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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Justisaur Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: "8 Classic Games You Haven't Played (but should)" Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 08:51:40 -0800 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: <651a594dd22eaaf6d02c3ca964810d246ac1195f@i2pn2.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2025 16:51:40 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2357992"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="Qhe2PUx7m0g9bYSXAivnRF/BNu0vlRR08ycHrj9WPKg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2730 Lines: 34 On 1/31/2025 6:05 AM, Mike S. wrote: > On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:10:17 -0000 (UTC), rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca > (Ross Ridge) wrote: > >> I'm going to be contrarian here and recommend Ultima III as the one Ultima >> game people should play to introduce them to the series. Sure, Ultima >> IV and V have a better story, but by modern standards the story elements >> of the games are so thin, it's hard to see that except by comparision to >> the earlier games. I think the third game in the series shows off the >> the basic mechanics and style of the the first five Ultima games, what >> actually attracted people to play these games, without the distraction of >> a "revolutionary" story that still only makes up a tiny part of the game. > > I'd nominate Ultima 3 over Ultima 1. I don't disagree with anything > you are saying here. It is just that Ultima 4's concept of following > the virtues was so different from other RPGs of the time. It was a > major focus of the game. You always had to think about your actions or > you would not be able to finish the game. I never played another RPG > quite like it. Not even other Ultimas. I think I remember some DM using the Ultima 4 virtues thing and having you go through a questionare or something to make your character. I'm pretty sure I played 4 just because of that virtues mechanic, but I don't remember anything else about it. I probably didn't complete it. -- -Justisaur ø-ø (\_/)\ `-'\ `--.___, ¶¬'\( ,_.-' \\ ^'