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I hope Book Of Travels turns “tiny MMOs” into the next big thingBigger isn’t always better
Bigger isn’t always better
Might And Delight say that in Book Of Travels, “Braided Shore is a vast and intricate world, but meetings with other players are few and far between so your chance encounters will be something special.” That rarity is part of what I hope will make Book Of Travels' online world special.
Instead of communicating in text or voice chat, BOT will use a symbol system that appears to be an expanded version of what M&D created for their smaller online game Meadow, a “forum in games clothing,” as they describe it. They showed off just a bit of this system at work in some new gameplay footage during yesterday’s Wholesome Direct.
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It’s these small moments between strangers that have me most excited for Book Of Travels. They remind me of chirped greetings exchanged with players inJourney. Without voice or text, I always approach other players assuming their goodwill and I genuinely believe they often assume the same of me. Players may devise ways to grief one another I suppose, but I have hope that these simpler social systems will encourage a more symbiotic relationship.
A more pared down language that doesn’t lend itself well to malice paired with the relative rarity of other player encounters gives me a lot of anticipation for Book Of Travels. It feels like the kind of world that could put some magic back into meeting strangers on the internet. And heck, just look at it.
Last we heard, Might And Delight areplanning a Book Of Travels beta sometime this summerand are hoping to enter early access in October. You can find it overon Steam.
There werelots of other swell gamesfeatured in the Wholesome Direct yesterday too.
