Ultima IX: Ascension | UO and Descension

Part 2 Timestamps:
Ultima Online - 59:12
Ultima IX - 1:20:22

Ultima An Introspective With Richard Garriott (Interview) Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkoTf6t87jU
Ultima An Introspective With Richard Garriott (Interview) Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qLl0gSlaIw
Ultima An Introspective With Richard Garriott (Interview) Part 2.5 - The Last 18-20 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LwL2b9gZok

Hacki's Ultima Page: https://hacki.bootstrike.com/english/nitpicks.htm
Ultima IX Development History (Ultima Codex): https://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Development_history_of_Ultima_IX

Credits goes to Ultima Codex for the various 3D isometric screenshots, and Pirate Canvas for letting me use part 2 of his interview.

Finally ready to ramble about Ultima IX: Ascension. The best game in the series and a satisfying conclusion to a long-running, CRPG classic. Well, I haven't played this game since it came out, so this is my first time playing it again in a long while. Which probably explains what I think about it... Ascension had a very shaky development cycle, which resulted in a game that had extremely poor connection with previous Ultima games. This video attempts to explain that, as well as my experience playing this game at release. I also talk about Ultima Online and its influence on the last mainline Ultima game, and a bit of the Bob White Plot.