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

On Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:56:31 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

I agree again. I like Ultima 5 more then 4  but I went with 4 because
of how damn unique it actually was and still is. I went with 7 as an
alternative due to its incredible 'living' world and I also think it
is just the best game in the mainline series.

Side note: TIL about "Ultima VII: Revisited"
(https://www.u7revisited.com/downloads/) which is a fan mod that is
attempting to recreate the entire game as a 3-D rendered version. It's
still in alpha (just the basic engine is complete, but no
gameplay/scripting) but it looks... neat. I'm not sure adding a fully
3D camera really adds anything necessary to the game, but... look,
it's more Ultima. I'm not going to complain about that.

Video of the engine in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmy4ClXXI84











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