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Ultima™ IV: Quest of the Avatar

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4.3/5

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4.3

147 Reviews

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Ultima™ IV: Quest of the Avatar
Description
Prepare yourself for a grand adventure! Ultima™ IV, sixteen times larger than Ultima™ III, is a milestone in computer gaming. Lord British has produced a game to challenge not only your physical and mental skills, but the true fabric of your character. The evil triad of Mondain, Minax, and the hells...
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Fantasy
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4.3/5

( 147 Reviews )

4.3

147 Reviews

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Product details
1985, Origin Systems, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2 GB HDD...
Time to beat
21 hMain
36 h Main + Sides
52 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Prepare yourself for a grand adventure! Ultima™ IV, sixteen times larger than Ultima™ III, is a milestone in computer gaming. Lord British has produced a game to challenge not only your physical and mental skills, but the true fabric of your character.

The evil triad of Mondain, Minax, and the hellspawn Exodus have been vanquished and peace reigns throughout the land of Britannia. Evil yet abounds, but in isolated pockets and in the hearts of men. A new age awaits the coming of one who can conquer evil on all frontiers through mastery of both magic and the use of force. Daemons, dragons, and long-dead wizards still plague the countryside and must be destroyed. The seeker on the path of the Avatar will face hostile groups composed of mixed enemy types and will survive such encounters only by strategic use of weapons and terrain. Earthly victories over seemingly impossible odds lead to the final conflict, where the ultimate challenge - the self - awaits.

© 1985, 2011 Electronic Arts Inc.

Goodies
manual map cluebook spellbook interview with Richard Garriott reference card Lorebook
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Mac notice: The game will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.

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Time to beat
21 hMain
36 h Main + Sides
52 h Completionist
35.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Fantasy
Tags:
Adventure, Fantasy, Role-playing, Classic, Good Old Game, show 1 more... Free Game
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1985-09-16T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Origin Systems / Electronic Arts
Size:
12 MB
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Single-player
Languages
English
audio
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User reviews

Posted on: September 1, 2011

cimerians

Verified owner

Games: 706 Reviews: 18

The game that started it all.

Quite possibly the best RPG ever made. It was arguably improved upon in the future but this is what started it all at least for me. The game that really put Ultima as the grand master of RPG's in computer gaming in the 80's and the early 90's.

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Posted on: September 2, 2011

mbrouard

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 1

One of the best game I have ever played

In the summer of 1985 I played Ultima IV: Quest of Avatar more than anything else I did. More than 2 decades later I still have fond memories of this awesome game. Thanks Richard Garriot. Can't wait to hear that music again.

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Posted on: September 3, 2011

Astrih_Konnash

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Games: 343 Reviews: 10

A game to all gamers, old and new

A friend lent me his original U4 (back then computer games were freaking hard to find in Brazil). I was awed for the material inside the box - but even more with the game. I still have Ultima 9 Ascension - the huge Dragon Box, which comes with all the older games and lots of stuff (including a small ankh) - and guess which game besides U9 I started re-playing? U4, of course!

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Posted on: January 5, 2012

Rackon

Verified owner

Games: 9 Reviews: 1

masterpiece

an awesome game in the ultima series.its for free so DONT waste any time and download this masterpiece.

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Posted on: September 5, 2011

KDaae

Verified owner

Games: 10 Reviews: 1

Just like I remember!

They don't make games like this any more! A true Role playing game where you have to BECOME the Avatar, not just do a few missions. Yes, the graphics are dates...its 25 years old! But the story and the game play mechanics are still as vibrant as they were back then. Lord British's magnum opus!

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