Butter
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He's finished up Wizardry IV and given it a not very high rating: https://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-return-of-werdna-grandmaster-with.html
To be fair, his rigid scoring system seems almost designed to punish a game like Wizardry IV that breaks formula. He still liked it. What I found most interesting was this paragraph near the bottom:
He didn't mention Roe Adams's involvement in Ultima IV during his coverage of that game; apparently he's since read the Codex thread about it.
To be fair, his rigid scoring system seems almost designed to punish a game like Wizardry IV that breaks formula. He still liked it. What I found most interesting was this paragraph near the bottom:
I tried hard to track down Adams to interview him for this series. He supposedly lives in Maine. (As always, please don't make any attempts to contact authors on my behalf. Chances are, I've already tried whatever methods you're using and they didn't respond to me, so further attempts are just harassment.) He'd shown a lot of promise as a game designer, contributing significantly to Ultima IV and The Bard's Tale. In fact, there are some accounts that indicate he had more to do with the plot to Ultima IV, including the creation of the eight virtues, than Richard Garriott. An interest in the religion and philosophies of other cultures does seem to unite both Ultima IV and Werdna.
He didn't mention Roe Adams's involvement in Ultima IV during his coverage of that game; apparently he's since read the Codex thread about it.