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“Ultima 8: Exult” Adds the Necromancers Enclave

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://ultimacodex.com/2026/03/ultima-8-exult-adds-the-necromancers-enclave/

1990 waren die Pixel der Bitmap Raumschiffe in Wing Commander noch groß wie Bauklötze. Ich finde aber sie haben aber nach wie vor noch eine ganz eigene Ästhetik. Das Spiel ist BTW einer meiner absoluten Lieblinge auf dem frühen PC und haben mich sogar vom geliebten Amiga weggelockt. #retro #stream #twitch #pc #dos #msdos #rolandmt32 #wingcommander #ultima8

& those expectations were probably not unwarranted?

but nevertheless, if you were, let's say, a v edgy & somewhat isolated child who had almost narily ever played a video game on personal computer & then you were met with the intro video for ultima VIII? Well, it was all over for you & you were almost certainly locked into having An Unpopular Opinion About A Video Game for the rest of your life.

#ultimaVIII #ultima8

I get a weird-but-cool #Ultima8 energy from the presentation, and the #BushidoBlade combat vibes made me smile.

The learning curve almost killed it for me (I had to switch from controller to k&m) but then the mechanics clicked, and I was tearing shit up.