Ultima VII: The Black Gate
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The Avatar returns to Britannia to solve a murder and uncover a sinister new religion. It was a groundbreaking open world where you could bake bread, explore freely and interact with almost everything.
Kit's verdict · 8.1/10
It's a stunning world that's well ahead of its time, though the controls hurt.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Huge, living world
- Interacting with almost any object
- Smart mystery plot
Not so much
- Awful real-time combat
- Hard to run without fan tools
Play it if history buffs and lovers of living-world RPGs.
Skip it if anyone who needs modern controls.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Ultima VII: The Black Gate doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Play through Exult, an open-source engine that runs it on modern machines.
- Talk to everyone; the mystery depends on gathering clues.
- Keep your party fed or they'll starve and lose health.
- Combat is mostly automatic; focus on gear and party makeup.
- Take notes; there's no quest log.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Richard Garriott, known as Lord British, created the Ultima series.
- It used a custom memory system called Voodoo that made it hard to run.
- Serpent Isle, its sequel, came out in 1993.
- Its villain, the Guardian, talks to the player directly.
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