Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness GOG Review | A DOS RPG Classic

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Hello everyone! Check out my review for Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness on GOG. This is the DOS version of the game. My first ever playthrough, so here are my thoughts! Thanks so much for all of the support, I truly appreciate it.
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Ultima, later known as Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness or simply Ultima I, is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott, originally released for the Apple II. It was first published in the United States by California Pacific Computer Company, which registered a copyright for the game on September 2, 1980 and officially released it in June 1981. Since its release, the game has been completely re-coded and ported to many different platforms. The 1986 re-code of Ultima is the most commonly known and available version of the game.
Ultima revolves around a quest to find and destroy the Gem of Immortality, which is being used by the evil wizard Mondain to enslave the lands of Sosaria. With the gem in his possession, he cannot be killed, and his minions roam and terrorize the countryside. The player takes on the role of "The Stranger", an individual summoned from another world to end the rule of Mondain. The game follows the endeavors of the stranger in this task, which involves progressing through many aspects of game play, including dungeon crawling and space travel.
The game was one of the first definitive commercial computer RPGs, and is considered an important and influential turning point for the development of the genre throughout years to come. In addition to its influences on the RPG genre, it is also the first open-world computer game.
From Wikipedia.
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[@Bitsandglory]

Anyone have any experience with Ultima I? Let me know! Check out my first ever playthrough of Ultima I here: kzbin.info/aero/PLoiDuuKGlM91VAfHbSwtWhBNE7wWRhk3i

[@e10withadot]

So I’ve been playing Dragon Quest III, and in the process I’ve stumbled onto the history of the series and the origins of the RPG video game. Ultima I reportedly influenced the original Dragon Quest alongside the game “Wizardry”. You can definitely see that here, from the third-person overworld exploration, to the boat(which was introduced in DQII) and dungeons even. It’s really interesting to look back at these games and realize just how influential they were. Nice review, man!

[@Bitsandglory]

Awesome! Thanks for watching. Side note: How have you been liking DQIII? I still need to get to that believe it or not. Have a bad habit of replaying games, played the first and second a bunch of times, haha.

[@CarlosAvila85]

Me alegra ver que al menos Wizardry hizo un mas que necesario remake, podemos debatir su precio o calidad, pero indiscutiblemente necesitamos uno de Ultima, ya saben, por cultura y mas placer.

[@Bitsandglory]

A modern update for Ultima would be very interesting!

[@corvidcosmo]

I just took a try at this game not too long ago and It’s honestly impressive how much this game has that carried over to console RPGs like Dragon Quest, I also appreciated the vector wire labyrinths, even if it is hard to traverse for me. Although what really confused me was the button inputs, that took me about 20 minutes to figure out most of the inputs. I haven’t gotten too far, but I want to continue playing this game to kind of get a look at what a PC rpg was like in the early 80s.

[@Bitsandglory]

It’s a pretty fun game especially considering its age! I will admit it took me a bit for the controls as well, probably had a control guide off to the side at first if I remember correctly. Really the only part of the game I didn’t enjoy was the massive gameplay change towards the end of the game… ambitious, I guess, but out of place and tedious! I still need to get to the sequel soon. Thanks for watching!

[@stevemanart]

Every time I see someone review one of the Age of Darkness trilogy Ultimas, I can get a sense of their age group just by how they react to Ultima's copyright skirting Hobbits.

[@Jimmyagaming1988]

First Person view is like Jurassic Park on the SNES; just awful lmao…well not nearly as bad as JP I guess lmao. Interesting game; idk if I would have the patience to play it. Awesome review.

[@Jimmyagaming1988]

I’m glad it’s a super short game. In case I ever do play it, there’s that

[@Bitsandglory]

From what I understand the first two, maybe the first three, are pretty easy to pick up and play. I guess at some point the series becomes super in depth and a lot longer. I enjoyed this playthrough! Super old and clunky, but with how short it was... no skin off my back. I usually am able to keep in mind how old something is when playing it and not judging too harshly. That being said, I probably won't play THIS one any time soon. Definitely will get to II at some point in the near future!