Richard Garriot starts Kickstarter campaign for spiritual successor to Ultima

Fans of the Ultima series now finally have a reason to rejoice. Series creator Richard Garriot, aka Lord British, has started a Kickstarter campaign for a new game, dubbed Shroud of the Avatar: Forbidden Virtues. The game is set to be an old-school RPG, much like the older Ultima games, and is set to be the spiritual successor to the Ultima franchise.Garriot has set a goal of $1 million to make the game, and the campaign seems to be going well. With 27 days to go, the campaign is more than halfway funded, with current funds sitting at $693,441 at the time of writing.According to the official description of the game, “Using state-of-the-art tools and technology, the game will focus on what made his seminal Ultima Series great. Once players are introduced to the game, they will discover their own story woven into the immersive world and lore surrounding them. Players may choose to follow the life of the adventurer or, if they prefer, focus on exploration and discovery. Players may even choose the life of a homesteader; either nestled within the safety of the settled lands, or on the dangerous but potentially lucrative frontier.”Click here for full story