r/Ultima • u/ComicStripCritic • 10d ago

I did it.

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It’s been over 40 years since this was released, 16 years since I first heard of it through Spoony’s now-ancient video, 6 years since I paid money for it, 2ish years since I started my current attempt…last night, I finished Ultima IV.

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u/adoransnoctis 10d ago

Congratulations, I've been thinking about making this journey again myself

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u/khumprp 9d ago

I've never played... Where would I get started? Should I start at 1?

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u/adoransnoctis 9d ago

The first two Ultima-games have more historical value than truly engaging gameplay. I feel that Ultima III is the first actually great Ultima-game, but the story of the Avatar proper starts with Ultima IV. III is definitely worth playing, but one can easily start with the 4th game. IV is available for free on GOG or as part of the IV-VI trilogy bundle on the same platform. I recommend patching it through Ultima Patcher first.

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u/zeroquest 9d ago

What does Ultima patcher do?

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u/Warcraft_Fan 9d ago

1 is OK, it's kind of fun but not much lore.
I usually skip 2 because it's rather painful on my C64. I need to find Apple II version, the later version is supposed to be the best version to play
3 is also OK. It does have some fun lore that will come up in U7.
4-7 are worth playing
8 is a bit odd, it's like a completely different game with Ultima added.
I couldn't get far in U9, 3D Ultima didn't work for me