GB Feature: The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Preview

We recently went hands-on with Ubisoft Montreal’s The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot during its closed beta test, and have taken advantage of the opportunity by producing a two-page write-up on our experience with the free-to-play action RPG. An introductory paragraph:

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, as its name indicates, is not meant to be a serious take on the genre. The setup for the game is simple: in the fantasy land of Opulencia, a place of near-infinite wealth, rich rival families and entrepreneurs employ adventurers, vassals and other servants to wage eternal war on other moneybags-sorts, with the express purpose of capturing their competitors’ wealth – in the game, this takes the form of gold, life force (crystals) and gems (the premium “real money” currency). This “greed and capitalism taken to comedic extremes” angle isn’t one that I’ve really seen before, and in a way it’s fitting for a hack-and-slash loot treadmill kind of game.