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14 Classic Games for Free

Nostalgia is a treacherous beast. Sometimes the brilliant titles from our youth turn out miserable parodies of themselves when we play them after years. Fortunately, you can try many of them for free.

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Ultima 4: Quest Of The Avatar

GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Genre: RPG
  2. Release date: 16 September 1985
  3. Developer: Origin Systems
  4. Available at: GOG

Some time ago, Lord British caused an RPG revolution. Together with Origin Systems, he created a vast game that broke with the classic “go there and kick his ass” formula. The plot is quite complicated and elaborate like never before. And it was quite engaging. Combat system required adequate strategies and using both equipment and the surroundings. Many think that this installment in the Ultima series will be remembered as milestone for the RPG genre.

HOW WELL DID IT AGE?

Unfortunately, despite its advantages and revolutionary character, the game today seems quite bad. It’s an archaic production partially based on queries. Also the clumpy visuals together with obsolete mechanics do not help at all. The game is a treat to those who played Ultima IV at the right moment. Both seventh and eighth installments of the series stood the test of time with a better result, however they are not available for free.

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Hubert Sosnowski

Hubert Sosnowski

He joined GRYOnline.pl in 2017, as an author of texts about games and movies. He's currently the head of the film department and the Filmomaniak.pl website. Learned how to write articles while working for the Dzika Banda portal. His texts were published on kawerna.pl, film.onet.pl, zwierciadlo.pl, and in the Polish Playboy. Has published stories in the monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror magazine, as well as in the first volume of the Antologii Wolsung. Lives for "middle cinema" and meaty entertainment, but he won't despise any experiment or Fast and Furious. In games, looks for a good story. Loves Baldur's Gate 2, but when he sees Unreal Tournament, Doom, or a good race game, the inner child wakes up. In love with sheds and thrash metal. Since 2012, has been playing and creating live action role-playing, both within the framework of the Bialystok Larp Club Zywia, and commercial ventures in the style of Witcher School.

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