Tagged: Ultima 7

October 7, 2014

Two “Top RPGs of All Time” Lists; No Mention of Ultima

Gamezone and Hardcore Games both published “Top RPGs of All Time” lists recently. Neither of them thought to include an Ultima game on their list, though.

Factoids / Headlines

October 1, 2014

There is an Invincibility spell in the Nintendo port of Ultima 7. An Eighth Circle spell, it is not available in the PC version of the game.

Ultima

September 29, 2014

Shacknews’ Chatty Community’s Top 100 Games List Includes Two Ultimas, One Wing Commander

The Chatty Community at Shacknews compiled a list of their Top 100 Games for PC recently. Naturally, a few notable Origin Systems titles made the list.

Ultima

September 9, 2014

New Galleries: Ultima 6 Ad & Review; Ultima 7 Magazine Ad

Scans of a review of Ultima 6, and ads for Ultima 6 and Ultima 7, all from Compute Magazine.

Inspired by Ultima / Ultima Fan Projects

August 21, 2014

“New” Project – Sosaria: Forging Britannia (for Runesword)

A mod for Runesword that tells the tale of a post-Ultima 3 Britannia.

Ultima

August 20, 2014

PC Gamer’s “Best RPGs of All Time” List Updated

PC Gamer’s “Best RPGs of All Time” list includes two Ultima games: Ultima Underworld and Ultima 7.

Factoids

August 19, 2014

There are three Death Scythes in Ultima 7, provided that Forge of Virtue has been installed. However, only two of these can actually be obtained by players; the Ferryman’s Scythe is his, and his...

Factoids

August 11, 2014

Including Runes of Virtue 2, the Ultima series has featured three characters named Christopher.

Factoids

July 29, 2014

In Ultima 7, Cynthia — a teller at the Royal Mint — must be killed in order to obtain the vault key. Cynthia must be alive, however, to redeem the spoils of robbing the...

Headlines

July 24, 2014

Subdomain Updates

I’ve been busy building the Ultima 4 subdomain. It’s not quite ready yet; I still need to restore a goodly number of the project entries. But it’s starting to take shape, and at least...

Shroud of the Avatar

July 22, 2014

Shroud of the Avatar: Release 8 Preview at MMORPG.com

MMORPG.com got an advance look at Shroud of the Avatar’s upcoming Release 8. They cover the game’s combat system, and some of the other new additions to the game.