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Ultima V Retrospective | The Tyranny of Virtue
With Ultima IV's ambiguous goal of mastering the eight virtues, the game was a slow-paced and meditative experience. The Avatar's trial wasn't overcome with the defeat of a big bad villain, but through self-reflection. Rather than continuing down this path of optimism & philanthropy, Ultima V asks the question: what happens when virtue is made mandatory?
In this episode of the Ultima Retrospective, we take a look at Origin System's late 1980's growing pains, their competition, and of course, Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny.
This is the 4th video in my Ultima Retrospective series. Watching earlier parts isn't necessary to enjoy this video, but it is recommended. They can be found here:
Akalabeth & Ultima I: czcams.com/video/wIWyHd3FFFU/video.html
Ultima II: czcams.com/video/SCpkK25wfvw/video.html
Ultima III: czcams.com/video/N_m3u9MZ8NU/video.html
Ultima IV: czcams.com/video/hkfBiIyJd7E/video.html
Links:
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majuular
Music used in this video (with timestamps):
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Running list of sources used in the Ultima Retrospective:
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00:00 - Origin Splits
4:12 - Personnel
11:09 - Brainstorming
14:53 - Ultima V: Introduction
20:50 - Cruel New World
30:44 - Music
33:12 - The Quest
38:50 - Old Friends, New Foes
50:45 - Exploring Britannia
55:13 - Presentation
58:55 - The Sceptre
1:02:28 - Subverting the Virtues
1:05:58 - The Crown & The Shrines
1:11:45 - The Underworld
1:19:47 - The Dungeons
1:23:36 - The Child Room
1:28:38 - The Shadowlords & Doom
1:35:27 - Ultima V: Conclusion
1:41:27 - Fierce Competition
1:46:30 - Huge in Japan
1:54:05 - Credits
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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Retrospective | Reimagining the RPG
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After the release of Ultima III: Exodus, the members of Origin Systems would pack up and move across the country to the chilly town of North Andover, Massachusetts. Here, they would buckle down and create the follow-up to the much lauded Exodus. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar would represent a sea change in the trajectory of both the Ultima series, and CRPGs in general. This video chronicles th...
A Dark Journey Through Shadow Tower | Series Retrospective
zhlédnutí 405KPřed 3 měsíci
Quietly standing in the shadow of King's Field are the Shadow Tower games. Their sales were low and they didn't find much love with the critics. Yet Shadow Tower's menacing dark ambience, wholly different from that of it's brethren, has become more potent - and more interesting - with age. In this video, we'll look into the history of these games, their mechanics, and dig into their hopelessly ...
Ultima III Retrospective | Origins & Exoduses
zhlédnutí 148KPřed 4 měsíci
In 1983 the Garriott brothers, dissatisfied with the state of the industry, took matters into their own hands, forming the now legendary Origin Systems. Within a year, the developer released Ultima III: Exodus - a game regarded as foundational not only within its own series, but for RPGs in general. This video chronicles the story of Richard Garriott's exodus from Sierra, and the origin of Orig...
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress Retrospective | Spacetime & Sierra
zhlédnutí 201KPřed 5 měsíci
After the release of Ultima, Richard Garriott found himself looking for a publisher. In spite of his unique demands, he'd find a willing partner in Sierra On-Line. This video chronicles the story of Sierra up until (and including) their association with Richard Garriott, and Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress. This is the 2nd video in my Ultima Retrospective series. Watching Part 1 isn't...
Lost Odyssey | Review & Retrospective
zhlédnutí 274KPřed 6 měsíci
Lost Odyssey is one of the Xbox 360's most beloved JRPGs... but in the grand scheme of things, that hasn't amounted to much. Trapped on a console that isn't known for it's selection of Japanese titles, its relevance in the world of RPGs has never exceeded the small number of devoted fans who sing it's praises. How did the concept for Lost Odyssey come about? How does it compare to contemporarie...
Akalabeth & Ultima I Retrospective | The First Age of Darkness
zhlédnutí 169KPřed 7 měsíci
From the crowded University of Illinois computer labs to the visionaries at home on their Apple II computers, the mid to late 1970's were a formative time for the RPG video game genre. In this video, we'll take a look at one such focal point: The life of Richard Garriott, and the creation of his "Ultima" series - a work of imagination whose influence can still be easily felt today. Thanks to: v...
Are You Afraid of the Dork? | A Dark Seed Series Adventure
zhlédnutí 517KPřed 8 měsíci
Dark Seed is often remembered for it's visual design, plucked straight from the canvas of H.R. Giger. Underneath it's grim exterior is something darker, more sinister, and far more grotesque than any biomechanical dreamscape: the mind of resident lunkhead - Mike Dawson. You can help support the channel here! www.patreon.com/majuular You can also find me here: majuular 00:00 - Introd...
