ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds
Appearance
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Developer(s) | Polygon Games |
Publisher(s) | NHN Corporation, Webzen |
Engine | CryEngine 3[1] |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | March 2, 2016 |
Genre(s) | MMORPG |
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds (Korean: 아스타) was an massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by South Korean developer Polygon Games.[2][3] The game was in development from 2010 through mid-October of 2013.[4][5]
The game featured two warring factions, large-scale player versus player and Realm versus Realm combat and has been touted as "the Asian World of Warcraft."[6]
ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds was published in North America and Europe by Webzen Games, launched on March 02, 2016 and shut down[7] its servers on October 04, 2016.
Setting
ASTA takes place in a high fantasy setting heavily inspired by East Asian myths, legends, and philosophy.[6][8]
References
- ^ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – New trailer as final test phase nears". MMO Culture. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Huge preview footage before CBT". MMO Culture. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Asta Online Closed Beta". steparu.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Open Beta finally announced". MMO Culture. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "[안내] Pre-OBT 서비스 종료". asta.hangame.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ a b "[G*Star 2010] Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Game footage". MMO Culture. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "ELOA and ASTA To Shut Down Soon - MMOGames.com". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "ASTA, a unique concept in MMORPG". asta.hangame.com. 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.