Majesty Legends Update

We met briefly with Cyberlore marketing manager Jay Adan to discuss Majesty II, the upcoming fantasy-themed strategy sequel. According to Adan, the game is currently in a "prototype stage," a pre-alpha state from which the first screenshots were derived. In the sequel, just as in the original game, you'll recruit powerful hero characters who you can't directly control but whose actions you can influence by offering rewards. However, with the sequel, Cyberlore wishes to make the role of heroes more meaningful by giving them a wider range of quests to undertake, as well as a broader path of development so that you will, as Adan puts it, "form an emotional link to them."

Just as in the previous game, heroes will have various physical attributes, such as strength, which they'll use in battle, but they'll also find an increased use for their charisma statistic, which they can use to negotiate alternate resolutions to conflict, as well as to negotiate with rival nations. This will be due in part to careful rebalancing to make sure that you and your heroes won't constantly be under attack in the sequel. However, Majesty II will also feature an improved diplomacy system that will let you negotiate with other nations and set up trade routes to barter goods. According to Adan, you'll have different ways to approach different situations, depending on what sort of heroes are in your employ--if you have a large group of warrior knights, they may attempt to resolve the situation with violence, while an order of monks may prefer to discuss the matter peacefully.

Majesty II is currently in development at Cyberlore Studios, though the company is still shopping around for a publisher.