Did you play Bushido Blade as a kid? Did you like it? Then you're probably golden.
I guess it kinda comes with the territory, I mean as much as we try to deny it Ultima IX is IN FACT part of the series canon. I just wish to God it wasn't. Say what you want about Ultima VIII, at least the game makes sense on a storytelling level. Hell, say what you want about games like Dragon Age 2 or Mass Effect 3. No epic finale in the history of fiction has been so so irreparably butchered as that of Ultima IX: Ascension. The game seems to intentionally hunt down and destroy any amount of coherency, dignity and continuity that the series had, and it succeeds in that task quite well. No small feet considering the collectively astounding pedigree of all the games in the series that preceded it. I guess it's only fitting that such an honor belong to EA.
The dull, hammy FMV adventure game that became an internet phenomenon. It's got silly acting, a dull script with even duller puzzles and a plot with so many nonsensical holes it basically defies any and all semblance of logic. And you know what? It's hilarious. Seriously, make it an MST3K night, get some friends together, load it up and poke fun at it all the while... ....PHANTASMAGORIA!!!!
