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Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate

Ultima 7 is often hailed as the crown jewel of the series, and with good reason. It throws you into an open world that feels startlingly alive, even decades later. Townsfolk go about their daily routines, you can bake bread if you feel like it, and there’s a murder mystery waiting to unfold. At the center of it all lurks the Guardian, a booming red menace who really enjoys talking directly to you. It’s immersive, occasionally maddening, and loaded with detail. If you’ve ever wanted to role-play as both a heroic Avatar and a part-time baker, this is your playground.
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Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate soundtrack

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The playlist:
  1. 01 - Bane's Theme - Shamino
  2. 02 - Chamber Music - Love Theme
  3. 03 - Conversation with Gwenno
  4. 04 - Dragon's Flight
  5. 05 - Dupre
  6. 06 - Emp Theme - Gwani Theme
  7. 07 - Fortune Teller - Seedy Bar
  8. 08 - Ghost
  9. 09 - Great Earth Serpent's Theme
  10. 10 - Monks' Theme - Fellowship
  11. 11 - Stones
  12. 12 - Torture - Wall of Lights
  13. 13 - Kilrathi Theme
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Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate reviews

Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "More than anything, Ultima VII was the game that first made me realise I preferred worlds that moved around me rather than worlds that I simply moved through. The way that worlds come alive for me can be in the history-changing sweep of a grand strategy game or something as simple as the addition of day-night cycles. It can be an attempt to simulate an ecosystem or something as simple as enemies actually dropping the equipment I can see they were carrying seconds before they crumpled to the ground. It all adds to the sense of existing in a world, which adds to my enjoyment of creating narrative in that world. And Ultima VII was one of the places that form of creativity first sparked for me."

Techtite: "While other Ultimas did something similar, this was the first to make the graphics top notch and full screen, better immersing you in the experience. The story itself was equally inspired in the intro, an evil beast called The Guardian dares you to thwart his plans with many mini-quests and subplots as the game progressed. As you'd expect, this is also on the list of Techtite's choices for Top 50 Multimedia Classics. Deservedly so."

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The Black Gate was released in English, German, French and Spanish.

The Ultima VII part 1 box contained:

  • a cloth map of Britannia
  • The Fellowship book
  • a triangular metal Fellowship medallion
  • 6x 3.5" disks
  • a Ultima Underworld demo 5.25" disk
Some foreign editions contain a paper map instead of a cloth one.
The add-on Forge of Virtue contained:
  • a Guide to the Isle of Fire
  • 1x 3.5" disk or 1x 5.25" disk

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