DT:Beyond the bugs and pesky purchases, Ultima Forever is actually a pretty solid touch RPG. The controls work far better than you'd expect, and there's a ton of content to explore. It's also really, really simple to jump into a dungeon or two if you have some free time and grab a few friends along the way. That setup is exactly the way mobile games should operate -- but unfortunately Ultima Forever forgoes a fair premium price in favor of greedy microtransactions.
WP - "Ultima Forever: Quest For The Avatar is a new massively multiplayer online role-playing game based around Ultima IV. This new Electronic Arts game has been heavily modified from the original Ultima to turn it into an MMO where you complete quests alongside other players, as well as explore towns, earn keys and brand-new items."
Ultima Forever’s stripped-down approach to dungeon-delving might alienate more hardcore fans, but the satisfyingly simple battles and the amount of content on offer make it worth a trip to Britannia.
Last month, Electronic Arts and Mythic Entertainment released Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar on the App Store. It’s a follow-up to the ’80s game Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, but Mythic has made a few changes, including swapping out Lord British for Lady British. As much as that sounds like a gender-smart move, some players have been wondering why they can’t play as a female fighter — only a female mage.
Interesting. I think it's easy to forget how much work has to go into character design with these kind of games.
Nicely done review, makes me want to download it. This is an OS I can get into.
Anyone know of an Android version?
Sigh, the Ultima I knew is dead and gone. Doesn't look bad, but doesn't look or feel "Ultima" in the slightest. Anyone who played the originals will know what I mean.