A Dark Journey Through King's Field | Series Retrospective
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King's Field has earned distant respect from many FromSoftware fans - a series that the studio cut their teeth on. Yet, due to it's chunky polygonal graphics and esoteric gameplay systems, many find the games unapproachable. What stories can be unearthed in these Stygian worlds? And just how did one man on (and off) a motorcycle result in the phenomenon that is the "Soulslike" subgenre? Join me...
Shadow Hearts: Covenant Retrospective | A Little Weird, A Lot Wonderful
zhlédnutí 222KPřed 10 měsíci
Shadow Hearts: Covenant is a beloved PS2 RPG, and an entry that defines the Shadow Hearts saga for many. Mixing it's core JRPG gameplay with horror & comedy elements, the game is nothing if not unique. In this video, I explore Covenant's vast weirdness, analyzing the plot & seeing how the game stands the test of time. www.patreon.com/majuular majuular Background music used is from S...
Golden Sun | Dawn of a Beloved Series (Retrospective)
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Golden Sun & its sequel are fondly remembered as terrific RPGs for the Game Boy Advance. In this video, I'll take a look at the first game in the series and see how it holds up to an outsider's scrutiny. If you enjoyed this video and want to support the channel, please consider pledging to my Patreon: patreon.com/majuular You can follow me here: majuular 00:00 - Introduction 6:29 - ...
An Honest Review of the CD-i Zelda Games
zhlédnutí 369KPřed rokem
The video you've all been waiting for... will have to wait, because I decided to make a video on the CD-i Zelda games instead. If, like me, you've always wondered just what kind of games Wand of Gamelon, Faces of Evil & Zelda's Adventure are - wonder no longer! Special Thanks to Orian who allowed me to use his Deadmau5 Remix 'I Remember (Orian Chillout Mix)'. Orian's work can be found here: lin...
Koudelka and Shadow Hearts | Two Flavors of Horror RPG (Retrospective)
zhlédnutí 323KPřed rokem
Same studio, VERY different games - Koudelka and Shadow Hearts have developed their own (largely independent) fanbases over the years. How does this late PSX RPG stack up against it's PS2 sequel? Join me and find out! Special thanks to Jon Turc for the Gigachad picture of me. patreon.com/majuular majuular 00:00 - Introduction 4:22 - Koudelka - Intro & Premise 8:58 - Koudelka - Visua...
I Played Every RPG on the 3DO
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For those intrepid enough to explore the depths of the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, MANY wild adventures await. Let's explore those depths. patreon.com/majuular majuular 00:00 - Intro 5:00 - Immercenary 14:12 - Battle Blues 20:17 - Oukoku No Grand Chef 24:10 - AD&D: Slayer 28:42 - AD&D: DeathKeep 36:23 - Blue Forest Story 40:44 - Robinson's Requiem 48:09 - Seal of the Pharaoh 56:21 ...
Skies of Arcadia | Review & Retrospective
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Skies of Arcadia | Review & Retrospective
Yakuza 5 Review | A Jack of All Trades
zhlédnutí 547KPřed rokem
Yakuza 5 Review | A Jack of All Trades
Reviewing a Bunch of RPG Maker Games
zhlédnutí 556KPřed rokem
Reviewing a Bunch of RPG Maker Games
The Evil Within 2 | Can Open-World Survival Horror Work?
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The Evil Within 2 | Can Open-World Survival Horror Work?
Xenogears Review | You Don't Mess with the Zohar
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Xenogears Review | You Don't Mess with the Zohar
Gloomwood (Early Access) Review | Majuularcade
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Gloomwood (Early Access) Review | Majuularcade
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Review | YES ACTUALLY IT IS THAT BAD
zhlédnutí 311KPřed rokem
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Review | YES ACTUALLY IT IS THAT BAD
Vanquish | Earning Adrenaline
zhlédnutí 27KPřed rokem
Vanquish | Earning Adrenaline
Tales of Symphonia Review | Local Pinhead Saves World(s)
zhlédnutí 465KPřed rokem
Tales of Symphonia Review | Local Pinhead Saves World(s)
Harvester Review | The Wacky Adventures of Sigma Steve
zhlédnutí 355KPřed 2 lety
Harvester Review | The Wacky Adventures of Sigma Steve
The Legend of Dragoon Review | its basically a playable 90s anime
zhlédnutí 833KPřed 2 lety
The Legend of Dragoon Review | its basically a playable 90s anime
Thief Gold Review | High IQ Stealth for Sneaky Boyz
zhlédnutí 196KPřed 2 lety
Thief Gold Review | High IQ Stealth for Sneaky Boyz
A Quick, Light Review of The Long Dark
zhlédnutí 346KPřed 2 lety
A Quick, Light Review of The Long Dark
Tribute to Comfy Video Games
zhlédnutí 18KPřed 2 lety
Tribute to Comfy Video Games
A Big 'Ol Review of Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition
zhlédnutí 521KPřed 2 lety
A Big 'Ol Review of Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition
Radical Dreamers - Full Game & True Ending (Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition) [1080p]
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Radical Dreamers - Full Game & True Ending (Chrono Cross: Radical Dreamers Edition) [1080p]

