Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Genre:

RPG

Year:

1987

Developer:

Origin Systems

Publisher:

Origin Systems

Perspective:

1st-person, Top-down

Theme:

Fantasy, Turn-based

Releases:

Apple II (1985), Commodore 64 (1985), Atari 8-bit (1986), DOS (1987), Atari ST (1987), Amiga (1988), NES (1989), SMS (1990)

Also known as:

Ultima: Seisha e no Michi, Ultima: Quest of the Avatar, Ultima 4: Avatar no Tankyu, Última IV

Ultima series is a legend in the world of RPG. The fourth game of this series was named Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar, and this game has began a new trilogy set in the era of Age of Enlightenment (otherwise known as the Age of the Avatar). In 1997 the game was released as freeware, to help to promote a new game release in the Ultima series. After the defeat of evil triad in the previous three games, the world Sosaria has changed completely. New continents arose, others disappeared, new cities were built, which marked the arrival of a new civilization. Fourth game is still based in the same world of Ultima, but this world is completely different as we know him from the previous games. Ultima IV is an atypical RPG both in the context of the series and among other RPGs. There is no villain to tyrannize the land. The game follows the Avatar, known as The Stranger in previous installments. With it, the player must understand and practice the eight virtues (Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Honor, Sacrifice, Spirituality, Humility). If he understands and completes the exams, he will be granted access to the Codex of Basic Knowledge. The course of the game is also unconventional - there are classic tasks, but the player does not help the villagers for money or rewards, but only because it is simply moral. Graphically, Ultima IV is based on the previous part.