The Digital Antiquarian explores Ultima VI and the influences and events behind its creation.
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Digital Antiquarian - Ultima VI
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Another really good and well researched article from the Digital Antiquarian. It was very interesting to read about the activities in the background such as Warren Spector's hiring.
Ultima VI was really a turning point in the series with a newer mouse-driven interface and less emphasis on combat, and to be honest, at the time I didn't care for the changes to the formula that had worked so well for the five previous iterations. I had played Times of Lore, so the interface wasn't radically different than that, but I didn't like the combat being less strategic and more automated and also disliked the dungeons being the same as the rest of the game, not the pseudo-3D Wizardy-like of the previous titles. By the time I had got around to playing the Worlds of Ultima though, I had become accustomed to the new look and feel.
Ultima VI was really a turning point in the series with a newer mouse-driven interface and less emphasis on combat, and to be honest, at the time I didn't care for the changes to the formula that had worked so well for the five previous iterations. I had played Times of Lore, so the interface wasn't radically different than that, but I didn't like the combat being less strategic and more automated and also disliked the dungeons being the same as the rest of the game, not the pseudo-3D Wizardy-like of the previous titles. By the time I had got around to playing the Worlds of Ultima though, I had become accustomed to the new look and feel.
Probably the best write up I've read in 10 years. Very informative and well written.
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pibbur who
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Very interesting.
pibbur who for some reason (which is a bit unclear to him now, after all those years) didn't finish U6, and is a bit ashamed. But he did finish the Spin-Off, Martian Dreams and enjoyed it tremendously.
pibbur who for some reason (which is a bit unclear to him now, after all those years) didn't finish U6, and is a bit ashamed. But he did finish the Spin-Off, Martian Dreams and enjoyed it tremendously.
PoshFrosh
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The Digital Antiquarian blog is amazing. I highly recommend reading entries on others games which interest you, or even those which don't. Or just read the whole blog chronologically like I am (using the ebook format he provides) which gives a great perspective to how all these game companies grew (and died). It will be a while before I get to this U6 entry though... I'm only on 1985 now.
There's a couple of articles I've already booked marked to read. I'm sure there are more. The U6 article was done well. For once a writer that doesn't showcase their vocabulary and persnickety quips but instead serves up a ton of informative content. Sort of the "Witcher 3" of online commentaries. Well done.