Exclusive Gatheryn Interview with Isa Stamos

[Cody Bye]

A few months ago, the Ten Ton Hammer staff had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with the creative minds behind Gatheryn, an upcoming MMO set in a steampunk type world where everything from flying dirigibles to steam-powered monkeys is possible. With their recent hire of Game Studio Director Isa Stamos (famous for her work on The Force Unleashed), the Gatheryn developers are revving their engines and getting closer and closer to the beginning of their beta testing phase. We sat down with Isa to get an update on this upcoming MMO and see what's next on the horizon for Gatheryn!

Ten Ton Hammer: You allude to a robust character creation system for Gatheryn. Let's test that out. Can I make my character a heavyset, balding man who is short? What about a tall, malnourished-looking guy? Can I adjust my character's age during creation?

Isa: All three of those scenarios are possible. Our system is very flexible and allows players to come up with a lot of unique looks. Combining the powerful customization of the character, there will be great options for hairstyles, clothing and other equipment so each player can look unique and have fun changing their look.

To read the rest of the exclusive Gatheryn interview, click here!

[Shayalyn]

Let me be the first to say that I'm completely intrigued by this game. If one of the main purposes of Gatheryn is to appeal to a female audience then, well, I admit they got me. I like a hardcore fight as much as the next girl, but sometimes I just want to fritter around and dress up and play mini-games. This sounds like steampunk meets The Sims meets Pogo.com. Count me in.

Do we know anything about the subscription model yet?