More than 20 years have ed since the release of Mmorpg Mabinogi, and in March 2025 the franchise will receive a new stage of development: the mobile version of the game will be released. In honor of this event, Nexon provided an interview with South Korean gaming portals with the development leaders of the entire Mabinogi franchise.
The interview was attended by Min Kyong Hong, director of Mmorpg Mabinogi, Chve Vun June, Director of Nexon Live, and Kim Don Gon, General Director of DEVCAT. It was about both specific games and the entire franchise as a whole. We tried to choose the most interesting statements:
- Over the past 21 years, MMORPG Mabinogi had both ups and downs, but the game still has a devoted audience.
- For its s, Mabinogi has become more than just the game, and turned into something that connects them with memories and emotions.
- A unique game process that is difficult to find in other games played his role in this. It is also the result of the t efforts of many teams working on the project, including developers, marketers, operators and other specialists united in Live Team.
- Mabinogi is an important brand for Nexon, which is actively developing and has huge potential for further growth. The company plans to develop not only games, but also pay attention to other works.
- The developers hope that the Mabinogi franchise will live for many years, so it is preparing a large -scale eternity update for the original game and mobile adaptation. This will attract the attention of a new audience, and fans will receive a new experience and opportunities for playing different devices.
- Mabinogi Mobile saves key characters, plot, music, as well as the unique world and the atmosphere of the original. Much attention is paid to the creation of the feeling that the player is a “special” and “main hero of the unique story”.
- The developers did not strongly change the content of the game in Mabinogi Mobile, however, some elements were processed for adaptation to modern realities of mobile projects.
- The most noticeable change was the rejection of the classic combat system. In the original, players could freely study and use combat skills, but a class of classes based on weapons was introduced in the mobile version.
- Changes have also affected peaceful classes: in most cases, the interaction will become easier. For example, in order to the game on musical instruments with another player, it will be enough just to press one button.
- In the future, it is planned to hold t shares between Mabinogi and Mabinogi Mobile to emphasize the relationship of two games and strengthen their synergy.
