#ULTIMA III EXODUS SERIES#

#ULTIMA III EXODUS SERIES#

The game is named for its chief villain, Exodus, a demonic creation of Minax and Mondain that the series later describes as neither human nor machine. The look of the game is no longer based on certain characteristics of the Apple II hardware it is rather a carefully designed screen layout. In many other ways Exodus is more focused than the earlier parts futuristic references are largely (though not completely) gone also there are almost no map areas that do not serve some particular purpose in the game. While previous Ultima games let the player 'explore' randomly generated dungeons (in Ultima I) or poorly-designed and plotwise completely irrelevant dungeons (in Ultima II) in wire-frame first-person, Exodus' dungeons are solid-3D in appearance, integrated into the game's plot, and remain the same across multiple plays (therefore introducing the element of requiring players to actually create their own maps for dungeons). Players now battle groups of enemies on a separate battle screen, where the player has to understand fairly complex weapons and magic systems and employ rudimentary tactics in order to overcome each opponent, as opposed to the system in the previous two games, in which the player is simply depicted as trading blows with one opponent on the main map until either is defeated. Also, Exodus differs from previous games in that players now direct the actions of a party of several characters rather than just one. Exodus features revolutionary graphics for its time, being the first computer RPG to feature animated characters. The story of Exodus centers on a quest (back in Sosaria) to destroy the final remnant of the evil Mondain and Minax.

Released in 1983, it was the first Ultima game published by Origin Systems. Ultima III: Exodus, the third in the Ultima series, is it regarded by many as the most influential computer role-playing game (CRPGs) ever created, and is often cited by players as their favorite game in the series.

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