about the demands of industrialized economy, Neo Steam players can expect to be pitted against a difficult battle. The update will also increase the level cap to 70 and two new battlefields, to help hone players and improve their skills for the dangerous island.
