Posted on: September 26, 2018
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Verified ownerGames: 223 Reviews: 41
Okay, many bugs.
Many bugs, particuarly on the menu. Not the biggest fan of Ultima, but is an average game.
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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 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.
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
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY
Mac notice: The game will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.
Recommended system requirements:
ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY
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
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Posted on: January 13, 2024
falconzinx
Verified ownerGames: 11 Reviews: 11
1985 game, need reference card to play
I've given this game a shot since its free. There's probably a great game hidden inside especially for 1985 standards, but is highly unfriendly to newcomers. There's a lot of keyboard commands that are not intuitive; even talking involves you having to type in things like T->Enter->press direction -> then type in the text Name, Job, Health, Look, etc. Confusingly the manual contains no instructions, but the actual instructions are contained in the reference card. The reference card also encourages you to create a journal and record the conversations to solve the game. In modern times that amounts to having the game run on a window while an excel sheet on another window can be used to record, sort, and order things. This is probably something no one's gonna do today, myself included, given that's way too much time and work for something that should just be entertainment. Its important to note that this game is historically significant in that it inspired the first Dragon Quest / Final Fantasy games in 1986-1987, which are much more playable even in now in 2024. But other than its historical significance, there's no reason for me to play nor keep this game.
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Posted on: February 10, 2012
nycamper
Verified ownerGames: 19 Reviews: 1
A fun (and free) bit of nostalgia
Unfortunately the functionality is so antiquated that it is hard to want to play for very long.
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Posted on: September 5, 2011
hgoodfel
Verified ownerGames: 64 Reviews: 1
A must have for all fantasy collections
This game is a must for anyone who likes dungeon crawling, quest completing, troll killing D&D style adventures. I can remember spending hours in front of this game completely in awe of the story line and dreaming of the day Skyrim would become a reality. Well played GOG.com, I think I created 5 new customers for you because of the promotion.
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Posted on: September 4, 2011
USP45
Verified ownerGames: 12 Reviews: 1
one of the great classics
for those of us who were fortunate enough to play this when it first came out, it was one of those formative things that helped show what was possible
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