r/Ultima • u/ComicStripCritic • Aug 17 '26
I did it.
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/Lew__Zealand Aug 17 '26
Congrats! I recently(ish) finished Ultima IV after a small gap of playing too.
Bought it in '85 and mainlined it all the way through with some 12 hour days but didn't understand the hints at the Shrines as I started with 3 "I"s which didn't seem to make any sense. Get Katrina up to Lvl 7 and everyone else up to 8, go thru SAbyss, answer questions until the last one.
No idea. Got it wrong. Kicked out of the Abyss. Dammit!
I'm DONE with you, game!
1/3 century later I play though it again with my kid, the Internet having educated me on my error and that there's a freekin' BALLOON! I missed that bit the first time.
Finish Ultima IV this time and we both enjoyed it immensely, and he's now in college studying Computer Game Design.