Upcoming Games

We all want and need to occupy our time somehow. With so many great games coming soon, it's going to be a mission to play them all and still have time to partake in the real world. Oooo, the real world (and not the MTV version!).

Lord British's Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues... I haven't been this excited for a game in quite a while. So much so, it was actually the first product I've actually gone to KickStarter and backed. It's being created by a team of brilliant minds including Lord British himself, Richard Garriott, so it's quite obvious why I'm ecstatic and involved in the creation of it.

This is an interesting opportunity to be part of the creation of something new and great. I don't want to go into a whole rant about it now, but Single Player adventures abound plus Multiplayer as we all know a typical MMO to be but presented in a new way. Think of all those old school RPGs injected with some Multiplayer mayhem, PvP included (consensual meaning you KNOW you're going to put yourself into a PvP situation and are prepared to face the consequences and rewards) along with player created content... oh the merriment we shall have!

MOBAs have become popular recently thanks to League of Legends and DotA and now EA has given some funds to Waystone Games to further evolve the genre. OH NO! EA!! Yea.. get over it. DawnGate looks to be adding RTS elements into the current MOBA style along with heavy story elements. One really intriguing feature is the Shapers themselves saying things when using items, killing enemies or reacting to an event. The possibilities...!!

This one came into my radar a while ago but is now getting closer to beta and something I wouldn't mind getting my space and Wild West fix from. Homes floating in the sky seems like such a brilliant idea, I'm just going to have to check out WildStar.

So these are some games that I'm looking forward to. I am interested to know if I'm missing some, be them on a computer or a console. GTA V comes to mind! I must make a post somewhere about how much I am looking forward to wrecking havoc in the West Side (which is the best side)!!!

On a Quest for Lord British #LBSotA

So a while ago there was this exciting and uplifting KickStarter campaign for Shroud of the Avatar, an amazing mix of old school RPG in a Massively Multiplayer Realm, which is being created by the eccentric and brilliant mind of Richard Garriott and his talented folks at Portalarium. 

I'm a HUGE fan of the Ultima series but there was nothing like the grand ol' times had in Ultima Online, where the dial up sound was your soul being transported to a whole new world, because Origin Creates Worlds you know... I am lending my support as a moderator on their forums and am looking forward to... yes, creating a new world!

FireLotus, the official Crier of New Britannia, announced that Lord British himself had called upon his fellow Founders to go on a quest for him. I created an ode to the days of adventuring on your own, discovering new realms from your Apple II, NES and on. I'm no video editor but I believe my love and dedication to the cause comes through with these videos. The first one goes a little something like this:

After creating that video though, I knew I had left out a HUGE inspiration and industry game changer known as Ultima Online, the grand daddy of MMORPGs.

Although mine did not garner the votes to win the competition, quite the worthy one was selected victorious...

Created by an odd duo known as the Space Bards it really is worth a watch to see what they filmed, edited and published in only 2-3 days. Great stuff! The tune so is so catchy I occasionally have it playing on my way to work.