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I have very mixed memories of Ultima IV, which he mentions as one of the main inspirations for this game. I played it day and night and was super prepared for t
by jansan 3y ago
I have very mixed memories of Ultima IV, which he mentions as one of the main inspirations for this game. I played it day and night and was super prepared for the final dungeon. Fought like a maniac, was really proud of what I did there, and the realized at the end that I forgot to collect one item that I needed at the very end. Since it was not possible to save your game in a dungeon, I had to restart from the beginning of the (huge) dungeon. Never played it again and never thouched an Ultima game after that. But I still own the game and maybe one day I will try again.
- StanislavPetrov 3y agoArt thou proud?
- mmastrac 3y agoFor those downvoting having missed the Ultima reference (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/562660-ultima-iv-quest-of-the-avatar/faqs/7633 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pc/562660-ultima-iv-quest-of-t...) Name: Mentor Sex: He Description: A wise shepherd. Job: I escaped Magincia! Health: I am well. MAGI: Pride was too great in Magincia! PRID: The city was destroyed by daemons for its pride! Art thou proud? Yes: That is not a virtue! No: Pride exists without truth, love, or courage!
- StanislavPetrov 3y agoAnd you got one of the most dreaded message in Ultima 4 if you answered, "yes" and had already meditated properly on humility: thou hast lost an eighth!
- jansan 3y agoOops, I even wrote that. Not very virtous, I have to admit.
- II2II 3y agoOld games were notorious for that sort of thing. Even though I am quite fond of the ideas behind many older games, I don't play them because many of them are arbitrarily punishing. To give you an idea of what I mean: I loved the old text adventure games, but won't play them to avoid loosing my nostalgic joy. On the other hand, I will play modern text adventures since they play off of those nostalgic feelings in a good way. (Many modern authors subscribe to game design rules to avoid the scenario you desribed.)
- kevinmchugh 3y agoThey also have more time and probably more thorough testing to avoid the outcomes their rules prohibit
- golem14 3y agoSimilar story, but for Ultima Underworld, which managed to replace a unique item I needed for the final battles with something else (a torch?) while saving. I only noticed that happened AFTER all 4 save files were corrupted and never got to play till the end.