I bought all of these games on GOG last year (even IX) without ever really digging into them, but with a long break on the horizon, I feel like it's time for me to really get into this series. But first, a few questions:
Do I need to play all of them in order?
Do these games heavily favor certain builds?
Are VIII and IX that bad?
So general Ultima thread, I guess.
>>2793826
One and two are dodgy, kind of rpg shitposting. If you're into the history then give them a go. If you're just playing for fun no need.
Ultima III is where the series starts to buy into itself. It was my first crpg, it's a good game and I love it.
But the LORE of the franchise starts with IV so if you start there no points against you.
Don't play the vanilla IBM versions from gog. Get at least the graphic and music patches.
http://www.pixsoriginadventures.co.uk/category/ultima-patcher/
I would also recommend the fan remakes for the games that have them: xu4 for 4, nuvie for 6, exult for 7 and SI and Pentagram for 8
>>2794093
1 is a bit weird but it's short and simple so you don't need to invest much to complete it. Akalabeth is something you should mainly check out for the history
2 could have been cool but it really plays terribly and is so detached from the rest that it's easy to skip.
8 was rushed out and is only a shadow of what it was supposed to be. The gameplay is particularly grueling and you don't miss much by skipping out.
9 is a different matter. The gameplay is well done but the story is lackluster.
Serpent Isle can also be skipped if you don't like it.
>Do these games heavily favor certain builds?
There isn't a whole lot in terms of builds. Strength is the most useful attribute since it governs combat.
In 3 you're best combining Paladins, Larks, Clerics, Druids, Rangers and Sorcerors since thief classes are useless and fighters outclassed by those with casting. The races determine your maximum stats and those determine your spell points so the association is fairly obvious.
For 4 you only get to choose your own class via a personality test. I would recommend to just answer them with your honest opinion. Shepherds are the weakest and Paladins the strongest but you can make things up by finding companions.
For 5 and 6 you are best off transferring a character from 4. Best maximize your stats in 4 since it's easier there.
For UW 1 and 2 Strength is even more important since it determines the vital carrying capacity. Combat skills are king, magic skills are useful, the rest is trash.
>>2794460
>8 was rushed out and is only a shadow of what it was supposed to be. The gameplay is particularly grueling and you don't miss much by skipping out.
Patches to make 8 playable do exist, and 8 has a pretty unique storyline. If you don't mind that the Ultima series become much less of an RPG by the 7th game and deviate more into adventure game territory, you can probably somehow stomach the crap elements of VIII; some events are pretty epic.
With all the take about translations as of late, I think we should take the time and highlight those exclusives that we can actually enjoy.
Like this Goemon game. It's a straight platformer, no overworld map, so no Japanese needed. It's pretty pretty for a GBC game and fun. I can recommend it.
I think a good deal of people here are, have learned or are learning Japanese.
Go Go Ackman 1, 2 and 3 on Super Famicom
Loopop Cube: Lup*Salad is a really good block pushing puzzle game. Sometimes I end up thinking about puzzles a lot while not playing and doing other stuff during the day. If you are already used to the genre, skip the first difficulty, it's a real snoozer.
Oh, and I guess this thread is for Japan exclusives you can enjoy without reading rather than fantranslated ones?
To anyone new to Dragon Quest let me help you out on where you should start.
I'd recommend playing in order but if you want to play the best of the best start with 5 or 8
I - SNES
II - SNES
III - SNES or GBC (SNES is better overall, GBC has a couple more extras.)
IV - DS or Mobile (Mobile version has Party Chat restored, is otherwise identical to DS version.)
V - DS or PS2 (DS has an additional waifu to marry, PS2 has better graphics.)
VI - DS
VII - PS1 or 3DS
VIII - PS2 or wait for 3DS (Mobile version is gutted)
IX - DS
X - lol never ever because it's a MMO
XI - not confirmed yet but it will come out for PS4, 3DS and maybe the NX
3 snes by far. The only thing you're missing on the gbc is an extra endgame dungeon that takes too much grinding to access anyway.
Don't know why anyone would play the gbc version outside of nostalgia. I
>>2793279
Mobile would almost be the best version of 1-3 if it wasn't for that shitty localization restoring the DW talk.
Also worth noting that if you don't have a DS and don't want to emulate V/VI mobile are all the same quality as IV.
What's wrong with the PS1 for 4?
Why was Earthworm Jim 3D so bad?
Because the charm of the original didn't transfer to the still new 3d world. Everything was kind of ugly
>>2793159
The charm of EJ didn't even transfer over to EJ2.
I feel it was generally an okay game... except for the boss battles. If you ever want to see the definition of "artificial difficulty" encapsulated, look no further than EWJ3's pork boarding.
how do i write commodore 64 music
multisamples c64 libraries or a vst version
use with a daw like fl studio or cubase
write loops in basic and then pick up the unshielded rf with a radio
the opensource software Linux MultiMedia Studio (also on windows os) have SiD music chip plugin by default installation
So
was he faking it?
>>2792256
According to the Mega CD manual, he was.
why do people act like it was an unfair fight, he's got a fucking crossbow
>>2792264
so?
What went wrong?
>>2791257
Some retard was left unsupervised and ended making a shit thread on /vr/.
My fucking dream game would be SimCity 4 with SimCity 3000 advisors instead of those fucking soulless The Sims shit shoved in.
Compare this:
To this shit.
