Caligula
Novice
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So, yeah. Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny.
I first played it on the Atari ST when I was about 8 years old and I loved it. The whole 'find your own way' feel was unlike anything I'd ever played before. I was a bit young to appreciate its subtleties so I was defeated. I still came back to it many times over the next few years because it was so compelling, and every time I found something else to love. The dialogue system was ingenious and the battles were simple yet intuitive.
I still have a huge wad of A4 paper on which I took notes from conversations in each city, quest notes, mantras and codex revelations.
Any game that takes me a decade to finally beat wins top marks for both value for money and replayability in my book. Here's to the greatest game ever made - we shall never see its like again.
So, yeah. Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny.
I first played it on the Atari ST when I was about 8 years old and I loved it. The whole 'find your own way' feel was unlike anything I'd ever played before. I was a bit young to appreciate its subtleties so I was defeated. I still came back to it many times over the next few years because it was so compelling, and every time I found something else to love. The dialogue system was ingenious and the battles were simple yet intuitive.
I still have a huge wad of A4 paper on which I took notes from conversations in each city, quest notes, mantras and codex revelations.
Any game that takes me a decade to finally beat wins top marks for both value for money and replayability in my book. Here's to the greatest game ever made - we shall never see its like again.