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| Quote: | 'Hello Kitty' MMO goes into beta
Usually when you hear the awkward acronym "MMORPG," which stands for massively multiplayer online role-playing game, it's referring to some title in which elves take on dragons, or orcs battle with giant swords against shamans.
You know, your typical World of Warcraft stuff.
But on Wednesday, the newest MMORPG went into private beta, and there's not a battle axe in sight.
We bring you, courtesy of famous blogger and investor, Joi Ito: Hello Kitty Online, the new online game from Sanrio Digital.
In addition to many of the regular features of an online game, like a virtual economy, guilds and custom avatars, Hello Kitty Online will offer players "a persistent, beautifully-designed environment where thousands of players and (non-player characters) live, explore and quest in a magical world with real and imaginary zones such as the Flower Kingdom, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow and more."
Of course, it's really too early to tell what this game will be like, but it's sure to draw tons of players in, initially at least, because of its theme. After all, who doesn't think of Hello Kitty and get all squishy inside? Well, okay, I don't, but that doesn't mean you don't. Right? |
I've never played an MMO, but I'm familiar with how they work (by watching plenty of FFXI). What would you kill in this game? |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:42 pm |
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| It's probably more like a SIMS sort of MMORPG. I don't know what the hell you'd want to play for, but good luck. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:31 pm |
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| The screenshots have an HP indicator, so apparently you can "die" in it. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:43 pm |
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... the kilt had concealed a blaster strapped to one thigh and a knife to the other. He was aware of the present gentle customs against personal weapons, but he felt naked without them. Such customs were nonsense anyhow, foolishment from old women - there was no such thing as "dangerous weapons," only dangerous people.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:03 pm |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:44 pm |
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| what the hell is this Hello Kitty stuff I hear about? Porn? |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:06 pm |
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Not... quite...
It's kind of like porn for the Japanese though. You'd have to understand the Japanese to explain it, but Hello Kitty underwear will get a Japanese guy as hot as anything at Victoria's Secret.
They DO make a Hello Kitty vibrator though. Not sure it was intentional but that's what it's used for. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:52 am |
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| my 3 year old has Hello Kitty underwear... i'm not sure i'm supposed to respond to that. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:27 pm |
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Spent a good amount of time in Japan, yaish. no problem understanding the little freaks at all.  |
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