Ultima Online (1997)

Origin Systems

PC (Microsoft Windows)

4.02 from 59 ratings

124 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 21 backlogged · 11 wish listed

Ultima Online is the product of Richard Garriott's idea for a fantasy game involving several thousand people who can all play in a shared fantasy world. It is responsible for grandfathering the genre of the MMO, and showing the industry that MMO's were the next era of gaming.
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Developers
Origin Systems
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Business, Fantasy, Open world, Sandbox
Franchises
Ultima
Series
Ultima

Release dates

  • Sep 24, 1997 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)

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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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3DMYSTIC

Status 3DMYSTIC Sep 22, 2023

Ultima Online is, apparently, still available to play still via Broadsword Online Games / Mythic Entertainment.

They've also recently acquired SWTOR which gives me hope that the game will be preserved and available for many more decades to come.

I've been having some fun lately checking out older/now "dead" MMOs, it's almost always worth the install and hour or two …

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Ultima Online is, apparently, still available to play still via Broadsword Online Games / Mythic Entertainment.

They've also recently acquired SWTOR which gives me hope that the game will be preserved and available for many more decades to come.

I've been having some fun lately checking out older/now "dead" MMOs, it's almost always worth the install and hour or two of intrigue that follows.

I will definitely be giving UO a shot soon on my CRT gaming setup. I have heard that it was one of the greatest MMO experiences ever, and still holds the title to this day. While I expect some of that glory to be faded, everything I have seen about the game looks appealing.

  • Somewhat active player base/dead world feeling (either or is fine)
  • Engaging world
  • "Lifesimming"
  • Hardcore/Survival is rewarded, and not in a tacked on way (people actually liked it) - Really cool
  • Visuals that will look great on a CRT monitor
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