It’s amazing the staying power that Sony Online Entertainment’s flagship title
Everquest has. After 10 expansions and over 6 years of service, the player numbers are slowly dropping but, on the whole, the game is still going strong with thousands of devote fans.
Depths of Darkhollow is the ninth or tenth expansiom in the
Everquest series, depending on how you classify
Legacy of Ykesha, and takes the game in a new direction from where it has been in the last two years.
Despite the age of the Everquest engine, their artists continue to improve the quality of the game’s visuals with each iteration. The claustrophobic caverns and underworlds of Darkhollow are a distinct change of pace from the large, open areas found in Omens of War and Dragons of Norrath. Of the new models featured in the game, the playable monsters and clockwork machinations are the most impressive and lend an atmosphere of gritty but traditional fantasy that has not been felt since Planes of Power. As far as audio goes, Darkhollow adds a handful of new sounds and musical scores that continue the tradition that Everquest players have come to expect.
