Linguistic Dragon has begun his playthrough of Ultima 3:

From the light-hearted adventure that was Ultima I and the disjointed mishmash that was Ultima II, it’s time for me to move on to the more seriously-bent Ultima III, and the end of the Ages of Darkness. If Ultima II was the awkward adolescent of the series, then I suppose that makes Ultima III the high school graduate, having sorted out a little better idea of what it wants to be and beginning to act upon said idea.

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The plot isn’t entirely novel, as it’s the same defeat-the-baddie as the past two games – this time with Mondain and Minax’s progeny-of-sorts Exodus – but it does take a more serious approach, so I’m looking forward to seeing how this all plays out – Ultima III is the first game I’ve blogged about here that I haven’t actually played in its entirety before.

There’s little in the way of actual commentary on the game or gameplay in the post; Linguistic is primarily focused on introducing the game’s backstory and context. He also discusses the contents of the manuals at some length.

Still, if you want to read about the party of adventurers he has put together with which to face Exodus, do click on through.