Gamesta.com gets news from Nordic Games that they are planning to remake the classic RPG Dungeon Lords from Wizardry cretor D.W. Bradley, along with his development studio. The title will be dubbed Dungeon Lords MMXII.
"Never heard of Dungeon Lords? I don’t blame you. The game was a buggy, incomplete mess when it released for PC back in 2005, and even when subsequent patches and two re-releases subtitled Collector’s Edition and MMXII came out, they failed to hide the fact that despite some neat touches, the game was mostly a derivative action-RPG riddled with poor design choices. Definitely a low point for D.W. Bradley, who also designed the excellent Wizardry series. If there was one redeeming quality to the game, it was the expertly crafted main theme for the game, which I still remember years after the game got buried somewhere in the dungeon that is my closet.
The track doesn’t really have a title other than “Main Theme,” and for some perplexing reason, it’s nearly impossible to find out who composed the piece. Whoever they are though, they should definitely be proud of their work. The piece has a lively nature to it that echos both urgency and ambition, two things which are definitely befitting of a fantasy hero’s quest. It’s complimented by great buildup and a smooth, relaxed conclusion that makes great use of wind instruments." (Michael Urban, OnlySP.com)
Dungeon Lords: The Orb and the Oracle might have been put on indefinite hold back in 2009, but that hasn't stopped 3D artist Taemoor Khan from releasing several dozen never-before-seen character and environment art pieces from the RPG sequel.
Lots of big RPGs made 2005 a great year. Dragon Quest VIII, Guild Wars, Digital Devil Saga, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Jade Empire, a handheld Final Fantasy IV port made it so, along with many others. Plus, it was the year the PSP and Xbox 360 arrived in the gaming world.
@Tuxmask: That's Dragon Quest 8.
Haha. I felt the same way about Xenosaga II. I didn't mind the visual changes much at all, but when I got online boy was I wrong to think so.
It's fun to remember this stuff.
-I loved Wild ARMs on the ogiginal PlayStation and I thought Alter Code F was a great tribute in its remake.
-Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time gets dumped on a lot, but I enjoyed very minute. :)
-Final Fantasy IV Advance was another great remake. Very well done.
-My friend got Guild Wars and was waaay into it. He begged me and eventually I joined up too. Played for about a year and a half.
Great year! Cheers to the memory!
