The crowdfunded spiritual successor to the critically-acclaimed Ultima Underworld series is coming to Switch, it has been revealed.
OtherSide Entertainment - the studio co-founded by Paul Neurath (Ultima Underworld, Thief) and Warren Spector (Deus Ex, Epic Mickey) - is bringing Underworld Ascendant to Nintendo's console in conjunction with publisher 505 Games.
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In Underworld Ascendant, players assume the role of ‘The Ascendant,’ summoned to the Stygian Abyss by a mysterious figure – Cabirus. There, they learn that Typhon, a threat to both their worlds, can only be stopped by the player. To defeat Typhon, players must uncover secrets of what happened to the inhabitants of the Abyss, gain favor with their descendants and share their knowledge and strength with them to defeat Typhon.

In a throwback to game industry veterans’ Paul Neurath and Warren Spector’s celebrated past, Underworld Ascendant boasts a gameplay experience that encourages different playstyles and rewards experimentation in a dungeon environment that reacts dynamically to player choices. Players can choose from a variety of items, skills and abilities that allow them to experience the game in many different ways. They must think creatively to devise unique solutions to overcome the challenges they face in the Abyss, with each decision holding great opportunity and grave consequence.
The PC version launches in November, with console editions coming next year.
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Will this be my highlight for Gamescom? We will see, but the bar is set pretty darn high....
I loved the NES Ultimas. The music and the Characters. I did not care for the 5th one on the NES. The graphics sucked and I tried a few SNES ones and it was not the same. Exodus and Quest of the Avatar were the best for me. I am hoping to love this. I guess I will wait and see.
It comes out on my birthday.
Super excited for this!
Yaaaassssss
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And my body
It's actually getting somewhat difficult to keep up with all this new content. We need a summery of announcements from the last month.
Awesome news.
Stoked to see these two working together on an original IP!
You're not including it in your bracket on him, but Spector was writing for both Ultima Underworld I and II, as well as the stellar Ultima VII sequel Serpent Isle.
This looks very modern in execution, yet wonderfully oldfashioned in tone at the same time. Color me excited!
Will have to keep my eye on this as well. To go from just a glimmer of hope to get games on the Wii U to this, this overabundance of games on the Switch is jarring to say the least.
Extremely hyped, but this has also stoked my desperate desire for an Ultima IX Ascension remaster. I long ago accepted the dim fate, but this naming cruelly tempts my beleaguered hope.
Is this like a Skyrim-ish game? Or puzzle adventure?
Looks like a must have.
Ah, Ultima...if only EA had never gotten its filthy hands on it...
@Whalehome Similar concept to Skyrim, but everything is underground in one insane, sprawling dungeon. The first two games paved the way for Elder Scrolls and the like, early pioneers in 3D and all that.
I never got to play the second but I remember the first rather fondly.
Brilliant news. This brings back happy memories...
It's really too bad that the Switch isn't getting any support from third parties. So doomed. So very, very doomed.
Looking good.
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