Ultima 9 is an odd duck to write about and I will attempt to be brief. It goes beyond simply being a mediocrity and flies past bad into being one of the great disasters of CRPG History (Others being Decent to Undermountain, the Pool of Radiance Sequel, Gothic 3 Forsaken Gods, and Arcania, possibly Might and Magic IX, take your pick). Despite this all, I could still recommend it to someone willing to delve deep into the depths of CRPG history. Where the players saw an awful, terrible, buggy game packing ideas far ahead of its time into a tight development schedule and tacked on fan-service, other developers saw wasted potential they could use on their own projects in the future. This went on to give us games such as Morrowind and Gothic (Strangely I feel like the Witcher 2 Plays Like the game Ultima IX tried to be). Now, if you didn't like either of those games, this is the responsible turd. If you did, this buggy nightmare was what spawned the games you dearly enjoyed.
