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The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of vidya RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s decent into capital E evil. | The '''Ultima''' series was a surprisingly influential collection of [[video games|vidya]] RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of [[EA]]'s decent into capital E evil. | ||
The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up. | The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school [[Dungeon crawling|hack & slash]] affairs, with brief voyages into [[Science Fantasy]] just to liven things up. | ||
After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriott — the author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about virtue, rather than just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for | After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriott — the author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about virtue, rather than just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: ''Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar''. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia. | ||
And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it. | And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it. | ||
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And then EA came. We won't speak about that. | And then EA came. We won't speak about that. | ||
But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was Ultima Online, to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG". | But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore [[MUD]]s — was ''Ultima Online'', to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG". | ||
If you want more detail, go Google up "Spoony Ultima". Guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why Ultima 9 is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. | If you want more detail, go Google up "Spoony Ultima". Guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why ''Ultima 9'' is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SnzXsJ2vmQ here's a version that cuts out the skits]. | ||
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The Ultima series was a surprisingly influential collection of vidya RPGs. Nowadays it's mostly known as the first sign of EA's decent into capital E evil.
The short version? They were some of the first computer roleplaying games to get popular. Ultimas 1, 2, and particularly 3 were old school hack & slash affairs, with brief voyages into Science Fantasy just to liven things up.
After receiving feedback from his first 3 games, Richard Garriott — the author of Ultimas 1 through 3 — decided to make a game about virtue, rather than just killing shit. The result is probably one of the most influential Western computer RPGs ever made: Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar. (Fun fact: the word "Avatar" for an in-game character starts with Ultima 4.) What was unique about it? It had a plot that was more than an excuse for dungeon crawling or combat; the basic idea was to become worthy of being a champion of the realm of Britannia.
And he followed it up with 3 sequels that attempted to top it.
And then EA came. We won't speak about that.
But we will speak about how the first MMORPG — if you ignore MUDs — was Ultima Online, to the point that it coined the word "MMORPG".
If you want more detail, go Google up "Spoony Ultima". Guy is an idiot, but he gives a good overview of what the series was like, and why Ultima 9 is so hated. If it's still up when you read this, here's a version that cuts out the skits.