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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Jan 25, 2016 7:48:10 GMT
The Black Gate and Serpent Isle.
Help me create a basic list of features for this game, will ya? I shall start, if you UVII gurus out there can think of more and interesting things please post it!
Putting things on the ground: Ultima VII - Yes, everything in the world under certain weight! SotA - No, nothing at all unless you spend $ on a house lot and then only decorative items you also buy.
Chucking potions at mobs: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Interesting NPCs: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Interesting Companions: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Freedom of explorable World via monoscale map: Ultima VII - Yes (even though technically sort of faked with dungeon warping) SotA - No
Cool Paperdoll that represents what your Avatar has for Equipment: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No(doesn't even show weapons, how can I show off my boomerangs or magic axes ffs!)
Dialogue: Ultima VII - Tree based SotA - Keyword based
Can change a baby's diaper: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Can put diaper on enemies to make them flee! Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Hunger / Thirst system: Ultima VII - Yes SotA - No
Magic system: Ultima VII - Learn spells and record them into spell book SotA - Learn spells and enable them in skill tree
Reagent system: Ultima VII - Yes, only linear spells which are mostly cosmetic and fun require no casting reagents. SotA - Partial, only high level spells require casting reagents.
Gimme more.
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Jan 25, 2016 7:52:35 GMT
Attainable Potions: Ultima VII: 8-11 SotA: 4
Magic Carpet Rides: Ultima VII: Yes Sota: No
Captain a ship on the high seas: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
Jump in a horse and carriage: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Jan 25, 2016 11:04:48 GMT
Swamps will poison you: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
Pushes boundaries: Ultima VII: Yes, like Christopher's murder, sex, same sex relations, and many other examples. SotA: No, intentionally held back to coddle fears even conservative Quakers wouldn't even have.
Can get a Tatoo: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
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Post by dewderonomy on Jan 25, 2016 15:16:17 GMT
This is good, I like it. More than I recall, personally. Didn't know about the diaper, but I only played VII and the Forge expansion, not VII Part 2.
Couldn't you kill NPCs? Not like mobs, but townspeople and such. I know it was possible in all the other ones, but can't remember about VII.
And stealing and looting? Lockpicking? Gunpowder weapons? Was housing in VII? I know it was in VI. Blood - lots of blood - in the Ultimas.
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Jan 25, 2016 15:23:49 GMT
You could steal in UVII but certain companions would get pretty pissed off at you if you did, to a point where they would attack you if you became too swift-handed!
Lockpicks, yes. Cannons, yes. Housing, plenty of abandoned places you could claim. You could decorate with world items and sleep in any bed I believe. Crap ton of blood, for the time, it pushed boundaries.
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Jan 25, 2016 16:14:11 GMT
Time Advancement: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
Working Staircases: Ultima VII: Yes SotA: No
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Feb 9, 2016 3:55:43 GMT
Hitting Parrots: Ultima VII: Yes - and they may just reveal a treasure location. SotA: No - in fact if you want to see a bird, you'll have to buy one on the store for $15.
Unicorns! (functional non-humanoid NPCs): Ultima VII: Yes - Wisps, Unicorns, Undead, many more. SotA: No? - Watchers maybe? But they are "broken" so not functional really for an NPC.
Attack Birds: Ultima VII: Yes - You can use hawks as ranged weapons. How fucking cool is this? SotA: No
Non-standard Weapons: Ultima VII: Yes - Whips, Farm equipment, utility equipment, birds(lawl), you name it you can smack ppl with it. SotA: No
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Post by warderdragon on Feb 9, 2016 10:27:47 GMT
Pushes boundaries: Ultima VII: Yes, like Christopher's murder, sex, same sex relations, and many other examples. SotA: No, intentionally held back to coddle fears even conservative Quakers wouldn't even have. I'm curious about this! Were there discussions about it?
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Post by Membrane_on_Vacation on Feb 9, 2016 11:41:17 GMT
In the SotA forum, or back in the day?
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