Ultima™ Underworld 1+2

One of my all time favorites, so glad I found this site and the awesome classics available. I looked for this game for a really long time, and actually bought a disc that claimed it could be played on a modern computer, of course I wasn't smart enough to make it work. But GOG has made it simple, purchase/download/play love it. Can't wait to download and play betrayal at krondor next!

Ultima Underworld is easily the grandfather of RPG's. I know there are many that came before, but none that I can think of that allowed you as much freedom as Ultima Underworld. I love the old days of gaming when you weren't guided like RPG's nowadays. Ultima Underworld forced you to read the manual, take notes, and discuss details with friends. In my opinion, there has yet to be an RPG that has so many fantastic discoveries as this one. If you haven't played it, it may take some time to get used to the controls, but once you do get into it you won't want to stop playing.

What are we talking of? Ultima Underworld 1 and Ultima Underworld 2 especially are divine masterpieces. The depth of the story, npcs, dialogues, personality of everybody, the atmosphere, the locations, the magic system, the combat system, items, level design, the soundtracks, the sound fx.. all is incredible. We would need a better HD version for today's computers but with a bit of patience even this Dropbox version can work. Don't use music different from Sound Blaster Pro settings!

The Ultima Underworld games are part of a well known pantheon of games whose technology is now grossly outdated but whose game-play is still extraordinarily enjoyable to this day. At the time, UW1 went graphics and game engine went far beyond what anyone was used to and was quite literally years ahead of it's time. For those who have never played the games and are unsure whether they would enjoy I say give them a shot. While the interface and speed may seem a little slow and clunky by today's standards, give them a chance. Once you grow accustomed to them you will find a highly immersive forerunner to games we'd see years later! Enjoy them!

My favorites RPGs ever. Nowadays, we had the chance to get other jewels, The Witcher 1&2, Gothic 2 and more BUT these 2 Ultima Underworld are pure genius. Especially when you think about their release date. Being able to handle gravity, physics, true 3d objects when the other top 3d games of that period was Wolfenstein3d... I let you think about the level of immersion that Underworld could provide. Its stories, feeling friendship with gobelins, swim and hope to not drown, so priceless. When I'll finish my bucket of RPG, I'll be back to them, that's for sure!