Posted December 13, 2011
I'm sure they'll be on the way sometime next year.
I want the Wizardry series here, which there is less hope for.
I want the Wizardry series here, which there is less hope for.
Ric1987
Pimpalicious
Registered: Jul 2010
From United States
Orryyrro
Flying Squirrel!
Registered: Mar 2010
From Canada
Laverre
New User
Registered: May 2011
From Germany
Posted December 13, 2011
Which is no great surprise, they have always been successful there and already had several Japan only games. Still a bit sad to see it didn't survive here, especially since they had some good ideas. Really loved the concept of the competing NPC Groups.
uchos
Resu Wen
Registered: Sep 2011
From Italy
Posted December 13, 2011
I don't know what yall will do, but I can't wait to play and complete Ultima IX so I can make the following joke:
"What's the difference between me and EA? I finished Ultima IX"
:P
"What's the difference between me and EA? I finished Ultima IX"
:P
Fever_Discordia
Don't Panic
Registered: Nov 2010
From United Kingdom
Posted December 13, 2011
I think the only RPG series that survived from the 1990s were The Elder Scrolls and Diablo.
The FPS / RPG cross over that is System Shock morphed into Bioshock but that's pretty much just a FPS series these days
Of course this only counts western series, plenty of jRPG series survived - Final Fantasy being the most prominent
Would you count Pokémon as an RPG?
ncarty97
Redneck Fascist
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted December 13, 2011
I hope the get to Savage Empire and Martian Dreams before U8 or U9. Of course, you can just use the DosBox settings from GOG's U6 if you have the games, but still would be nice to have all the extras in digital form.
I bought U8 when it came out and my PC wouldn't run it. By the time I got a PC that would, it just didn't hold my interest and U9 was about to come out. I got U9 right after it came out, but couldn't find time to play due to grad school, so I finally picked it up a year or so later, and my PC would barely run it on the minimum settings!
Finally about 3 years ago, I decided that I wanted closure on the series and I reinstalled U9 with all the patches (official and unofficial) and the fan dialogue override.
I know the fans tried hard to salvage it, but there was no saving it. I will say that to this day, I have yet to see the sky done better (especially sunsets) in any game. Exploring was fun for a short while, but combat was awful and the world just felt empty. It made me sad, and by the end of the game, I was literally angry playing it, but I just wanted to finish it.
When I finally did, I had such a bad taste in my mouth that I loaded up BG2 and played about 20 hours over the next two days to purge myself!
One thing I would like to see is Dungeon Siege added to GOG that way more people can experience the excellent remakes Ultima V: Lazarus and the Ultima VI Project.
I bought U8 when it came out and my PC wouldn't run it. By the time I got a PC that would, it just didn't hold my interest and U9 was about to come out. I got U9 right after it came out, but couldn't find time to play due to grad school, so I finally picked it up a year or so later, and my PC would barely run it on the minimum settings!
Finally about 3 years ago, I decided that I wanted closure on the series and I reinstalled U9 with all the patches (official and unofficial) and the fan dialogue override.
I know the fans tried hard to salvage it, but there was no saving it. I will say that to this day, I have yet to see the sky done better (especially sunsets) in any game. Exploring was fun for a short while, but combat was awful and the world just felt empty. It made me sad, and by the end of the game, I was literally angry playing it, but I just wanted to finish it.
When I finally did, I had such a bad taste in my mouth that I loaded up BG2 and played about 20 hours over the next two days to purge myself!
One thing I would like to see is Dungeon Siege added to GOG that way more people can experience the excellent remakes Ultima V: Lazarus and the Ultima VI Project.
LeminaAusa
New User
Registered: Dec 2011
From Singapore
Posted December 13, 2011
I think the only RPG series that survived from the 1990s were The Elder Scrolls and Diablo.
The FPS / RPG cross over that is System Shock morphed into Bioshock but that's pretty much just a FPS series these days
Of course this only counts western series, plenty of jRPG series survived - Final Fantasy being the most prominent
Would you count Pokémon as an RPG?
@Orryyrro
That's true, but it was dead to the English speaking world, isn't it? Unless the Japanese have translated their releases.
Orryyrro
Flying Squirrel!
Registered: Mar 2010
From Canada
Posted December 13, 2011
Yeah, the Wizardry series Japanese titles are not translated.
The last Shining game to be released in North America was Shining Force EXA for the PS2 in 2007. Which if I understand correctly was an action RPG. I haven't played it, so I don't know if it was any good though.
The last Shining game to be released in North America was Shining Force EXA for the PS2 in 2007. Which if I understand correctly was an action RPG. I haven't played it, so I don't know if it was any good though.
Post edited December 13, 2011 by Orryyrro