Customer Reviews

Ultima Online Renaissance (Jewel Case)

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I have played this game for two years now, and I STILL LOVE IT! Awsome game! With many, MANY things to do encluding dungeons, quests for new players to the game, monsters to defeat, and treasure to be gained! The three greatest features of the game in my opinion are (1) the ability to build houses in the game where you can store your personal items, have events, or run a shop, (2) the guild system, where players can join with other players in a guild for events or to learn the game and finally, (3) the 'faction' system, where payers can join one of four factions in the land of Feluccia and are able to battle players in other factions.
This game also has a GREAT help system where Game Masters will help you with any technical or gameplay problems you may have.
The game is very fair to new players. They will have the status of being 'young' where other players or monsters or ANYTHING can't attack you, and other bonuses such as being able to be healed when hurt by healers instead of just ressurected unlike other players. Yes, this is truly one of the GREATEST online games ever created and would give it a 10-star rating if possible!

*two thumbs up*

It is often difficult to decide on a game purchase based only on brief rants or a two-sentence kudo, however in the case of UO:R the decision is not hard; This is the grandfather of the massive multi-player online games, and it is a professionally managed one that includes story-based content, player run as well as official competition, and such a wide variety of opportunity for exclusive fun that it defies the 1K word cap here.

UO represents proof to the idea that you get out of a thing what you put into it. Your efforts and your time are in that respect well-spent here! The gaming engine provides more than adequate immediate gratification, and despite the fact that the graphics are 2D, they are still awesome to behold.

Put simply? BUY THIS GAME - but be warned, it is highly addictive.

Still going strong. How many other games can this be said about? I've played this game everyday (or really close to it) for 2 years and still haven't accomplished all my goals or mastered every aspect of the game.

It's a deeper game than its major rival - Everquest, in the sense that individual skills are VERY customizeable. Sure there are templates that become more popular because of their effectiveness - but you don;t have to succumb to the crowds.

The game continues to grow and change with only adds to the replay value. (replay is kind of an inadequate word as the game never truly ends...) Interacting with ppl from all over the world who - some are new to the game and some have been playing 4 years. (Funny how ppl are playing 4 years and complaining... :) FOUR YEARS??? Umm if you don;t like it... why did you play for 4 years?)

Anyway for the older players its the closest thing to the old style role playing games that were played with dice and paper out there. Ever want to own a castle? You can (be prepared to WORK HARD for that tho), tame a dragon? test your skill dueling another wizard? just the armies fighting for control of the cities? or maybe you just want to craft a fine suit of armor or swords while hanging around the forge with some blacksmith buddies.... why don't you do all of them???? Get the game and get hooked..

This game is not for people who are impressed by the graphics. I saw on other reviews that it is expenisive because you have must pay for the online service. Not true there are various servers that are free. All you have to do is buy the game then download the file needed to play at ...then apply online for an account and your playing. Ive also heard on other reviews that it is too hard because players just kill you then they take your stuff. Not true in most towns there is a guard system and if anyone attacks you then you call the guards (.guards) and they are dead and in some places they are jailed in a real jail and real time for up to 1 day to a week. If they do kill you then they cant take your stuff in a town anyway. Alex from USA says that this game is not fun because it has cheap grapics. It was made somewhere in the 1990's, but there are other versions that have modern graphics. In conclusion this game has somtimes been called the greatest computer game ever created and many who play it says that it is.

Ultima Online Rennaissance may be a little graphicly outdated for some of todays games, but that really doesn't matter. This game offers a more versitile and sentual world than any I have yet seen. You have more character options, continuously new patches and in game missions are being given, always making a dull day iteresting. Oh about the graphics, don't worry about it because you can always upgrade to Blackthorns Revenge or newer versions without loosing your characters or anything.

I've played almost every game out there for online gaming and THIS (uo) is where it all started... thanks to this game we now have OTHER onlile games...Like it or hate it- UO is the godfather of online gaming. That said.

