I genuinely didn’t know what to expect with Fellowship. When the opportunity to check it out came across my desk, all I really knew was that it was “developed by Chief Rebel, a brand-new studio with devs who’ve worked on major titles like World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, Helldivers 2, the Just Cause and Battlefield series and more!” With a pedigree that high, how could I possibly say no?
It was fortunate that CGM got to sit down with Chief Rebel and get a quick run-through of Fellowship. Almost instantly, I was transported to my youth—late nights spent running through Instances in World of Warcraft fueled by Red Bull and bags of Smartfood. Its old-school vibes pulled me in, but what really hooked me was how it plays and how it exceeds its inspiration.
At its core, Fellowship perfectly evokes the look and style of the classic World of Warcraft—in fact, this was somewhat intentional according to the devs—but the driving philosophy behind was “an MMO for people who don’t... Read more