Ultima Underworld.....3???

Sgt_BFG on 16/11/2005 at 11:57

Is there a website for this game? download link? information? screenshots?:p

piln on 16/11/2005 at 18:43

That's crazy talk.

MustardCat on 17/11/2005 at 01:31

There is no official UW3. (And I doubt there ever will be) However there is Arx Fatalis, which rocks, and is kinda considered to be the spiritual UW3.

(http://www.arxfatalis-online.com/index_eng.php) http://www.arxfatalis-online.com/index_eng.php

piln on 17/11/2005 at 02:37

And when you've scarfed that down, wait eagerly for (http://www.mightandmagic.com/uk/darkmessiah/teaser/) Dark Messiah. Arkane's next game, with help from Valve and ex-LG folks. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? :p
Download the gameplay videos and jump around with glee.

Sgt_BFG on 17/11/2005 at 13:13

Quote Posted by piln

I already have and my feet hurt from the jumping, its gonna be a great Might & Magic title!!!!!

no UW3? awwww....I saw Arx Fatalis a week ago, looked again...gone...I'll ask if they have the game next time i am there, played the demo, loved it!

Qaladar on 17/11/2005 at 17:22

Quote Posted by Sgt_BFG

I already have and my feet hurt from the jumping, its gonna be a great Might & Magic title!!!!!

From what I've seen its completely unrelated to Might and Magic. I don't know why they're tagging that name on it instead of Arx or UUW which it DOES look to be related to.

piln on 17/11/2005 at 17:54

Ownership, presumably. Arx were already working on "a game" in the source engine without a publisher. I guessed that they never announced it as Arx 2 because maybe Jowood own the Arx name. Along come Ubisoft with their newly acquired M&M franchise (the name, at least) and the deal's done - much to the chagrin of the M&M hardcore.

I don't care. Ultima Underworld was just "Underworld" before Origin came along. I'm a little sad that there doesn't look to be any rune-drawing, but other than that and the name, DM has got "Arx Fatalis 2" written all over it :D It might turn out to be more action-heavy, but with a sword-fighting system like that (and all the physics-playground possibilities) I don't mind a bit.

ToxicFrog on 17/11/2005 at 18:13

Quote Posted by Sgt_BFG

no UW3? awwww....I saw Arx Fatalis a week ago, looked again...gone...I'll ask if they have the game next time i am there, played the demo, loved it!

It's the closest thing to UW3 we've got.
There's even an easter egg: draw the runes U W (or possibly U U W? I had a really hard time getting this to trigger) and all the world textures will change to low-res Underworld-style textures.

I love the rune-drawing system; adds so much urgency when you're fleeing from a pair of liches, trying desperately to draw Mega Spacium Movis before you reach the spike pit...

Qaladar on 17/11/2005 at 20:14

Quote Posted by piln

I understand reasons to not name it Arx... its slapping a totally unrelated franchise name on it that I have a problem with. There's only one reason I can think of to do that... to bilk a few extra bucks out of the unknowing M&M fans.

I won't be buying it for that reason and that reason only. I don't care whether its a great Arx sequel or not.

piln on 18/11/2005 at 00:11

Well, that's your decision, but I think it's a backward attitude. Ultima Underworld came from exactly the same kind of origins, it was totally unlike the Ultima series, and it ended up being a fantastic complement to it and an all-time classic game in its own right.

Neither Ubisoft nor Arkane ever claimed that this was going to be a continuation of the main M&M series, they have been upfront about the fact that it is a spin-off and a totally different kind of game from the beginning - so the assertion that they're trying to "bilk a few extra bucks out of the unknowing M&M fans" is unfounded bullshit, I'm afraid. The only person you're sticking it to by not buying a good game is yourself. And maybe Arkane, if enough people are similarly deluded.