History VideoGame / UltimaII

* CanonDiscontinuity: The fact that this game takes place on Earth is ''never'' mentioned in any of the later games; and they all speak of Minax conquering Sosaria/Britannia instead. Could be a CosmicRetcon; but even the writers [[ShrugOfGod don't talk about it.]]

* RandomDrop: Every monster can drop an insane variety of useful items. Keys which allow you to operate airplanes, blue tassles which allow you to captain ships, magic coins to stop time, tri-lithium for spaceship fuel...

* [[LockedInTheDungeon Dungeon]]: Now they have towers too. There's even less reason to go into different ones than in ''UltimaI''. Pick a dungeon and farm it for rocket fuel and LevelGrinding.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The fact that this game takes place on Earth is ''never'' mentioned in any of the later games; and they all speak of Minax conquering Sosaria/Britannia instead. Could be a CosmicRetcon; but even the writers [[ShrugOfGod don't talk about it.]]

* AvengingTheVillain

''UltimaI'' [[{{Understatement}} was a bit...odd]], due to SchizoTech and TimeTravel. ''UltimaII'' [[UpToEleven was even more so.]] The BigBad from the previous game had a student. A young girl named Minax; and she's ''[[AvengingTheVillain ticked]]'' that some Stranger from AnotherDimension killed her master and lover. (Hey, they were Evil.)

So...she doubled up on her studies; figured out the secrets of time and space, created a vast network of monsters and conquered [[strike: Sosaria]] Earth. Yes! [[ContinuityDrift Contrary]] to what all of the later ''{{Ultima}}'' games [[{{Canon}} say]]; it wasn't Sosaria/Britannia/Whatever she took over; it was Earth.

But not just modern day Earth. No, no. She took over [[TheTimeOfMyths The Time of Legends]] via Time Travel; and from there manipulated time so that the nations of Earth engaged in ''WorldWarIII'' in the late 20th century.

[[WomanScorned Hell Hath No Fury, indeed.]]

Fortunately, Lord British came along to Earth too and [[strike: took over]] became the King of Britain. Time to muck around with TimeTravel again and kill the evil magic-user.

''UltimaII''. First released in 1982.

* {{Dungeon}}: Now they have towers too. There's even less reason to go into different ones than in ''UltimaI''. Pick a dungeon and farm it for rocket fuel and LevelGrinding.

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** In order to get past Minax's force fields, you need the Ring. To get the Ring; you have to travel to Planet X; get a message from a priest, and then bribe an old man under a sign that says "ATREE." And all he says is "I'm an old man". (There's a hint that he has it in the pub messages; but not that you have to go to Planet X). Also, while the game does tell you that you should find the Ring, it doesn't mention that its for getting past force fields.

* ShoutOut: [[{{Eagles}} The Hotel California.]]

* TimeTravel: via TimePortal, to different eras. [[TheTimeOfMyths Time of Legends]], [[OneMillionBC Pangea]], [[SwordAndSandal 1423 B.C.]], [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 1990 A.D.]], and [[AfterTheEnd Aftermath 2112 A.D.]] Garriott was a big fan of the movie TimeBandits, and it was the inspiration for the Time Portals (Which in later games were the seed for Moongates).

* CoolSpaceship: No [[UltimaI Tie Fighters]] this time; you have to search the Solar System for a Blessing from a Priest who lives on Planet X (you have to search the other planets to get the coordinates) that gives you permission to get the Ring that lets you survive the DeflectorShields in Minax's castle.

* GuideDangIt: In order to get the quicksword, you need to bribe a random man in a prison cell without any hints telling you to do so. In order to get the Ring; you have to travel to Planet X; get a message from a priest, and then bribe an old man under a sign that says "ATREE." And all he says is "I'm an old man". (There's a hint that he has it in the pub messages; but not that you have to go to Planet X.)

* CanonDiscontinuity: The fact that this game takes place on Earth is ''never'' mentioned in any of the later games; and they all speak of Minax conquering Sosaria/Britannia instead.
** Could be a CosmicRetcon; but even the writers [[ShrugOfGod don't talk about it.]]
*** [[FridgeBrilliance If Minax had access to the Time of Legends, why couldn't she just take over ''both'' Earth and Sosaria?]] The ''ultimate'' revenge, both on the Stranger that killed her master and the people that brought him in to the fight!

* StealthPun: All of the jesters are located on Uranus...

* TimeTravel: via TimePortal, to different eras. Time of Legends, [[OneMillionBC Pangea]], 1423 B.C., 1990 A.D., and [[AfterTheEnd Aftermath 2112 A.D.]] Garriott was a big fan of the movie TimeBandits, and it was the inspiration for the Time Portals (Which in later games were the seed for Moongates).
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: 1990 A.D.

[[redirect:VideoGame/{{UltimaIITheRevengeOfTheEnchantress}}]]

''"The Revenge of the Enchantress"''. First released in 1982.

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* TimeTravel: via TimePortal, to different eras. Time Of Legends, [[OneMillionBC Pangea]], 1423 B.C., 1990 A.D., and [[AfterTheEnd Aftermath 2112 A.D.]] Garriott was a big fan of the movie TimeBandits, and it was the inspiration for the Time Portals (Which in later games were the seed for Moongates).

But not just modern day Earth. No, no. She took over [[TheTimeOfMyths The Time Of Legends]] via Time Travel; and from there manipulated time so that the nations of Earth engaged in ''WorldWarIII'' in the late 20th century.

''UltimaI'' [[{{Understatement}} was a bit...odd]], due to SchizoTech and TimeTravel. ''UltimaII'' [[BeyondTheImpossible was even more so.]] The BigBad from the previous game had a student. A young girl named Minax; and she's ''[[AvengingTheVillain ticked]]'' that some Stranger from AnotherDimension killed her master and lover. (Hey, they were Evil.)

* ShoutOut: [[Music/Eagles The Hotel California.]]

* ShoutOut: [[Music/Eagles The Hotel California.

* ShoutOut: The Hotel California.

''UltimaI'' [[{{Understatement}} was a bit...odd]] due to SchizoTech and TimeTravel. ''UltimaII'' [[BeyondTheImpossible was even more so.]] The BigBad from the previous game had a student. A young girl named Minax; and she's ''[[AvengingTheVillain ticked]]'' that some Stranger from AnotherDimension killed her master and lover. (Hey, they were Evil.)

''UltimaI'' [[Understatement was a bit...odd]] due to SchizoTech and TimeTravel. ''UltimaII'' [[BeyondImpossible was even more so.]] The BigBad from the previous game had a student. A young girl named Minax; and she's ''[[AvengingTheVillain ticked]]'' that some Stranger from AnotherDimension killed her master and lover. (Hey, they were Evil.)

''UltimaI'' was a bit...odd due to SchizoTech and TimeTravel. ''UltimaII'' was even more so. The BigBad from the previous game had a student. A young girl named Minax; and she's ''[[AvengingTheVillain ticked]]'' that some Stranger from AnotherDimension killed her master and lover. (Hey, they were Evil.)

* {{CanonDiscontinuity}}: The fact that this game takes place on Earth is ''never'' mentioned in any of the later games; and they all speak of Minax conquering Sosaria/Britannia instead.