Ultima™ Underworld 1+2

I found this game difficult to play because the mouse system of movement and fighting is awkward, the interface is inefficient, and the gameplay window is too small. The game environment is also dull and homogenous. It feels like I am exploring a house basement. Although I certainly don't expect an old game like this to have flashy graphics and a steamlined interfaced, unlike other games I have enjoyed from GOG.com, I found this title to be clumsy, boring, and therefore frustrating. I also had problems with the sound right away. Although I found the solution in the community forum, it was still inconvenient to correct issues before being able to play the game.

I used to play Ultima Underworld in the nineties. It was an amazing game - and still is. The atmosphere is unique, the storyline is rich and deep, puzzles are smart and rewarding and there´s a good sense of humour. UU 2 was new time, and it too became one of my all-time favourite rpg:s with its highly creative different worlds. The only thing that I don´t like in these gems is the fighting which is a bit ackward. Still, fantastic games - true classics of all time.

I loved both of those games back when they came out. I got slightly bored with the first one so I stopped playing slightly past half of the game. I played through the second one however and only got stuck somewhere near the end (and those were the times when you wouldn't have gamehack or similar tools easily available). I loved both of those games, contrary to the "original" Ultimas which somehow didn't resonate with me that well. But unfortunately, age shows with older 3D games. Not even because the graphics "suck" compared to today standards. It's that during the years of early 3D games you wouldn't have a "standard" interface habits, you wouldn't expect anything particular from the game behaviour so you'd accept anything the devs come up with. It doesn't work that way with today's games - you expect the game to let you redefine controls, you expect to have mouse-look and few other typical UI mechanisms. And if the game has a different approach to user interaction it gets quickly annoying. That's the same reason I couldn't bear MDK or Daggerfall. It's simply too "weird" in terms of controls. Too bad, because the games themselves are still fairly well written, quite decent graphicaly for its time and could give you much fun... if you can bear the weirdness of the controls.

By far the best set of games to come out of the EA deal so far. Excellent gameplay and graphics for 1992, way ahead of games like Wolfenstein and DOOM. Solid RPG mechanics coupled with a good story in both games. Instant buy!

It's over twenty years old and still hasn't lost any charm, it's controls are a little outdated but not broken. Definitely worth it.