The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
The Forgotten World team are welcoming some new team members this week, and are also reporting some progress that may in fact be incredibly significant in the future.
Ultima 9 does have its fair share of glitches, bugs, and reasons why it won’t play nice with some computers. But I think some of the problems that are being had here can be solved.
Austin-based composer George Oldziey, who worked on the soundtracks for a few Origin Systems games (including Ultima 9), celebrated his birthday earlier this week.
Firstknight has released a few more images from Beautiful Britannia, showing off just what he has added to the world of Ultima 9 in and around Cove and Minoc.
Iceblade has posted an update to the Forgotten World website, detailing progress made on the project in recent months and asking for input from the fan community as to how to progress toward a demo.
Firstknight has released a handful of screenshots showing the changes that will be made to the Cove/Minoc area in Ultima 9 in an upcoming Beautiful Britannia release.
The Titans of Ether have posted a wrap-up update to their website, detailing progress made on Ultima IX: Redemption between November and January.
Rowan Kaiser, writing at Joystiq, argues that Ultima was the most important game series — ever — and discusses many of the ways that it influenced both later RPG development and gaming in general.
