Prepare to embark on the final adventure in Ultima--the best selling role-playing saga of all time that has nurtured generations of gamers. Answer the call and return to Britannia for your last epic quest. As the heroic Avatar, only you can save Lord British and his people from the evil Guardian who...
Prepare to embark on the final adventure in Ultima--the best selling role-playing saga of all time that has nurtured generations of gamers. Answer the call and return to Britannia for your last epic quest. As the heroic Avatar, only you can save Lord British and his people from the evil Guardian who has devastated and corrupted the land. Valiant combat, magical prowess, and knowledge of the eight virtues are your weapons against evil in Ultima IX: Ascension.
The ninth installment of the Ultima series takes a leap into a vivid, detailed 3D environment that adds a whole new level of interaction to the exploration of the realm. Britannia was always one of the most life-like, well-developed, king-sized virtual lands, but this new perspective makes the experience of “living” in it much more immersive. The combination of a story of epic proportions, solid mechanics--true to the classic cRPG spirit, and that achingly familiar Ultima setting, Ultima IX: Ascension a memorable title that all role-players should experience for themselves.
Ascend to the realm of myth and legend in the final single-player Ultima game!
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1.19F GOG v2 changelog:
German and French localizations are now included.
DirectX renderer emulation has been added and is now set as the default for better visuals and performance.
New rendering options in DirectX mode, including Windowed Mode, V-Sync, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling, Anti-Aliasing, and more.
Glide renderer emulation has been updated with new features like Vulkan Backend, Custom Resolutions, Custom Refresh Rates, Integer Rendering, Integer Scaling, and Anti-Aliasing.
Draw distance and default game resolution have both been increased, giving you a broader and crisper view.
Major improvements for lighting and texturing quality.
Maximum framerate increased from 30 FPS all the way to 200 FPS. Enjoy super-smooth gameplay.
The game configurator now saves and loads settings correctly.
The rune and sigil floating bug has been fixed, with no framerate limits needed.
Video playback, vertex clipping, and mouse cursor visibility are all fixed.
Alt+Tab task switching works as it should, so multitasking is a breeze.
Keyboard mapping is now optimized for a more intuitive experience.
As many in the reviews have pointed out, this game is the unfitting end to a legendary series that culminated with Ultima 7 as the highpoint before everything went downhill from there.
The newer audience might not be bothered so much if they've never played the earlier games, but there's a very good reason why Ultima 9 was not well-received when it first came out in 1999, and to this day.
Spoony's Ultima 9 retrospective tells you everything you need to know: https://youtu.be/mQUVfo_kBMU
The title says it all to those who have seen this abysmal line. The Avatar of Virtue, asking the question. "What's a Paladin?" Yeah. This game was bad. Really bad.
Under any other name this would have been a decent game.
Under any name the use of 3D before it was ready to support a full 3D world. The limited draw distance help break the believablity of the world. The bugs this introduced made it much worse. I usually role my eyes when some developer complains about not having the tech to create the story they want. All you gotta do is look at some of the titles on this site to see that is wrong. This is one of the few time its right.
Under the Ultima title this was a disappointment. One of the biggest failings was the considerable changes to the lore of the game.
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