Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
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PS1

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

Released: Mar 14, 1997
Series:
Ultima
Genres:
Open World Role-playing (RPG) Stealth
Themes:
Dark Fantasy Fantasy
Perspectives:
First person
Game Modes:
Single player
Description from IGDB IGDB

The PlayStation port of Ultima Underworld I, released exclusively in Japan, features a number of enhancements and changes from the original, including new 3D polygonal graphics, a new controls and tweaked game play optimized for the console, remixed soundtrack and new video intro.

Storyline IGDB

Setting Ultima Underworld is set in Britannia, the fantasy world of the Ultima series. Specifically, the game takes place inside a large, underground dungeon called the Great Stygian Abyss. The dungeon's entrance lies on the Isle of the Avatar, an island ruled by Baron Almric. The Abyss first appeared in Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, in which it contains the player's final goal, the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom. Ultima Underworld is set after the events of Ultima VI: The False Prophet; in the time between the two games, a man named Cabirus attempted to create a utopian colony inside the Abyss. The eight settlements of the Ultima series each embody one of eight virtues, and Cabirus wished to create a ninth that embodied all virtues. To achieve this, he united diverse cultures and races in peaceful co-existence and planned to promote harmony by giving each group one of eight virtue-imbued magical artifacts. However, he died before distributing the artifacts, and left no instructions for doing so. As a result, the colony collapsed into anarchy and war, and the artifacts were lost. At the time of Ultima Underworld, the Abyss contains the remnants of Cabirus's colony, inhabited by fractious groups of humans, goblins, trolls and others. Story Before the beginning of the game, the Abyss-dwelling wizard brothers Garamon and Tyball accidentally summon a demon, the Slasher of Veils, while experimenting with inter-dimensional travel. Garamon is used as bait to lure the demon into a room imbued with virtue. However, the demon offers Tyball great power if he betrays Garamon. Tyball agrees, but the betrayal fails; Garamon is killed, but seals the demon inside the room. Because he lacks virtue, Tyball cannot re-enter by himself, and plans to sacrifice Baron Almric's daughter, Arial, at the doorway to gain entrance. In the game's introduction, the ghost of Garamon haunts the Avatar's dreams with warnings of a great danger in Britannia. The Avatar allows Garamon to take him there, where he watches Tyball kidnap Arial. Tyball escapes, leaving the Avatar to be caught by the Baron's guards. The guards take him to the Baron, who banishes him to the Great Stygian Abyss to rescue Arial. After the introduction, the Avatar explores the dungeon and finds remnants of Cabirus's colony. A few possible scenarios include deciding the fate of two warring goblin tribes, learning a language, and playing an instrument to complete a quest. The Avatar eventually defeats Tyball and frees Arial.

Basic Info
Release Date: March 14, 1997
IGDB ID: 321879
Additional Information
Release Date: March 14, 1997
IGDB ID: 321879
Series: Ultima
Платформы 1
PS1
Genres 3
Open World Role-playing (RPG) Stealth
Themes 2
Dark Fantasy Fantasy
Player Perspectives 1
First person
Game Modes 1
Single player
Developers
Looking Glass Technologies

No description available

Publishers
Electronic Arts Victor

No description available

Keywords
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