Ultima™ Underworld 1+2

Truly, the greatest thing about seing Underworld 1 & 2 on GOG.com is they're the first Ultimas to make the site! Obviously a must for any Ultima fan, but also for any CRPG'er who appreciated good stories and great worlds. Even if you happen to not be crazy about the perspective, get this to demonstrate support for future Ultimas coming to GOG.com!

The 1st "real" 3D games... more 3D than wolfenstein/doom ... Not to mention pure awesome rpg's... Origin at it's finest

Undoubtedly, one of my ten favourite games ever. And just as enjoyable today as it was when first launched.

Released in 1992, before even Wolfenstein 3D, this was one of the first games using a 3D environment, a real landmark in gaming and certainly RPGs. Plays very nicely on Steam Deck via Heroic launcher after some button remapping. Game controls are fairly horrible, inventory management painful, graphics &sound very dated (monsters and npcs are sprites!). Gameplay... classic 90s style maze like maps, find items, traps, fight monsters, lots of repetition & backtracking through levels. You definitely need to use walkthroughs as the levels are huge and often important items/locations/info virtually impossible to locate. And it goes on way, way too long. However it is still a good game with lots of charm, and you can tell the devs had a blast making it.

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.