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Dave Kendall
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Ultima 7 - The Black Gate: 10/10 points |
The technology sucked. It crashed all the time, it ran slow on high end hardware, it was hard to get running. Also the control system and combat was poor, half the time your companions would hit you rather than the enemy. There were lots of little annoyances like having to manually feed your stupid companions all the time, or getting stuck on scenery.
But despite all that it's the 3rd best RPG I've ever played and it easily get's 10/10. It's got a great storyline despite being totally non-linear. The characters and the world are more real than just about any other game, even Planscape Torment doesn't compare.
There are only a handful of other games that I have enjoyed as much as Ultima 7. The game sucked me in and I played nothing else for months. Most of the time when I complete a game I never play it again. But with Ultima 7 I kept on playing until I'd found every secret and completed every sub quest.
Despite the games faults you can really tell that it was a labour of love for the creators. The attention to detail in the environment and plot is something lacking in almost all other games. That's what makes it so special, it more than makes up for the poor game engine.
It's an essential game for anyone who likes RPGs, ignore the primitive graphics and you'll find it's an amazing experience. Thankfully these days it's a lot easier to get running as there's a project to get it working in Windows: http://exult.sourceforge.net/ |
Ultima 7 - The Black Gate: 10/10 points |
Dated graphics and limitations of the game engine don't really matter when you've got such an immersive world to explore. The level of freedom and the number of interesting characters put most modern RPGs to shame.
Unlike a lot of older games this lives up to the nostalgic memories of playing it when it first came out. Playing it in Windows using Exult is still a fantastic experience and I'd recommend it to anyone. |
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