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From: deichman@cod.NOSC.MIL (Shane D. Deichman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Ultima For Mac?
Message-ID: <2320@cod.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 4 Oct 90 20:51:16 GMT
References: <4430@rex.cs.tulane.edu> <1342@ashton.UUCP>
Reply-To: deichman@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (Shane D. Deichman)
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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In article <1342@ashton.UUCP> jimvons@ashton.UUCP (Jim von Schmacht) writes:
>off the way they had expected).  However, a new game has come out which is
>incredibly similar to Ultima but much better and much more difficult --
>Taskmaker.  The world as large as that in Ultima with much more diverse 
>monsters/situations/treasures.
>

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. It took me several weeks to complete
Ultima III (having to find the cards, their order, etc, not to mention
marks, Dawn, and so on).  A VERY challenging game!

On the other hand, Taskmaker can be accomplished in a couple of days 
(I think I took three).  The world seems much smaller, and while there
are some very interesting items and mechanisms (I love the force fields
and switches!), I don't think it is on the same par as Ultima III.

Don't get me wrong -- Taskmaker is an incredible games, and has many
features not found in the Ultimas.  It is also a darker, more forboding 
finale.  But in terms of "longevity", Ultima's got it beat by a few
lengths....

-shane d deichman

"The Ayatollah of Rock-and-Rollah!"