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Yes, yes, people really are quite keen to see a new RPG from Ultima creator Richard 'Lord British' Garriott de Cayeux. Kickstarter crowdfunding for his new game, Shroud of the Avatar, wrapped up on Sunday just short of $2 million, and was pushed over that mark by direct pledges outside Kickstarter. As developer Portalarium originally sought only one million dollars, all sorts of futures have been bunged in through stretch goals.
It seems people are quite keen to play a new RPG from Richard Garriott, creator of the hallowed Ultima series. As Shroud of the Avatar races towards its crowdfunding goal of $1 million, his studio has dropped more information on the various multiplayer options it'll offer. They range from barely online, just seeing other players' effect on the persistent world, to essentially an MMO. Or hey, just play offline.
Richard Garriott is not the first great designer to turn to Kickstarter as a means to fund his work. But while Shroud of the Avatar, his long-awaited return to game design, directly references the classic Ultima series, Garriott is banking on more than nostalgia.
In typical fashion, Garriott is aiming for a complete rethink of not just online RPGs, but RPGs in general. It's not quite an MMORPG like Ultima Online, but it's definitely not strictly single-player either. Basically, it's a single-player RPG with a really extensive online component.
Having been involved in role-playing games for so many years, starting with the Ultima games, Richard Garriott is quite qualified to discuss what is wrong with the genre. And one of the biggest problems with MMOs today is spending so much time and money on the game without knowing if the audience will accept it.
Richard Garriott's spiritual successor tot he Ultima series has finally gotten a name, and is well on its way to becoming fully crowd-funded. Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is coming from Garriott's Austin-based game studio, Portalarium. It will be a digital PC title, with planned downloadable episodes to follow.
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