Shining Lore

Shining Lore is a cancelled Xbox and PC MMO from Phantagram. It was to rival the emerging MMORPG market.

Plot
The plot tells of legends of civilizations past. Water is running out. It is up to you and your allies to kill the Ancient God. Slaying the Ancient God will resurrect the ocean.

Gameplay
The aim of the Korean-made MMORPG is to simplify the RPG element. The emphasis was to be on fun instead of mindless grinding. It was to have a very low learning curve to make it it was accessible to everyone.

There was to be five job paths: fighter, cook, designer, engineer, and alchemist. The game has five basic elements: earth, fire, water, wind, and lightning. The questionnaire given at the character creation screen influences your path.

There are five biodomes: the desert, the archipelago, the forest, underwater, and plateaus. In the centre is the floating island of Pandora. This was to be an MMORPG to blow the rest away.

Cancellation
Shining Lore had closed beta of July 20, 2002. The feedback it received delayed the game. Phantagram later cancelled the game probably due to the delays.

Prototype
In 2015 the client and server has been leaked. http://forum.ragezone.com/f857/release-shining-lore-online-server-1059923/