While traditional massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMOs) usually revolve around fire-and-brimstone fantasy tales, Sony Online Entertainment has cooked up something entirely fresh for its latest MMO – The Agency. After over two years in development, we had a chance to check out the high-tech espionage title behind the scenes at SOE’s E3 exhibit.
In The Agency, players choose to step into the shoes of either a mercenary or spy. The Unite faction represents the down-and-dirty way of dealing with things, while Unite takes more of a James Bond approach. Our presenter picked the stealth class on Unite – though he was stuck with it for the mission, you can apparently change classes by returning to your agency, meaning you won’t be stuck in the first role you try.