I've play this game longer then most people (on and off for 7 years) this game is NOT as dull as everyone thinks it is, there is SO much more then meets the eye, So much is hidden. the friends and gruops of people you will meet and get to know is amazing. Its not how GREAT the gif's are by today standereds they do suck...But its about the quality of game play and the freedeom you get from playing UO.

Enjoy.

If you are looking for a "Kill'em all and let God sort'em out" game, look in another spot. This isn't your type of bag baby....

Even if you're not into role playing this game is great fun. It takes patience and strategy to play this game, something that I believe is lacking in the shoot'em up, blow'em to hell games.

Great game to meet people from all over the world, and yet be able to drink a beer whilst sitting in your easy chair.....

This game is awesome! Not only is it online but it has its own online enviroment/economy! You can be the brave warrior or the wise mage or the swashbuckling pirate! You can own houses/or your own shop! You play with hundreds of thousands of people at one time in one world with multipule cities. You can tame dragons, horses, and bears oh my! This game is always being updated and blows EQ out of the water. Because UO is the original for MMRPOG. There is hundreds of things you can do in this game. Join a Guild, fight in wars, be good or evil the CHOICE IS YOURS!

this game is pretty much out of date, since there are to new versions out, the newst being "Blackthorns Revenge". this version is in 2D, but still has outstanding graphics. i also have the "Third Dawn" version which is 3D and is newer than the "Renaissance" version which is 2D, but i use the 2D version because my computer doesn't run well with the 3D version. so i come to the conclusion that if u have a computer with 3D probs, get the 2D version, but if your computer is in good shape, get "Blackthorns Revenge", the newest version. Ultima Online is a most.

For a newcomer to the world of Ultima, this game would seem pretty boring and painstakingly hard to build up a character. But as you progress through the game, friendships are built and lessons are learned. You realize that not everyone is to be trusted and you build your character based on that sort of dependancy.

First off, there are many different towns, and 2 different facets to top it off. Personally, i'm a fan of felucca - a pvp (player vs player) oriented facet. It was the original facet of UO until more newcomers to the game began to leave the game because of tough gameplay caused by other RPers which led to the creation of Trammel - a pvm (player vs monster) world.

Second of all, the gameplay gets very monotonous. There is a limit of what's fun and what's exciting after you've seen it all.. which actually does take quite some time unless you know how to go about building a strong character quickly. That's what leads to the bad thing. You pay 10 dollars a month to have good clean fun.. but in fact, there are so many others out there that use third party programs and stuff like that to ruin your fun. If you can get around that then i'd say it'd be alright to get this game.

Of course, there is also the "reality" part of this game. You can get married, buy quite a few different types of housing, and a few ships. You can even make characters that can actually build things and sell them. It's actually kinda surprising how much a person would pay for some things.

Then there's the battle system. There are about 64 spells for the mages but the funny thing is that you would probably only use about half of them most of the time. Especially when it comes to PvP. The fun thing about spellcasting in PvP though is trying to figure out strategies and defense tactics against other mage combinations. If you're gonna get UO i strongly reccommend learning the magics of the game. As for the warriors, there are 3 main melee skills to master. Fencing, Swordsmanship, and Macing. Basically all you do is build up your skills to GrandMaster (the highest level of any skill you can go), go into attack mode, and double click on anything you want to attack.. Not much excitement there right?

Overall it's a great game. If you plan to fully enjoy this game i hope you have a connection of Cable or higher.. you're gonna be really frustrated if you try to play with a dialup connection as this game really puts a strain on your connection. Also, if you're the kind of person that will get bored from repetitive gameplay and hate rather harsh playing conditions, i suggest you go buy something else. There are a lot of things that i haven't covered because it's all just stuff you're gonna have to find out for yourself. I guess the only other downside is that you'd be paying 10 bux a month for your account. So really think before making a decision.