KickStarter Underworld Ascendant Pre-Release Thread

[Invictus]

One thing that's always been clear is that they never wanted or intended to make a "retro" game.

There's this dude on the OtherSide forums, MasterLobar, who for years deluded himself into believing he was getting an Underworld 2 sequel with Ultima references and stuff. And now he's upset. Kinda sad!

But that would have been another advantage of making a Thief-like game instead. Thief was a less retro game, more in tune with the developers' current sensibilities, so their pitch for it would have been more forthright and honest.

If they didn’t want to go “retro” then why not a new IP? If all they needed was the Underworld name recognition why oh why couldn’t they understand those of us who backed this Kickstarter and wanted something in the same ballpark as UU
Now, I don’t remember any box puzzles in UU and most of its limitations (like the combat) are more based on the restrictions from the time rather than design
Granted, most of us didn’t want pixalated textures to feel in a “retro” dungeons; we wanted well done believable dungeons, with a believable ecosystem, interesting believable puzzles...not fucking box puzzles or burning doors or neon light enemies

I am guessing they did want to make a “neo” Portal and they ended up with this fucking abomination

 

[Gord]

We should wait until it's released, but right now my thinking is that this game should never have been made.

Well, it should have probably been delayed by a year or such, but I guess they lack the funds for that.

 

[Zep Zepo]

It's almost like that thing Zep-- said many years ago...

Spoiler

Game will be shit.

Zep--

 

[Ash]

Granted, most of us didn’t want pixalated textures to feel in a “retro” dungeons; we wanted well done believable dungeons, with a believable ecosystem, interesting believable puzzles...not fucking box puzzles or burning doors

Let's not shit on physics puzzles too much. It'd be great in moderation. They definitely have their place, just not as this alleged primary focus.

 

[almondblight]

And they got their minds lost in the ideas of physics and influencing the world by magic.

Weren't they talking about multiple emergent cave ecosystems, and how killing animals in one area would change the entire ecosystem? It feels like they spent a few years screwing around without actually knowing what game they wanted to make.

 

[Ranarama]

Weren't they talking about multiple emergent cave ecosystems, and how killing animals in one area would change the entire ecosystem?

That's the kind of Peter Molyneux, Sean Whoever-The-Hell-Did-No-Mans-Sky type bullshit that tells me the game will 100% fail hard.

 

[Curratum]

I am that other guy

It's almost like that thing Zep-- said many years ago...

Spoiler

Game will be shit.

Zep--

Do you also touch yourself every time you stop by to make another of those useless posts? Does it get you off?

 

[Invictus]

You know what is really telling about this whole project? We have yet to see a single NPC interaction or dialogue other than the retarded “non tutorial” bit; for all its great level design the UU games had some pretty memorable bits for its NPC interaction like the Lizardmen level and so far we have seen nothing yet on how the actual dialogue system is going to work... hell for all we know we might get the Mass Effect dialogue wheel or something equally “innovative” as their box puzzles

 

[Morgoth]

They're probably cobbling together the story and characters in the last month before shipping. This is actually not so unusual in game development.

 

[Invictus]

They're probably cobbling together the story and characters in the last month before shipping. This is actually not so unusual in game development.

This is such a colossal fuckup...the UU legacy deserves better

And have you guys seen the system requirements? Holy shit from what we have seem the Beta is running relatively well but a recommended 1080?

 

[imweasel]

I have an AMD RX480 and the beta ran perfectly fine @1080p with all graphics settings set to max.

This is such a colossal fuckup...the UU legacy deserves better

Yep. The beta doesn't feel like an Ultima Underworld game at all, which is a damn shame.

 

[Mortmal]

I's always funny to watch a trainwreck like this, except i bought a ticket...

 

[fantadomat]

I's always funny to watch a trainwreck like this, except i bought a ticket...

Be fast mate!

 

[Mikeal]

Don't worry guys, mods will fix it! Right? Right?!

 

[jungl]

I dont know why you guys have high hopes for this to begin with. If anything it'll be as good as arx fatalis. Theres no train wreck when its destined to be niche indie title from the get go

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

I'll take Arx level. Arx opening area had more UU mojo than anything we have seen to date in this project.

 

[Iskramor]

They did the same thing with with thief series you niggas ignorant. Lst months into thief series dev didnt even know whats game gonna be like. Also why codex is quiet on razorfist calling us out at every opportunity? Especially saying we are sperging out about AA game???

 

[Mortmal]

I's always funny to watch a trainwreck like this, except i bought a ticket...

Be fast mate!

Too old.. too old

I dont know why you guys have high hopes for this to begin with. If anything it'll be as good as arx fatalis. Theres no train wreck when its destined to be niche indie title from the get go

Niche indie is fine, rushed unfinished cluncky game is not.

 

[Big Wrangle]

You kinda invite scrunity when you have names involved in something that is kind of a big deal for many people.

 

[Old Hans]

And they got their minds lost in the ideas of physics and influencing the world by magic.

Weren't they talking about multiple emergent cave ecosystems, and how killing animals in one area would change the entire ecosystem? It feels like they spent a few years screwing around without actually knowing what game they wanted to make.

yea that shit was retarded. they started heading into Chris Roberts territory with that nonsense

 

[RatTower]

Two new screenshots.

 

[Big Wrangle]

What could these statues mean

Hail Aquaman and Satan apparently.

 

[Curratum]

What could these statues mean

They mean your textures are shit, you have glazed, glossy terracotta tiles next to grey-blue stone and it all looks like ass but I'm sure it's all in line with your "authored look"... Oh, wait, you ran out of money for your expensive art dude almost a year ago and you've done about a dozen art passes of your levels since then, so now it all looks like shit.

 

[Thalion]

This looks nothing like Ultima Underworld. The devs seem to be making a first person version of Trine.

 

[Doctor Sbaitso]

Have to say I have had the same thought.