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From: pochron@cat28.cs.wisc.edu (David Pochron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: Ultima 6 impressions, adventuring on Amiga...
Message-ID: <1990Nov28.213212.15384@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 90 21:32:12 GMT
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In article <1990Nov14.105041.35786@eagle.wesleyan.edu> jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu (James Treworgy) writes:
>I recently had a chance to see Ultima VI (IBM version). A few comments: I think
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>Anyway, 3-year old FTA kicks Ultima 6 in terms of size of world, graphics,
>playability, if not in plot continuity (I never really understood what
>everything did in FTA, but that didn't detract). If Amiga Ultima 6 is not a

The problem with FTA was it only had a total of like 40 characters to talk with
in the entire adventure!  In addition to that, there were very few towns and
the towns that did exist were simple buildings - not much to explore.
The dungeons and forest were interesting, but only to an extent. (That is what
took the longest to solve)

This is exactly what makes Ultima - "Ultima" - is it fun to converse with the
locals and explore the towns.  I think too much emphasis went into the "look"
of FTA and not into the "substance" - like Ultima IV or V.

BTW: The "look" for VI is taken DIRECTLY from "Times of Lore" - everything is
the same!  Too bad - the block characters are what makes "Ultima" as well as
the interaction.  I like it.


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