The Roots

The Roots is a cancelled Xbox and PC game by Tannhauser Gate. It was to be a third-person action-adventure RPG fantasy game.

Plot
In the world of Lorth, one of the five magic trees is dying. These trees uphold peace and harmony, so them dying is a bad thing. You were raised by the Magic Tree of Life's sentinel to defend the trees.

You play as Yan, a 19 year old lad. He was left at the village of Corris as a baby. Your job is to save the Magic Tree of Life.

Gameplay
The gameplay was to consist of turn-based combat. You can increase your party to up to four characters.

There was to be over 24 different regions with tons of items and spells to use. Different settings would have included forests, swamps, lakes, and floating islands. There were over 120 NPCs to chat with and over 70 battle arenas to fight in.

Cancellation
The Roots was cancelled in April 2006 for undisclosed reasons, probably financial. The game was cancelled but the prequel, The Roots: Gates of Chaos, was released on the N-Gage.

Timeline:
 * March 2004: The Roots announced
 * April 2006: The Roots cancelled

Video
Particle FX tech demo footage.