Talk:Ultima VIII: Pagan

Ultima VIII didn't sell quite as well as its predecessors, mostly because of the disappointment with the game, and is generally seen as a backstep in the series in general. Sergorn 22:18, 5 December 2008 (UTC)Ok does anyone actually have source for that ? Because it has been stated on record by Origin at the time of Ultima IX's release, that not only did Ultima VIII sold well... but that it was the best selling Ultima game at the time and brought of a lot of new fans in the series (and this was actually the purpose of the game, and the reason it was made so different with little references to the previous installments). It seems the only argument used to point that Ultima VIII had poor sales, it the cancellation of Lost Vale - but it's not necessarilly related. Lost Vale could very much have been cancelled simply because EA felt that the add-on wouldn't sell well because of the backclash.

Development deadline
Generally, this comment is interesting insight to why Ultima 8 became what it was but I decided to ask you all first where, if at all, it could be included, fully or partially. I didn't feel like throwing it in first without disrupting the current page layout. Wondering between U8 page or Plot Cuts. Here's the line.

On the third page of the Gamespy February 2003 interview with Richard Garriott, he says: "The counsel -- and sometimes it was more than just counsel -- I would get from EA was that the schedule was the dominant issue. Once we started down the path on Ultima 8, I decided I would be a good corporate citizen and walk the walk and talk the talk. And as Ultima 8 got into scheduling trouble, as every Ultima always did, rather than make a decision as we had in the past to hold the game until it was polished, we began to cut things out to stay on schedule. And we cut and we cut and we cut and the game that was finally released was not only shipped early even for the cut version (and therefore buggy), but also had its guts ripped out as far as being an Ultima."

I found that line from Dino's Ultima 8 site. The actual site where that full interview was posted is gone so only that segment is still left of it. --Time Lord 00:21, 15 August 2011 (PDT)