Komentáře

  • @luisantonio8518
    @luisantonio8518 Před 32 minutami

    Be realístic majuular that mole killed u that time

  • @Merlin-ew8zm
    @Merlin-ew8zm Před hodinou

    Ight bro ill yield When you gonna jump into Tenchu You and me are old enough to know but there poor kids probably have no idea what a trip those games are

  • @FrederickWang
    @FrederickWang Před 5 hodinami

    Awesome video my friend, and love your humor as well. 1:13:23 As a veteran, we lure an enemy towards this "tile" of poisoned swamp, and initiate battle when the enemy steps onto this tile. And of course we don't open the chest after battle. Guess what? Endless non-poisoned harvesting of Mandrake!

  • @SchereGeist
    @SchereGeist Před 8 hodinami

    The fireman 22:41 sounds like glunky guy lol.

  • @numbr17
    @numbr17 Před 12 hodinami

    Ultima V was a thing that shaped my entire life. I'll never forget that experience, and it's still on my all time favorite games list. I loved this video. It brought me back to one of the happiest times in my life.

  • @danalidahraj
    @danalidahraj Před 13 hodinami

    Did you get a different textures upgrade for Dark Project? Items looks crispier than I remember.

  • @shizzlecakes
    @shizzlecakes Před 16 hodinami

    I've started rewatching videos on this channel. I'm not sure what it says about me. But it definitely says there's something special about the way you craft a review/retrospective.

  • @colegmr
    @colegmr Před 16 hodinami

    lol that ending was such a hit and run!

  • @emanuelarriaza3710
    @emanuelarriaza3710 Před 20 hodinami

    Imma buy screw game pass u gonna need some time to play this game

  • @bobtaylon5898
    @bobtaylon5898 Před 23 hodinami

    I appreciate the Legend of Legaia music. Would love to see a review of that game in the future!

