Category: Commentary

Keelhaul! At this point, all roads point to New Magincia, but how do we get there.  Oh hey, its right over there, the Avatar should be able swim that… Okay! Then how about we...

Buccaneer’s Den Past and Present Long have the pirates of Britannia been a thorn in the sails of honest merchants and valorous adventurers.  During the Ages of Enlightenment, these rogues of the waves (who...

Before we take our trip to the next station in this plot railroad, I wanted to take a step out of the normal fabric of time to discuss several important elements of Ultima 9...

Ultima IX Dungeon Design Before we dive into Despise itself, we need talk about dungeon design in general.  The origins of dungeon design and more broadly level design begins with the OG dungeons of...

Another attribute about Ultima IX that Britain brings to light is the economy of Britannia.  Britain is both the player’s first encounter with shops and the city with the largest variety of goods available....

Dialogue in General As we enter the game proper with tutorials completed and our quest direction in hand, we begin to encounter Ultima IX’s dialogue in full.  Britain, itself, acts as a good microcosm...

Once we step onto the teleporter, we are magicked away to the center of Lord British’s Castle… without explanation.  A book written by Stonegate’s cleaner is supposed to be found within Stonegate itself wherein...

Stonegate Cue the dragon-burning cutscene, which I’ve already discussed in the previous article. At the end of that cutscene, Hawkwind manages to bring the Avatar to Stonegate right on top of a teleport receiving...

The Intro As many know, Ultima VIII ended with the Avatar being taken to a desolate world with a giant Guardian head.  Originally, this was meant to be the Guardian’s homeworld; but, given the...

(Update 1/14/2013) Original Post Date 2011: Welcome friends to a new section on the Forgotten World website, In this section, I will be giving a commentary about Ultima IX both as a game and...