Ultimas IV-VI were iconic in teaching virtues and values when all other games taught us to hack and slash our way to victory. Ultima was also the origin for the term "Avatar," which is still used today to refer to our in-software personas.
Yes Ultima 4 through six are iconic and do merit hall of fame worthiness but the museum has the habit of adding in the first game from franchises as a proxy for the whole franchise like what they did with the Oregon trial. Plus Sven, the director of Baldur’s Gate 3 used the Ultima series as inspiration for the game. The massive success of Baldur’s Gate 3 was likely a huge factor in Ultima’s induction
Ultimas IV-VI were iconic in teaching virtues and values when all other games taught us to hack and slash our way to victory. Ultima was also the origin for the term "Avatar," which is still used today to refer to our in-software personas.
Yes Ultima 4 through six are iconic and do merit hall of fame worthiness but the museum has the habit of adding in the first game from franchises as a proxy for the whole franchise like what they did with the Oregon trial. Plus Sven, the director of Baldur’s Gate 3 used the Ultima series as inspiration for the game. The massive success of Baldur’s Gate 3 was likely a huge factor in Ultima’s induction