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''Puppet Guardian'' is a Flash-based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) created by the Japanese game developer, Cold Breath, Co., Ltd.. The game is operated in the United States through a partnership between Policros, LLC and Artifact, Co., Ltd.. Puppet Guardian was officially released out of beta production on October 1, 2007. ''Puppet Guardian'' was created developed by Kentaro Ishizaka who founded Cold Breath in June 2006.〔Cold Breath.("About Cold Breath" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-09.〕 Ishizaka is a game creator of some renown in Japan who also created the successful Island, which won the 2006 Web Money award for most profitable online game.〔("2006 Web Money Award for Livly Island" ), Gpara.com, 2006-12-26, Retrieved on 2009-01-08〕 That game is now operated by Sony and is available through its online portal So-net in 2007.〔Burns, Simon,("Sony So-net Spin-off Hits Record Revenues" ) IT News Australia, 2007-04-02, Retrieved on 2009-01-08〕 Ishizaka also produced Bar Village another online gaming environment.〔Cold Breath. ("Cold Breath Services" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.〕 Puppet Guardian is a free-to-play game, with a simple interface that is accessible on most recent versions of those web browsers available for Mac OS X and Windows XP or Windows Vista.〔Cold Breath.("Puppet Guardian Support" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.〕 The game combines qualities of two different yet popular game genres: online role playing games and traditional board games.〔Cold Breath.("Puppet Guardian: Getting Started" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.〕 Puppet Guardian takes place in the fantasy-themed Celestial Castle which is divided into eight towers, each representing the memory of a different journey taken by the game’s protagonist, Org, and his wife, Yun.〔The Heart of Puppet Guardian.("The Official Puppet Guardian Publisher's Blog" ). Retrieved 2009-01-13.〕 Players can travel throughout the Castle on foot or by horse, and—once in the tower scenes, which represent the different lands of the Org’s realm—using virtual dice.〔Cold Breath.("Puppet Guardian: User Guide" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.〕 Each tower is inhabited by different types of monsters for players to subdue; and each tower makes different materials available for players to obtain. Unlike many other MMORPGs, there is no linear path that must be followed. Players appear on the screen as customizable characters, setting their own objectives. Players can subdue monsters and other creatures they encounter, but there is no combat between players. Neither is there competition between players. Players complete quests by traveling through the towers in a fashion similar to moving around a board game. Players interact with each other through trading, chatting, becoming "friends" and forming teams to share resources for their journeys.〔Cold Breath.("Puppet Guardian: User Guide" ). Retrieved on 2009-01-13.〕 == Guilds and services == There are three guilds in the game and a barbershop / hair salon. The guilds are the Warehouse Guild, where items can be stored for future use, the Ranch Guild, where pets can be bought and lodged, and the Merchant Guild, which is a kind of middle-man for buying and selling items between players. All of these services are available in the tower lobbies in the form of NPC’s or non-player characters. This was the result of a game upgrade which moved these services from the "underground marketplace" to the tower lobbies in November 2008.〔Artifact.("Press Release" ), 2008-11-17. Retrieved on 2009-01-14.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puppet Guardian」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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