Patches & Updates for the GOG.com Ultima Releases
A quick look at some of the patches and updates for the Ultima titles presently available on Good Old Games, all of which should work with the GOG.com versions of the games.
Tagged: Ultima 4
Do RPGs Require a Foozle?
Rowan Kaiser, writing at the Escapist, examines the small number of significant games that eschewed the typical RPG formula of presenting the character with a final boss or villain to fight.
The Art of Videogames at the Smithsonian
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is hosting a new exhibit, entitled “The Art of Video Games”. And yes, there’s a bit of Ultima to be found in its presentation.
Back to Roots: Dungeons for Ultima 4
Fearyourself poses a question about how dungeon graphics in Back to Roots should be handled.
In Praise of Ultima 4’s “Narrative Through Gameplay”
Radek Koncewicz at Gamasutra has written an article praising Ultima 4 as a masterful demonstration of the concept of using gameplay as “the main vehicle for narrative”.
About the Ultima Series
The games comprising the Ultima series were, between 1981 and 1999, the defining computer role-playing games. Both the Western and Eastern RPG “schools”, if that is an appropriate term for them, were heavily inspired by the Ultima games, and still feature numerous gameplay and interface conventions that one Ultima or another introduced.
Pax Britannia! (Updated!)
Andrew Owen is working on a tile-based Ultima fan-game set between Ultima 3 and Ultima 4. He has given it the title “Pax Britannia”.
The Dark Unknown: Death, Loot, And More Combat!
Goldenflame Dragon has made some updates to his Ultima-inspired game, The Dark Unknown. adding combat and loot to it.
BioWare Mondays
The weekly round-up of news about BioWare, their various sub-studios, and the various RPG titles and series that they have produced or are working on.
Even If You're Not Playing Ultima Right Now, You're Playing Ultima Right Now
Rowan Kaiser, writing at Joystiq, argues that Ultima was the most important game series — ever — and discusses many of the ways that it influenced both later RPG development and gaming in general.
Flashy Dragon Discusses His Flash-Based Ultima 4 Remake
Blair “Flashy Dragon” Leggett has published a blog post which describes his take on the events and circumstances surrounding the shutdown of his Flash-based Ultima 4 remake last year.
