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Ultima VIII: Pagan

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with alchemy
• Ultima series
• Ultima universe

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User Reviews

Avatar, Avatar, what hast thou done?..	Unicorn B. Lynx (63206)
The Avatar loses his virtues as he goes the route of action hero.	Ray Soderlund (3504)
Welcome to the dark and dangerous world of Pagan	Chris Wright (92)
Umm... ah... well...	Vance (97)	unrated
Hard to get past the short-comings but ultimately immersive and rewarding...	Tibes80 (1498)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.	Indra was here... (13175)
Not very Ultima, but still a great game	WWWWolf (390)
Good Sequel, The last good Ultima...	Paolo Cumin (14)
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

Like Ultima VII, the game contains an easter egg hinting at the mighty corporate power of Electronic Arts. In Mythran's abode, a magical, morphing object appears, which continuously changes shape between cube, sphere and tetrahedron, and labeled differently during each change. These are the items the former EA logo was made out of.

When double-clicking the item, the avatar kneel and says: "I have not the strength, nor the wisdom to master such power... but one day I shall!". Obviously, Richard Garriott was behind this.