Re: "8 Classic Games You Haven't Played (but should)"

On 1/31/2025 6:05 AM, Mike S. wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:10:17 -0000 (UTC), rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
(Ross Ridge) wrote:
 

I'm going to be contrarian here and recommend Ultima III as the one Ultima
game people should play to introduce them to the series.  Sure, Ultima
IV and V have a better story, but by modern standards the story elements
of the games are so thin, it's hard to see that except by comparision to
the earlier games.  I think the third game in the series shows off the
the basic mechanics and style of the the first five Ultima games, what
actually attracted people to play these games, without the distraction of
a "revolutionary" story that still only makes up a tiny part of the game.

 I'd nominate Ultima 3 over Ultima 1. I don't disagree with anything
you are saying here. It is just that Ultima 4's concept of following
the virtues was so different from other RPGs of the time. It was a
major focus of the game. You always had to think about your actions or
you would not be able to finish the game. I never played another RPG
quite like it. Not even other Ultimas.

I think I remember some DM using the Ultima 4 virtues thing and having you go through a questionare or something to make your character.
I'm pretty sure I played 4 just because of that virtues mechanic, but I don't remember anything else about it.  I probably didn't complete it.
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