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Unread postby recoil » 09 May 2018 06:23

https://store.steampowered.com/app/6928 ... Ascendant/

OtherSide Entertainment wrote:From the creative minds behind the System Shock, Thief and Underworld® series. Enter The Stygian Abyss, a dangerous, highly interactive dungeon world. Mix and match dozens of combat, stealth and magic skills to develop your own unique style of play. Become The Ascendant.


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Unread postby icycalm » 12 Nov 2018 04:46

Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sX3wsh02fs

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November 15.

Also out on Mac, ONE, PS4 and Switch, though I am not sure when.

Also, I think this is bullshit:

Wikipedia wrote:It is the sequel to Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss and Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underworld_Ascendant

I don't think they have the rights to those games, and I haven't seen the developers or publishers claim this. Some dude on Wikipedia must have made it up.
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Unread postby icycalm » 12 Nov 2018 05:01

Ok, I read more:

Wikipedia wrote:Paul Neurath, the designer of the original Underworld games had been in discussion with EA on-and-off for 20 years regarding working again in the Underworld universe. In 2014, EA granted Neurath a license to use the Underworld setting, lore and characters, though this did not allow for the use of the Ultima brand. With the license in place, Neurath founded OtherSide Entertainment, and Underworld Ascension was announced in July 2014.


Bizarre situation. Why would EA give him anything? Because he had been pestering them for 20 years? It sounds more like an occasion for a restraining order than the granting of a license.
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★★★★ Underworld Ascendant (2018, PC)

Unread postby Insomnia » 03 Dec 2018 01:30

Review (4/5): https://culture.vg/forum/topic?t=6705

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Insomnia wrote:Beware that this game is being review bombed by journalists who weren't properly bribed to like this game.
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Unread postby icycalm » 06 Dec 2018 16:47

Made some changes to the Insomnia review. First off, I added a star to the rating, to bring it up to 4/5. And then, I added the word "immensely" where the author says that he "immensely enjoyed the game", that I had originally removed. All the negativity on Steam compelled me to soften his stance by removing that word and a star, to hedge my bets, as I didn't want Insomnia to recommend a game that everyone else is trashing, if it really is anywhere near as bad as they are saying that it is; but after re-reading the author's analysis several times, and realizing that the game DOES sound attractive despite being essentially in a completely different genre to its predecessors (which is probably why everyone is trashing it, which is NEVER a good reason to trash a game), I now stand fully behind this review and urge people to try the game out and share their opinions with the rest of us. I sure will be trying it myself as well, as it sounds like a pretty cool concept. "Parkour in dungeons" has certainly never been done before, and it's certainly a far more natural idea than the stupid "spaceships in dungeons" of Descent and co., so I think it deserves a closer look, if nothing else. So, for the time being, Insomnia recommends this.
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