Pix Ranks the Origin Games (30-11)
Pix has published two more posts in which he continues to rank his favourite Origin Systems games.
Pix has published two more posts in which he continues to rank his favourite Origin Systems games.
Kotaku attempts to list The Best Isometric Video Games, and includes both Ultima 8 and Crusader: No Remorse on their list.
The Descent: Underground Kickstarter campaign began a day or two ago. The game, a modern sequel to Descent, has a lot of ex-Origin talent on its development team.
So apparently, if you take Half Life and display its levels and areas using an isometric viewing angle, you more or less end up with what could be one of the Crusader games.
The Internet Archive has published a trove of over 2,000 MS-DOS games which can be played in a browser window. Several Origin Systems games, some Ultima titles included, are in the collection.
Retro Gamer has published an interview with Richard Garriott focused on the history of Origin Systems. Which contains a few amusing errors.
Crusader: No Remorse is currently free on EA’s Origin digital storefront, as part of the On the House promotion.
Another old-school Ultima-inspred MMORPG from former Origin Systems software engineer Jason Ely.
Good Old Games (GOG) has just released Crusader: No Remorse, the first of two titles in a short series of dystopian, futuristic mission-based action RPGs.
And this time, the seller isn’t asking for thousands of dollars! Actually, the asking price — $19.99 — is pretty reasonable; I’d be tempted to put in a bid myself, but for the fact...