Kenryoku_Maxis on 23 October 2009
| okr said: I always thought Ultima Online was considered more innovative for the MMORPG genre than Everquest or World of Warcraft. |
It should be, as it essentially created the MMORPG genre. However, most people didn't start playing MMORPGs with that game. They started with games such as Ragnarok, Everquest, SWG or just recently with WoW.
That's kind of why Molyneux's comments are somewhat dumb. None of the games he mentioned are the originators of their genre. It really shows that he thinks 'innovation' is more of a visual medium and changing peoples 'perception' of games. Not so much what games actually changed gameplay or started genres as a whole.
Six upcoming games you should look into:
