Chaos Kin on 28/10/2002 at 02:19
I dont understand, does this Arx has any connection with the Ultima Underworld series.
:confused:
madmax559 on 28/10/2002 at 02:34
not at all :)
whatever gave you THAT idea ;)
Digital Nightfall on 28/10/2002 at 03:10
Arx was originally conceaved as being an unofficial Ultima Underworld 3 (much like how the System Shock 2 project began.) The developers, Arkane, eventually opened up a dialog with EA on the possability of actually naming this game Ultima Underworld 3. EA was willing to go ahead, but the changes they required of the game would take it too far away from what Arkane intended the game to be (EA didn't want it to be an RPG, they wanted it to be a spellcasting action game similar to Heretic or Wheel of Time). So Arkane went ahead with its original plan, creating a game with a very similar style, feel, and concept to Ultima Underworld, but also using many ideas from Ultima 7, Thief, and the System Shocks (as well as many other games).
That's Arx's relationship with Ultima Underworld. :)
Chaos Kin on 28/10/2002 at 08:35
Oh! :thumb:
and i get why they dont want it to be another RPG. Nobody seems to make any decent Ultima out there nemore.
