Ultima Reborn
Ultima Reborn was an unannounced spin-off Ultima game for the Nintendo DS, developed and cancelled in 2008.[1]
Description[edit]
The game was to be, as project designer and lead artist Stephane Belin wrote, “a reboot of Ultima IV on Nintendo DS. The idea was to make a brand new interpretation of my favorite game of all time. I wanted to shine a completely new light on the Ultima universe, while keeping all the great core values of the original game. [We] wanted to make it on NDS which cruelly lacked of good western RPGs. The project was canceled 6 months after the original pitch.”[1][2]
Concept art and in-game screenshots from the aborted project were subsequently released by Belin and artist Mathieu Latour-Duhaime,[1][3] showcasing a notable deviation in style from the classic Ultima series. Appearing to draw influences from Japanese RPGs and Howard-esque fantasy, examples of character classes show many females in a risqué manner of dress, with male appearances comparable to such diverse sources as Final Fantasy, Conan the Barbarian, and Roman centurions, among others.
Concept Art[edit]
Released concept art reveals the planned depictions of each character class, as shown below:
Mage
Bard
Fighter
Druid
Tinker
Paladin
Ranger
Shepherd
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Other Projects”. Stephane Belin's personal website. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ↑ Stephane Belin's CV, where Ultima Reborn is mentioned.
- ↑ “Concept art\in game art project U DS”. Mathieu Latour-Duhaime's blog. Retrieved 2011-05-10.