Ultima™ 8 Gold Edition

Since I happened to play this game before playing Ultima VII and VI, I think that most of the hate it attracted was due to how it compares with the other two (well, actually three, since VII is split into two games) masterpieces: first of all, it is a different kind of game, and even when factoring that into the equation, it lacks a lot of depth and polish compared to the other two titles. According to the information leaked afterwards, the blame for its lack of success as launch rests squarely on the shoulders on the developer, as I believe it could have been a smash hit if the devs had more time to refine the content and adjust the difficulty of the game better. Still, I found the game as it was engaging enough to play through it when it was released (and in the spirit of full disclosure, I played it before patches, so the couple of sections of the game which require a lot of platforming were as fun as eating nails). Considering that the patches take care of the most glaring problems in the gameplay, I can recommend it to those who are able to play it without expecting it to be the same kind of game as Ultima VII

I played it like 1-2 years after its release and I must say... that's different from any other Ultima game ever created... BUT, it's good. You crave for something comparable to Ultima 7? Then the game's not for you, but the dark atmosphere that covers all the world of Pagan is great. Is a good adventure game, even if the world is not enormous, and it's not easy. But I always like the unforgiveness of this world.

People give U8 a bad rap because U7 was a masterpiece, and yes, U8 is worse than U7 in just about every way. It disappointed a lot of people. BUT, it's still a better RPG than 90% of ones that have come out since. If you enjoy old style RPGs you will probably enjoy this.

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Thank you GOG, I can't wait to have some sleepless night playing this! As I32 says, this was with Wing Commander II, Syndicate and Strike Commander the first games I had on my D486DX2, they came on a single CD with the machine... These 4 gems are what made me a gamer!