I make an attempt to break down the first Ultima game's storytelling such as it is while beating Richard Garriott's 1981 classic. If you want to catch more deep dives into old games' narrative content, consider subscribing to the channel.    / @michaelcoorlim  



00:00 Introduction
01:17 Character Creation
02:29 Why are we here?
03:04 Tilebased overworld
03:25 Ztats and Keyboard Commands
05:36 Getting Started
05:48 Stealing in Britain
07:36 Dungeons
08:31 Buying a Ship and Visiting Lord British
09:35 Grinding Signs for Stats
12:00 Rumors in Pubs
13:30 Kings' Quests
14:56 Space Quest
17:12 Preparing for the Endgame
18:30 Confronting Mondane
19:00 Outro

Watch my playthrough of Ultima II    • Ultima II  It was Earth all along  ...  

Michael Coorlim is a science fiction author and game developer.

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