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Atlantica releases Van Gogh themed dungeon

by admin on Oct.13, 2009, under Archlord Online News

A little while ago I was complaining that there are no biographical games out there, besides Eternal Sonata. Well listen up!
 
Atlantica has come out with a new patch that includes a new mercenary named Paganini (yes, it is a musician class!) and a dungeon that draws inspiration from Van Gogh.

“In the next major content update, we introduce a brand new dungeon heavily influenced by the great, yet troubled Post-Impressionist artist, Vincent Van Gogh (be forewarned though, it will contain some spoilers). And it is the tragic-hero nature of his curious, yet influential life that we want to share with our players, not only because it makes great content, but because it also adds to the plethora of historical events in Atlantica Online. While a lot of the quests have been historical fiction thus far, much of the events in this dungeon are based on actual occurrences—like his letters to his brother Theo, as a matter of fact. So it is a very different approach as players will find themselves learning about an influential figure through an uncommon medium.”

A dungeon based on true life events of the painter sounds like a great idea. Atlantica is already full of historical and geographic information. And now this? Maybe this is a cue for more games to follow suit. We’ve had enough of “educational” games that are just plain horrible. Integrating real history and educational content into a game so flawlessly might be the best next step.

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