Spam Spam Spam Humbug: Episode 79 – Ultima 7
This episode was nearly given the title “Chekov’s Pixels”, for reasons that will become apparent. Also, Ultima 7: The Black Gate is 25 years old now.
This episode was nearly given the title “Chekov’s Pixels”, for reasons that will become apparent. Also, Ultima 7: The Black Gate is 25 years old now.
Why do we still use arbitrary, numeric systems to review and rate games?
Death of Dragons, currently on Kickstarter, is a virtual reality RPG in the style of Path of Exile.
Kotaku attempts to list The Best Isometric Video Games, and includes both Ultima 8 and Crusader: No Remorse on their list.
Blogger Malstrom compares Ultima 8 with Diablo, noting a more-than-merely-passing similarity between the two games.
Good Old Games released Soulbringer, a 3D action RPG from 2000, this week. I loved this game back when it first came out, especially for its rather…different magic system.
The no longer anywhere near nightly open discussion thread at Ultima Aiera.
I had a chance to play through the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo last night, and was very impressed with the game. I didn’t get to explore all the game’s mechanics, but what I did see offered a lot of promise.
[singlepic id=81 w=250 h=154 float=right]Now this looks interesting! Introduced at PAX, Path of Exile is a Diablo-like action-oriented RPG “set in the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. It is currently under development by Grinding...