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Description

Ultima VIII: Pagan begins where Ultima VII, Part Two: Serpent Isle ended. The Guardian banishes the player, the Avatar, to the land of Pagan, a world under his control. Stranded in this unknown land, without his companions to help him, his goal is to find a way back to Britannia. The Avatar has to confront four Titans in this world who are embodiments of the four elements. He has to master different styles of magic and fight many opponents on his way.

Gameplay in Ultima VIII: Pagan is more action-oriented than in previous Ultima games. The Avatar is able to jump and climb and some puzzles are based on these abilities. Combat is in real-time and also based on dexterity. There are four different magic systems in the game.

A speech pack was released separately, which added voices to some of the major game characters. It was included in the CD-ROM edition of the game.

Alternate Titles

  • "Ultima 8" -- Informal title
  • "Pagan" -- Informal name

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User Reviews

Avatar, Avatar, what hast thou done?.. Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (60462) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
The Avatar loses his virtues as he goes the route of action hero. Ray Soderlund (3504) 2.67 Stars2.67 Stars2.67 Stars2.67 Stars2.67 Stars
Welcome to the dark and dangerous world of Pagan Chris Wright (90) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
Umm... ah... well... Vance (97) unrated
Hard to get past the short-comings but ultimately immersive and rewarding... Tibes80 (1498) 4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari Bronze Star Contributing Member (13163) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Not very Ultima, but still a great game WWWWolf (391) 3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars
Good Sequel, The last good Ultima... Paolo Cumin (14) 3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars3.67 Stars
A big stretch, and a big departure from the previous Ultimas. Mirrorshades2k (282) unrated

The Press Says

MikroBitti May, 1994 92 out of 100 92
PC Player (Germany) May, 1994 89 out of 100 89
Abandonia Jun 27, 2004 4 out of 5 80
PC Zone Jun, 1994 78 out of 100 78
PC Gamer May, 1994 78 out of 100 78
High Score Jun, 1994 3 out of 5 60
The Good Old Days May 17, 2008 3 out of 6 50

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Trivia

The planned add-on The Lost Vale was all but finished and ready for duplication before it was cancelled in September 1994 due to poor sales of the main game. In September 2005, a prototype of the game box appeared on eBay and was sold for almost 2000 dollars. Its authenticity was confirmed by Origin artist Denis Loubet.

More information on The Lost Vale, including a scan of the box, is available at PC Games That Weren't.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Terok Nor (10544) on Jan 11, 2000.
 

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