ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds

ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds
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 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.

Asta Online has been re-release on Steam in July of 2017.

Setting

ASTA takes place in a high fantasy setting heavily inspired by East Asian myths, legends, and philosophy.[6][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – New trailer as final test phase nears". MMO Culture. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Huge preview footage before CBT". MMO Culture. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Asta Online Closed Beta". steparu.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Open Beta finally announced". MMO Culture. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "[안내] Pre-OBT 서비스 종료". asta.hangame.com. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 "[G*Star 2010] Asta: The War of Tears and Winds – Game footage". MMO Culture. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "ELOA and ASTA To Shut Down Soon - MMOGames.com". Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  8. ↑ "ASTA, a unique concept in MMORPG". asta.hangame.com. 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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