Nexon Japan Announces Tenvi

If you’re wondering who Nexon is, then you have probably never heard of their flagship title, Maple Story. Maple Story is a rather unique MMORPG in that it is both side-scrolling and 2D. May sound kind of lame to some, but I must admit, I play Maple Story from time to time and have about 3 solid (> LVL 70) characters. Please don’t make fun of me.

Anyway, Nexon started developing a new title called Tenvi. Tenvi is in the same vein as Maple Story in that it is also side-scrolling and 2D, but it does bring a lot of cool new features to the table. The main differences are enhanced character sprites and the addition of a Guardian which follows your character around.

The game features 3 different races (each come in male or female), which can take up arms with different guardians. Here is a summary of the races:

		Race: Andoras The Andoras race most closely resembles humans. They specialize in advanced technology, so for that reason their guardian is a robot. Their robot wields swords, guns, and hammers.
		Race: Tarie The Tarie race looks very much like elves in most games. They have white skin and pointed ears. They actually transform into their guardian which is a kind of dark hero. Their skills revolve around status effecting magic.
		Race: Silver The Silver race has brown skin and horns. Their guardian is a tamed Dragon. They also excel in magic, but unlike the Tarie, their magic is holy in nature.

The Guardians bring some unique features to the game:

• The characters can “become one” with their guardian. The Andoras rides in its robot, the Tarie transforms into its hero, and the Silver rides on its dragon.
• At level 20, when a character is one with their guardian, they gain the ability to fly.
• Both the pilot and guardian can equip different equipments which change their respective appearances

Tenvi is already open to the public in Korea, and will be entering beta-testing in Japan come August 21st. Nexon brought just about all of its titles over to North America, so we should be hearing about it soon. In the meantime I leave you with some screens to enjoy:

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