EA/Mythic Entertainment mount Ultima's corpse so they can kill it again

[Luzur]

I guess they don't have the rights to use Lord British?

Even if they did have the rights, would things be any different? Lady British will probably be a bisexual love interest who is a fiercely independent woman that doesn't need a man, which is why she rebuffed all of her suitors, who couldn't handle such a strong woman anyways. She might be cold on the outside, but deep down she's really vulnerable and only the PC can help her deal with the death of her father, Lord British, the only person that ever cared about her. Since he died, she's never been able to trust anyone... until now.

that is exactly how it will be.

 

[Drakron]

EA is just full of asshats. Like every big American publisher out there. No wonder the independents are running away from them.

"Button-Awesome-Button-Awesome"

-some highly paid EA senior exec

That was actually a Bioware PR guy.

Try producer.

 

[Infinitron]

EA is just full of asshats. Like every big American publisher out there. No wonder the independents are running away from them.

"Button-Awesome-Button-Awesome"

-some highly paid EA senior exec

That was actually a Bioware PR guy.

Try producer.

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/323/index/7641947 "Marketing Director"

 

[Morgoth]

Oh my god.

The shitiness makes sense now.

 

[Excidium]

He's just doing his job.

He failed at his job, which was to make Warhammer: Online a commercially successful game.

Would need some marketing god to do that. EA that doesn't know how to handle MMOs, as we are seeing once again with TOR. They rushed WAR out when it wasn't even in a decent beta state.

 

[TalesfromtheCrypt]

The guy looks like an actual retard in that video, no hyperbole. The strange way he gesticulates with his arms and keeps his gaze down while speaking. Pete Hines looks like a fucking professional in comparison to him.

 

[Outlander]

Pete Hines looks like a fucking professional in comparison to him.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Dopehines lives!

Spoiler

among us

 

[taxalot]

You guys should check some more of that UDIC Facebook page. They have great theories about how it was all better before when the Internet went mainstream, and that you know, we really need remakes of black & white movies.

And because, you know, really, the difference between U4 and U4F is basically mouse support. But it is true it's not "the best Ultima Bioware can make", because then we'd get something like Dragon Age or Mass Effect.

My god, I simply CANNOT wait to see how they justify the art style.

 

[Angthoron]

My god, I simply CANNOT wait to see how they justify the art style.

Bro you see it's quite simple. With today's mounting pressure, the society can no longer take the grim, realistic styles of yesteryears. Mona Lisa, Campbell Soup and Black Square are all too gritty and depressing, not to mention confusing and a plain mess. Nobody would like to make sweet love to the likes of Mona Lisa these days anymore and therefore she will be replaced by a cartoony, yet recognizeable display of the chick from Twilight. Black Square is replaced by a happy rainbow, and campbell soup can now be viewed by all every day on tv in the form of Mountain Dew commercials. Art must be constantly modernized, you see, otherwise people would need to learn of such complex things as context and analysis and maybe start to question shitty games.

But yeah where I was going with that? See, games must look happy now, especially the free to play games, a gamer must be happy to play games for free and give money away for minor boosts and advantages! See how Microsoft did it with Age of Empires Online - surely they must know what's what.

Happy games, happy gamers!

 

[Astral Rag]

we really need remakes of black & white movies.

Yeah I can't wait for Citizen Kane IMAX starring Vin Diesel as Kane and Angelina Jolie as Susan.

 

[made]

I'm baffled people can muster up the strength to rage at this.

Makes me want to make an alt and go all guaudost on y'all.

 

[Angthoron]

Bro it's just practicing. Kinda like a rage gym.

 

[Black]

It's just preparation for when WL2 comes out and it's shite.

 

[SinVraal]

It's just preparation for when WL2 comes out and it's shite.

nooooooooooooooo

 

[joeydohn]

I'm baffled people can muster up the strength to rage at this.

Makes me want to make an alt and go all guaudost on y'all.

He's being used as a verb now?

 

[Mother Russia]

Wow, just found out about this.

It looks like utter shit. Nor do some things make sense.

First: Lord British never married. So, he could not have a wife nor a daughter. So whence comes Lady British? Some bitch he adopted or something?

Second: The art style for the fighter and the mage are utterly retarded. It looks like some artists from Disney made them

Third: The Avatar was a Paladin, not a Fighter, at his core. So, either the Fighter class should have been replaced with Paladin, or Paladin should have been a third class.

Fourth: No Shepard class? Utter fail.

Why don't they just sell the license to someone who will do something with it? Sell it Gariott for crying out loud...though TBH he would just make a MMO...for Facebook.

 

[SerratedBiz]

I'm baffled people can muster up the strength to rage at this.

Makes me want to make an alt and go all guaudost on y'all.

He's being used as a verb now?

English fail.

 

[Infinitron]

Here's a related blast from the past: http://rampantgames.com/blog/2007/09/what-if-ultima-iv-were-written-today.html

 

[MachineCommander]

Wow, just found out about this.
First: Lord British never married. So, he could not have a wife nor a daughter. So whence comes Lady British? Some bitch he adopted or something?

Second: The art style for the fighter and the mage are utterly retarded. It looks like some artists from Disney made them

Third: The Avatar was a Paladin, not a Fighter, at his core. So, either the Fighter class should have been replaced with Paladin, or Paladin should have been a third class.

1st: They don't have the rights to the Lord British name, that's why we got Lady British.

2nd: Agreed.

3rd: I think they said the Paladin and some other class are to be added later.

I have no hope for this game. What's even worse is that if Richard Garriot had the entire rights to Ultima, we'd probably be in the same position we are in right now. Either way, Ultima loses.

 

[Jaesun]

You would think they would have used Blackthorn (before he was corrupted). But they probably used the Lady British because a pretty girl with huge boobs "sells".

 

[RK47]

First: Lord British never married. So, he could not have a wife nor a daughter. So whence comes Lady British? Some bitch he adopted or something?

Wrong. See U7: Nell.

 

[Quetzacoatl]

It was an affair.
I honestly don't care about this. You can't get worse than Escape From Mt. Drash anyways.

 

[Infinitron]

You can't get worse than Escape From Mt. Drash anyways.

That game was the ancient forefather of all cash-ins. The Caine of decline.

 

[Jaesun]

http://forever.ultimacodex.com/faq/

Target audience
- Ultima fans
- People who have never played the Ultima games.
- Casual players
What’s this Lady British character?
- She is Lord British’s daughter.

How does it relate to Ultima IV and the Ultima series in general?
- It’s not meant to be a remake of Ultima IV. Rather it’s a re-imagining.
- It is set 21 years after Ultima IV
- It’s a reboot of the Ultima franchise.
- If it is successful, then they will bring other Ultima games into Ultima Forever series.

What is UF as far as the multi-player aspects?
- At its core, UF is meant to be a multi-player game.