![]() ![]() Ultima IX looks so good that its sacrifice of performance for the sake of quality is almost worthwhile. ![]() However, Ascension isn't likely to win over anyone who doesn't already cherish the series, because even in spite of its many positive traits, it's a game whose ambitious design ultimately caves in upon itself due to the game's inconsistent quality and many technical problems. At the same time, Ultima IX assumes no previous experience and does a great job of acclimating newcomers to the world of Britannia and in setting the stage for the final showdown between the Avatar and his archenemy. Origin has also announced that Ultima IX will be the last single-player game it will ever release, and there's still more at stake because this last Ultima abandons the series' traditional top-down perspective in favor of a third-person fully-3D engine.įortunately, fans of the series will find that the new perspective is mostly unobtrusive and the 3D interface for jumping and climbing is actually rather effective, and they will be pleased to find that Ascension is filled with references to earlier games in the series. It's not just the only installment of the Ultima series proper in half a decade, but it's also the final game in the highly respected, long-running line of role-playing games. Ultima IX: Ascension is one of the most important games released in years. ![]()
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