Bright Shadow Episode I Interview

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Gamepot (USA), Inc. has published two titles; Mir2 and Bright Shadow. All of our MMOs are free to play. For those who want to enhance their character with costumes and weapons, you can buy virtual items to customize your character and game play as you like.

Gamepot: Bright Shadow is a free to play 3D MMO, with a variety of Customizable Characters and engaging Game Play encourages you to adventure with your friends!

Additionally, Bright Shadow provides Smooth and Interesting Game Play. For example, it has a social combat system which combines group attacks; summon system transformations, Soul Power abilities, and Monster Card buffs as well as class-based skills to create fun, free experience for all players.

Bright Shadow also provides a lot of Social Interaction with Players. It is a game that doesn't take itself too seriously, and places an emphasis on the player customizing their game play with their friends. We have thousands of items, hundreds of monsters, a plethora of quests, party buffs, guild skills and a vast world for players to adventure in. We call Bright Shadow a Social MMO.

In addition to those points above, we're also continuously adding new content. So, players can discover new game content on a weekly basis.

MMOsite: How is Bright Shadow different from other Free to Play MMO games? Could you tell us unique features of Bright Shadow?

Gamepot: We can summarize Bright Shadow's uniqueness with four core principals "Diversity", "Customization", "Vibrant Art Style", "Stellar Game Play" and "Social Interaction".

This game provides many opportunities for players to play interactively. Beyond forming guilds, trading items and sending in-game mail, players can work together for team combo attacks. Over 500 costumes, hairstyles, weapons and more encourage players not only to enjoy the originality of game play but also to express themselves via their avatars.

Moreover, the world of Umbra contains three massive realms, with vastly different environments. There are valleys, mountains, hills, frozen tundras, a pyramid, and a haunted house, as well as hunting grounds known as "Shadow Realms", where fearsome bosses, the "PenUmbra" roam. In Episode I, which we launched on Feb. 9, players can explore a new continent and a new world!

More information on the game can be found at http://brightshadow.gamepotusa.com/.

On the new continent, Abraxia(available in Episode I), players will meet awakening monsters uniquely living in specific areas. In this new continent, there are seven new locations and four frightful dungeons to battle.

Furthermore, these anime inspired, diverse environments feature architecture that varies from traditional fantasy to ancient Egypt to Persia to modern-style houses. It truly is a world ripe for exploration.

There's also many ways to get around - from a Lions to Tigers to Llamas that players can ride on. There's nothing like traveling through Luciena and Abraxia with your friends—the wilderness is an adventure in itself.

Gamepot: The world of Luciena is nearly doubled in size with the addition of Episode I. New Umbra, Bosses, Items, Mounts, Titles, the list is nearly endless with the amount of content which Episode I has added to the game.

More information on EPISODE I can be found at http://brightshadow.gamepotusa.com/sa_page/.