Ultima III on NES, the foundational western RPG adapted for the console. Exploration of Ultima's world, complex systems. Ambitious for NES. For classic western RPG fans.
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Category
RPG1 player12+
Description
First-person dungeon RPG in the Ultima universe featuring labyrinthine exploration and combat. Published by FCI, released in the USA in 1990. First-person exploration of varied dungeons and turn-based combat. American version of Ultima Exodus on NES.
Ultima - Exodus review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Roaming its first-person dungeons and patiently mapping every corridor takes hours before you can hope to topple Exodus. Leveling your party, hoarding gold and gear imposes a long road where progress is earned tile by tile. That old-school RPG demand, faithful to the genre's roots, gives it an endurance that dungeon-crawler fans still respect.
A port of the third Ultima from FCI, Ultima - Exodus lays the foundations of the Western RPG on console, with the creation of a party of adventurers, the exploration of a vast world and first person dungeons to face in turn based combat. The freedom of approach and the depth of the system marked a break with the Japanese RPGs of the time. The dated interface and the demanding pace require patience and a taste for old school exploration. For a fan of retro CRPGs or someone curious about the genre's console origins, the title keeps a definite historical value and richness.
