NEStalgia
2010 video game
NEStalgia was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows created by American indie developer Silk Games. NEStalgia was launched on February 23, 2011, then released for Steam on April 15, 2014. The core gameplay follows the classic Japanese role-playing game format (particularly Dragon Quest) with turn-based battles, random encounters, and explorable towns and dungeons.
Gameplay
There are eight character classes in total. The focus of NEStalgia is a cooperative party system in which players join up to battle monsters and complete quests together.
In addition to the classic elements, the game has world chat, a guild system, Player versus player combat, rare items and gear to find, a quest log, and a player auction house for item trading.
Development
The game was designed by Ben Mallahan, who has been creating online games using the BYOND game creation system since 2001. NEStalgia was in development for two years, which included an 11-month public beta period. The game was launched on February 23, 2011.
Since release, NEStalgia has undergone many changes.
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