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conflict with townspeople if caught. A player can choose to fight a townsperson, but it will prompt the guards to chase after the player characters. The guards always come in parties of eight and are very difficult to defeat. You can also choose to fight Lord
British, but he cannot be killed, thus resulting in a long, drawn-out fight that the player will ultimately lose.
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the enemies. Note: the monsters that are spawned in dungeons are not based on character level as the overworld monsters are; rather, they are based on the dungeon level they are encountered in, so going too deep into certain dungeons may be too hard for characters in the early stages of the game.
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unwanted fights easier. Getting a boat requires players to reach a certain level so that pirate ships begin appearing. Once a pirate ship is defeated, the boat belongs to the player. Obtaining a boat is necessary in order to visit the island of
Ambrosia, and to reach Exodus and thus win the game.
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of four characters rather than just one. During regular play the characters are represented as a single player icon and move as one. However, in battle mode, each character is represented separately on a tactical battle screen, and the player alternates commands between each character in order,
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Character classes differ in terms of fighting skill, magical abilities, and thieving abilities, with varying degrees of proficiency in each. Fighters, for example, can use all weapons and armor, but lack thieving or magic abilities; clerics can use up to maces and chain armor, and all clerical
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There are three modes of travel in the game: on foot, horseback, and boat. Getting around on foot is slow and can often lead to monsters catching up to the player character. Horseback gives the player character the advantage of moving faster while consuming less food, making getting away from
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America and encouraging Satan worshiping. This, along with other factors, led Richard Garriott to develop his next game
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is fixed at 2550. Maximum hit points for a character can be calculated by the following formula: HP = 100 * L + 50 (where L is the current level of the character). When a character has gained enough experience points, they must transact with Lord
British for the character to level up.
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British's latest offering is also his best ... Many wonderful hours will be spent unravelling its secrets". The magazine gave the Amiga version four stars compared to five stars for the 64 version, stating that "the graphics and user interface could have been better
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a modern-day masterpiece". It noted the cloth map and the extensive documentation, the "thrilling" 3-D dungeons, the game's use of time, and the spell system. The magazine concluded, "Lord
British has outdone himself with his latest work of art ... a delight to play".
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was the best of the first trilogy, and that its "surprisingly quiet and nonviolent" defeat of the villain presaged the later games' "resolutions that are less combative in spirit". The magazine stated in
February 1994 that
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series in which the player is simply depicted as trading blows with one opponent on the main map until either is defeated. Enemies on the overworld map can be seen and at least temporarily avoided, while enemies in
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Hall of Fame, honoring those games rated highly over time by readers. In 1996, the magazine ranked it as the 144th best game of all time, featuring "one of the nastiest villains to grace a computer screen".
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hosts further advances in graphics, particularly in animation, adds a musical score, and increases the player's options in gameplay with a larger party and more interactivity with the game world.
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The overhead view of Ultima III, showing Castle Death and the Great Earth
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has been out well over a year, we feel that it is still the best game of its kind." With a score of 7.55 out of 10, in 1988
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is a very enjoyable game, and well worth its hefty price". In 1993 Scorpia stated that
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711:More colorful graphics than the original.
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313:appear randomly without any forewarning.
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202:) is the third game in the series of
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1611:Peacock, David K. (September 1984).
1532:"Ultima III: Review & Tips"
1486:"Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame"
1393:"Top Software / A List of Favorites"
1351:(second ed.). 1990. p. 35.
1194:Ultima III: Exodus Book of Play
423:, and the deeper the level the more
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1949:II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
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1586:"Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games"
1418:Matt Barton (February 23, 2007).
1325:. New York: Brady. p. 3.12.
963:genre, influencing games such as
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1800:. November 1996. pp. 64–80
1271:Garriott, Richard (July 1988).
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281:Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
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2310:I: The First Age of Darkness
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1942:I: The First Age of Darkness
1794:"150 Best Games of All Time"
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1831:The Official Book of Ultima
1819:The Official Book of Ultima
1362:Onosco, Tim; Kohl, Louise;
1348:The Official Book Of Ultima
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1991:VII Part Two: Serpent Isle
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1640:"Exodus: Ultima III"
1530:Scorpia (December 1983).
1505:"Exodus: Ultima III"
1258:"Ultima III: Exodus"
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2398:Worlds 2: Martian Dreams
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1584:Scorpia (October 1993).
1207:"The Ultima Time Line".
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403:Unlike the two previous
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196:(originally released as
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1722:"The Best and the Rest"
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662:Does not contain music.
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1970:V: Warriors of Destiny
1768:"The CGW Hall of Fame"
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2345:VI: The False Prophet
2106:Escape from Mt. Drash
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1753:Computer Gaming World
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1445:Barton, Matt (2008).
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2059:Labyrinth of Worlds
1984:VII: The Black Gate
1260:. 12 December 2012.
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1748:"Game of the Year"
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2025:The Savage Empire
1665:. pp. 90–95.
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1332:978-0-13-154122-1
1299:"Ultima III"
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