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General discussion (archive)New release: The Complete Ultima 7(212 posts)(212 posts)
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Posted November 29, 2011
Today you will see a strange message on your computer screen from a mysterious being called the Guardian!

Visit Britannia once more to prove that you are a true champion of the Virtues. GOG.com and EA bring you the [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_7_complete]Complete Ultima 7 to you for only $5.99!

You are the Avatar, summoned once again to Britannia, the fabled land of the monarch Lord British. When you arrive through the Moongate, you meet with your old friend Iolo. An obscene murder has just shook the town of Trinsic. You learn that a new organization, called the Fellowship, has been growing in numbers. As you investigate the mysterious murder and begin uncovering true motivations of the Fellowship, you’re also haunted by ominous warnings of the enigmatic Guardian.
Ultima 7: The Complete Edition features a complete graphical and control overhaul of the Ultima engine. The oldschool top-down Ultima view has been revamped: now the game fills the whole screen and finally you can control the whole game with a mouse. The vast populated world of NPCs with their own life schedules makes exploring the enormous area of Sosaria an engaging and epic adventure. Ultima 7 is distinguished by the total immersion and freedom in exploring and completing the game. You can pick up everything and interact with every nook and cranny out there. To eat, which is needed for survival, you need to get flour and water, mix them on a table in a bakery, than use the the newly created dough on a fireplace to bake bread. If you’re good at it, the baker might just tip you for your effort!
The tactical combat system of earlier Ultima series games has been replaced with a real-time combat system, where the AI is controlling your team and you, the player are only in control of the Avatar. You advance in experience via Ultima’s familiar level up system where once you have earned a sufficient amount of experience points you automatically gain a level.

Ultima 7: The Complete Edition consists of Ultima 7: The Black Gate, Ultima 7: The Forge of Virtue, Ultima 7: Part Two - Serpent Isle, Ultima 7: Part Two - The Silver Seed all in one package for as low as $5.99!
Posted November 30, 2011
Oh my....I can't make justice to this release in words... this and the Crusader games were the most awesome things in my childhood. :) *bought*
Posted November 30, 2011
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MrGOTIME: Soooo....if I have never played the Ultima games, would this be THE one to start with?
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Petrell: Only problem starting with this is that having played the best of the series, you might find rest of the series less interesting (and yes, that includes U8 "Avatar meets Mario" and U9 "The hack&lash edition"). No game before and since has reached level of interactiveness and "live world" feel (thanks to extensive NPC schedules). Actually you already see this if you play Black Gate and then move to Serpent Isle as later despise using same engine (slightly upgraded) is lot more streamlined and you are limited on what you can explore by the plot (actually you can break the plot in SI by entering areas you're not supposed to if I remember correctly).
I started the series with U7. You don't need the others to appreciate it, although you should read the supplemental material first for an overview of the series storyline.

But if you have the patience, you'll probably enjoy U7 even more if you start with an earlier game between U4 and U6. Seeing the locations and characters evolve over the years is immensely immersive. You'll feel like you really are venturing into their world as the Avatar every generation. It depends on your tolerance for the older interfaces and graphics. Don't get too bogged down in U4 or 5 if you aren't enjoying them.


GOG, could you replace the screenshot with the bodies? It's very spoilery. If you have to use a body, there are much earlier opportunities. An action-packed random monster battle would be even better.
Post edited November 30, 2011 by wvpr
Posted November 30, 2011
Dear GOG, I will pay 800 billion dollars if you can throw Felicia Day in as an "extra."
Posted November 30, 2011
I'm probably boring, but please, release Ignition. Please!
Posted November 30, 2011
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stoicsentry: Dear GOG, I will pay 800 billion dollars if you can throw Felicia Day in as an "extra."
Hello Mr. Obama! I didn't know you are here on gog! I may asure you that gog.com does not require any bailouts from US govt. :P
Post edited November 30, 2011 by keeveek
Posted November 30, 2011
Should I play the other six games first or just get this? Hmmmmmmmmmm..........
Posted November 30, 2011
Finally. One of the best RPGs
And i actually managed to run in perfectly well on my Symbian phone with Exult. Its really nice on the phone since graphics seem more than well on the 320x240 screen :)
Posted November 30, 2011
Well this is all manner of awesome, all I need now is some sort of money to buy it. I'll have to go & kill some headless so I can loot their corpses.



Well looks like there weren't any headless around so I had to improvise, the things I hacked up definitely didn't have a head on but now I have all these extra heads to get rid of...
Posted November 30, 2011
Thanks GOG. This is a game from my teen years and I never got to do much with it because I misplaced the manual. The game would ask you periodically what word was on a certain page at a certain position. Hopefully all that has been fixed with your release so someone can just enjoy the game.
:)
Post edited November 30, 2011 by machaira
Posted November 30, 2011
Scout the courtyard in Castle Britannia, and double click on the plaque/sign on the top of the doorway at the northern end when Lord British is walking underneath it. The otherwise invulnerable monarch will die, and a note on his corpse will reveal his sordid affair with a castle maid.

Then reload your last saved game.
Posted November 30, 2011
Good memories... but also painful memories as I remember having a hard time knowing what to do in the game. I even failed with a walkthrough (something to do in some woods but did not find where and what, even using the walkthrough).

Huge backlog for now but I might buy it later.
Posted November 30, 2011
Ultima 7 > Skyrim
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Ric1987: Should I play the other six games first or just get this? Hmmmmmmmmmm..........
Nope! It is nice to know the backstory of the companions you meet in games but other than that U7 is completely standalone.
Post edited November 30, 2011 by Toshi
Posted November 30, 2011
Nearly 40 years old now, and i can still remember the day i bought that Black Box...and even after all these years i remember most of the excitement i felt when playing this game.

Cheers to the makers of this site and their efforts to bring us all the Gold Old Games of our youth :)
Posted November 30, 2011
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Tallima: 1) Can you click just with left clicking in this game? Or do you need both mouse buttons?
I'd rather have both mouse buttons to play this. As pointed out before, it's not strictly necessary, but I'd rather.
Posted November 30, 2011
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elisstar: Also, this game has a few serious bugs, documented here: http://codex.ultimaaiera.com/wiki/Bugs#Ultima_VII
Hopefully this is the CD version which corrected some of the game breaking bugs.
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PhilD: Has anyone confirmed yet whether or not this is the CD version?
Ultima had bugs like any game. It's a truly huge and old game, you'll find bugs here and there. It definitely retains quality though.

And yes, this is apparently the CD version, as it sports full speech and the expansion. Ah, I confirmed it's DOSBox and not Exult too.
Post edited November 30, 2011 by RafaelLopez
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