  • @Francois424
    @Francois424 Před 23 hodinami

    @33:12 - Managing the party and the food/items is why I want someone to port/remake this game into the Ultima5 engine for those things (with a 40k gold/food limit instead of 9999). If anything, we could use U5 battle UI too (tho with U3 items/spells). I can only manage so much in Ultima3 before I get tired and dump my playthru. For the wind, just use Ultima4/5 mechanic of slower movements and it would get rid of that aggravating no move because the wind is dead (plus you could row in U5 for very long time consumption for a single move, tho "Hourly time" is something unique to U5, unfortunately.

  • @DrControversy
    @DrControversy Před dnem

    Weird thing is, I played Dark Project around when it first came out and consider it perhaps my favorite game ever. Yet, I’ve never finished Thief 2. I think I really missed the supernatural stuff. I do intend to finish it soon. Maybe.

  • @jordanforbes149
    @jordanforbes149 Před dnem

    I’m excited to see you get to Ultima Underworld now because I think this series (and king’s field) has a lot of its DNA

  • @mikesecore5387
    @mikesecore5387 Před dnem

    Loved these games

  • @Icien1
    @Icien1 Před dnem

    I swear there's a never-ending pool of old games I've never heard of.

  • @defnotKevin92
    @defnotKevin92 Před dnem

    There's an absolute banger of a life lesson in this video and I urge you all to utilize it in every applicable aspect of life: "NO, YOU WON'T REMEMBER"

  • @corsaircarl9582
    @corsaircarl9582 Před dnem

    Are we not going to talk about why B. B. in Battle Blues has a Coke can on his chin?

  • @lordsquid6652
    @lordsquid6652 Před dnem

    Quest 64 ftw

  • @muffinzetta3670
    @muffinzetta3670 Před dnem

    Wait, it’s basically just an isekai anime 30 ahead of it’s time?

  • @Idengard
    @Idengard Před dnem

    The briefly mentioned Panzer Dragoon Saga was a fantastic game

  • @Jebbtube
    @Jebbtube Před dnem

    I don't know what it is about Lynx's design, but it's my favorite of any character in anything. Ever.

  • @hannibalsolo4409
    @hannibalsolo4409 Před dnem

    I have watched a lot of Ultima content on youtube over the years, but this is some of the best and most thorough. Can't wait to see Ultima 6 covered, that's where I came into the series and it still holds a tremendous amount of magic to me.

  • @MrLesbianham
    @MrLesbianham Před dnem

    wow that was awesome. Great job.

  • @Idengard
    @Idengard Před dnem

    The „quick time“ fight mechanic was great

  • @saintwalter3328
    @saintwalter3328 Před dnem

    PLEASE COVER BAROQUE NEXT

  • @thygrrr
    @thygrrr Před dnem

    Holy shit this is like the who is who of game development assembled around the round table of Lord British. How didn't I know this?

  • @leonkennedy7638
    @leonkennedy7638 Před 2 dny

    1 hour and 18 minutes just seething & complaining. Nasty!

    • @gwitch
      @gwitch Před dnem

      He regularly compliments the game?

  • @Ocarina654
    @Ocarina654 Před 2 dny

    Another really great one my man. Love it! Thanks for creating such wonderfully detailed and entertaining videos!

  • @dclassified4920
    @dclassified4920 Před 2 dny

    WORKING AT LOWES MENTIONED RAHHHHH

  • @elodvezer1790
    @elodvezer1790 Před 2 dny

    6:30 that looks like the outfit of the evil bitch that tries to kill the princess in Conan! YOU KNOW WHICH ONE! the one that nasty rhino thing kills as she tries to resurrect it 😅

  • @Icien1
    @Icien1 Před 2 dny

    i lent my original copy to a friend years ago and never got it back :( It would be fun to revisit it, as I never finished the game.

  • @SundayTopper
    @SundayTopper Před 2 dny

    The child room.... there was also one in Ultima 6 and Ultima 8 and while distasteful... I like it. In my opinion, it's a sort of test. Are you truly virtuous? There are ways to pacify the children, avoid them, or anything. It's like a child in a awful upbringing snapping and lashing out. Or maybe they were starved and wanted your food. Or maybe they were just scared. Frequently I look at the world we live in, cops attacking kids in school, children in, Gaza being slaughtered while people scream about a extremists group, or even something simple as a parent beating their child because the child did something spiteful; it tests your resolve. I look at the world and see resolve lacking. We, as a society, are the ones killing children when we could just as easily not.