Is there any SC4 mod to use those old 2D animated SC3K advisors?
I prefer to keep playing SC3K to have to deal with The Sims shitting all over SC4.
Does anyone know what happened with the translations? I can only find discussions about the translation thread being locked. This game seriously looked good and all news about the game and the translation just seemed to die out.
The game was developed by love-de-lic, also known for UFO: Day in the Life, and L.o.L: Lack of Love. Love-de-lic was comprised of former Square employees.
HG101 did a write up about their games.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lovedelic/lovedelic.htm
The people working on it gave up and the project was obscure enough that nobody thought to preserve what little had been done.
You'll have to wait another decade, minimum, before PS1 has fully become the new SNES for crazy fan translation groups and people start digging for weird games to hack.
>>2791293
I'm pretty sure the entire script has been translated and is available. I was expecting a release this year it sucks if it's been abandoned.
I read a post from someone who knows the people working on it about 3 or 4 months ago on gaf, he said it's still being actively worked on and is pretty close to completion.
Just gotta be patient.
Daily reminder that FF1 sucks - no matter the version - and that saying "it's a classic" doesn't mean shit. You are a shit person misleading people if you recommend this trash.
>Play Final Fantasy on the NES
>"Oh, this sucks"
>Read about the remakes
>Play the FF1 remake on GBA
>"Oh this still sucks"
>People say to try the PSP remake
>Try it
>"Oh this is the exact same fucking trash as the GBA version."
/v/ has the worst taste imaginable if they think the PSP version is some marked improvement over the GBA/NES versions. Recommending a bad Final Fantasy game is retarded, especially when there are quality SNES JRPGs that one could be playing like Bahamut Lagoon or Glory of Heracles 3. There are just so many good JRPGs somebody could be playing instead of playing a bad one like FF1.
But you know what's stupid about people that defend Final Fantasy 1? They're also the same kind of people that would shit on Final Fantasy Mystic Quest for its insultingly simplistic design and plot.
What a great thread>>>/trash/
I like the Gameboy games
Which is the one where the world flooded? Legend 3? Yeah man, that's the good stuff
Well, what can I say, OP? In some ways I agree with you. Anyone who recommends Final Fantasy I on its own merit is indeed fooling themselves. It's like the first Legend of Zelda; you should play it all the way through at least once for historical reasons, and at the end if it didn't do a thing for you don't ever touch it again.
One thing that did rub me wrong a bit is that you act like it never _was_ any good- this is largely incorrect and you should do some research into just what your other options were back then to see what people of the time ever saw in this quaint JRPG.
>Want to play Deus Ex
>Remember that it's fucking hideous
Why must such a good game be so ugly? And I don't mean graphically (although that is also true) I mean art direction wise. The game is actively repulsive to look at, and so many things in the game look stupid
"Good games with shit tier asethetics" thread I guess.
>>2790456
Compared to what? The art direction is pretty standard. I'm not sure what makes it so terrible for you.
>>2790463
The guns are ugly, the clothes look ridiculous, the only saving grace environmental wise is the section in hell's kitchen (felt really 1970's. Reminds me of taxi driver) besides that everything just looks boring.
It's gorgeous compared toMorrowind
Can we talk a bit about this game? I recently bought the 2000 classic version on steam and have been having a ball in both singleplayer and multiplayer with some friends. How does this not get much love nowadays?
>excellent lighting system for 1999
>decent models and textures for 1999
>fast as fuck gameplay
>3 species that play totally different
>level design built around this
>destroying lights in multiplayer actually made it feel like it had benefits for aliens/predators
>with advanced speed tricks, the alien can effectively be twice as fast as doom guy
>stressful single player with marine
I'd rather play this game than half life any day! Seriously. I can't believe how much better it is than avp2
Imho it still is the scariest shit ever to come out.
And the atmosphere of the game is 10/10.
Still, the gameplay is unpolished and bugs are disgusting. Wanna take that trophy? too bad, body fell into textures. Also fuck the pred energy recovery system. AvP2 made it better.
The level "design" is utterly abysmal. It's copypasted rooms over copypasted rooms, with the same respawning aliens over and over. Once you get over the whole "oh, aliens everywhere, better say the same old movie quotes over and over", it's not that good. The sequel it's much better in that regard.
>>2789003
casual spotted.
>copypasted rooms over copypasted rooms
So so wrong.
>You must gather your party before venturing forth.
>You must gather your party before venturing forth.
>You must gather your party before venturing forth.
Heya it's me Imoen
>YOUR GOLD RESERVES ARE TOO LOW
>CREATURES ARE DESERTING
Swords! Not words!
This guy walks up to your GF and punches her in the gut before taking her away. What do you do?
Become aroused.
>>2787226
Thank him for saving me a wire hanger.
>>2787226
I'm not a bad enough dude to do anything right away. But after a while I'd probably call my ninja friend Guy and my girlfriend's father, Zangief.
What is the hardest NES game that is not Battletoads, Ghosts 'n Goblins, TMNT, or Ninja Gaiden?
Adventures of Bayou Billy
>>2785925
Tetris
>>2785930
This and Total Recall are pretty brutal
the years went by but the tears just wouldn't dry
>>2785040
bump
>>2785042
>>>/g/.
Go there if you want fuckkboise drooling over old ass OS's on the daily.
>>2785914
>/g/
Have you ever been to /g/? It's stallman's personal army and handphone shills. And they hate gaymes because loonix sucks at it.