Warhammer Alliance dropped us a note to point out their interview with Games Workshop Licensing Manager, Erik Mogensen:People unfamiliar with Games Workshop or Warhammer tell us that Warhammer looks a lot like Warcraft. Help us school the uneducated. When did the Orcs, Dwarf's, Elves, and Humans of the Warhammer World come into existence? Has the Warhammer style really changes all that much since its initial creation so many years ago?
Fantasy worlds are always going to bear some similarity to one another. Orcs, Elves, Giants, Dragons, magic, undead... I could go on and on, and they are all features of the fantasy genre in general. However, within those confines there is huge room for differences too. Once you look past those superficial elements it's plain to see how unlike any other the Warhammer World is. Warhammer has been around and we've been defining its look and feel for nearly 25 years now. We're very confident that Warhammer is a very special and very unique fantasy setting. |