  • @christophertaylor8166

    Oh my god, I thought I was going to be okay with “Gene,” but the sheer number of times you say it is untenable. Thank you for the chapter markers.

  • @PickeNS485
    @PickeNS485 Před 2 dny

    1:02:31

  • @Starch1b2c3d4a
    @Starch1b2c3d4a Před 2 dny

    Disc 2 was great in my opinion. People complain about it way too much

  • @tswj
    @tswj Před 2 dny

    8:20 dart's age and shana's age are only 5 years apart you act like dart is a child molester

  • @musiclover01ization

    I'm rewatching this video today. While I don't like The Legend of Dragoon as much as you do, I really enjoy how you explain the history and story of this game.

  • @Rando1975
    @Rando1975 Před 3 dny

    Loved the NES version! When Ì first played, I ended up as a Paladin. Of course some of the I did, I had no idea it was bad, like killing non-evil enemies.

  • @Even-Steven
    @Even-Steven Před 3 dny

    The Commodore 64's SID chip made the game for me. The music was simply beautiful.

  • @AssociationAdmirer
    @AssociationAdmirer Před 3 dny

    "The PlayStation and Sega Saturn released about a year after the 3DO came out, both at a fraction of the cost." Completely wrong. First of all, it was about two years after. The second part makes the embarrassingly common mistake of completely forgetting that price drops exist. By the time the PlayStation and Saturn launched, both the Panansonic and Goldstar 3DOs were $299, whereas the Saturn was $399, and the PlayStation was $299 but came without pack-in games, A/V cables, or save memory (all of which the Saturn and Panasonic and Goldstar 3DOs included), and so effectively cost $399 as well. (That "$299" is widely seen as a stunning blow against the competition has solidified my belief that the average gamer is a complete sucker.) In short, the Saturn and PlayStation were both *more* expensive than the 3DO. This was widely recognized at the time, too; read some vintage magazines and you'll see lots of references to the 3DO as the economic entry into the 32-bit market.

  • @earthmombooks
    @earthmombooks Před 3 dny

    GREAT review - really accurate I too felt many times that the developers just hated us and wanted to make a 'game' that everyone would hate playing and quit in frustration. (it makes no sense) With over 800 hours in the Survival side, I would urge people to just go in that direction for The Long Dark and sort of pretend 'Wintermute' didn't happen.

  • @jordanforbes149
    @jordanforbes149 Před 3 dny

    Wow these Ultima games seem to keep getting better each installment! I bet the final one is the best one of all!

  • @Vizion0513
    @Vizion0513 Před 3 dny

    Pissed that you don't actually get the knife if you decide to pull it out which was the whole reason I did it what's even the fucking point

  • @MaxOverthruster
    @MaxOverthruster Před 3 dny

    Mike Dawson is Dr Steve Brule and Jack is his cool imaginary brother

  • @Sharkspartan6548
    @Sharkspartan6548 Před 3 dny

    The Armored Core RPG looks pretty dope

  • @JOLLYBALLZ
    @JOLLYBALLZ Před 3 dny

    Has this creator already done Brave Fencer Musashi?

  • @whom382
    @whom382 Před 4 dny

    I played like half of this game and quit. I just wasn't feeling it. My only memory was the billion of characters. Hadn't played trigger so all that crazy explanation you gave made absolutely no sense but was hilarious.

  • @Godlypsycho
    @Godlypsycho Před 4 dny

    I feel like I'd get bored of this game and it's just good to fall asleep to.

  • @RetroRuss
    @RetroRuss Před 4 dny

    Can't wait until you get to the beast that is Ultima 7.

  • @SchereGeist
    @SchereGeist Před 4 dny

    35:55 whats the name of the song?