Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 21 – Ultima Not So Forever
Withstand the Fury Dragon looks back at Ultima Forever a bit after the one-year anniversary of its shutdown.
Withstand the Fury Dragon looks back at Ultima Forever a bit after the one-year anniversary of its shutdown.
At least for the moment, Spam Spam Spam Humbug is the most popular gaming-related podcast on Podbean.
Ultima 4 was released thirty years ago, if you can believe that. As such, the SSSH crew discuss the game, its legacy, and whether or not modern gamers can handle it.
An examination of games which have over- or under-delivered on promises made early in development.
How does the Ultima series handle masculinity and femininity? How are certain characters — or even the Virtues — portrayed as masculine/feminine?
How much prominence does combat need to have in an RPG? How necessary should combat be to progressing through — or passing — the game? And is there something “lesser” about including an “easy” difficulty setting?
Spam Spam Spam Humbug is now hosted on Podbean, and is available on Stitcher (in addition to being on iTunes).
Eleven years ago, the Ultima Codex’s predecessor — Ultima Aiera — was launched. Some pretty wild stuff has happened since then.
The response to the announcement of New Project Britannia has been overwhelming, so let’s talk a bit about what the project needs and where we want to see it go.