Elder Tale

Elder Tale is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that is the setting of the series Log Horizon. It is described as the world's largest and most poplar MMORPG that has earned a dedicated following of millions of players over the course of its 20-year history.

Novasphere Pioneers
Elder Tale has received numerous updates that improved the game's content and graphic engine, but during the release of its twelfth expansion pack, Novasphere Pioneers, 30,000 Japanese players and several hundred thousand players worldwide who were all logged on at the time of the update became trapped in the game. Players call this event the apocalypse.

System
The game operates like most MMORPGs with a level system and eventual skill mastery of character classes and sub-classes.

Virtual Reality Experience
Prior to the apocalypse, players logged onto Elder Tale and played via PC. However, after the players become trapped inside of the game, they experience the world literally and interact with their surroundings as though they are physically there.

Environment
The world of Elder Tale is based on Japan's Half GAIA Project (ハーフガイア・プロジェクト), a half-scale model of planet Earth. The differences between the GAIA Project and the world of Elder Tale is the post-apocalyptic setting.