Ultima 2 is easily the hardest to get into, because it seemed very random. Of course time travel and wizards does that. Ultima 4 is the first game that really is what Ultima is. Before that is a sort of a collection of games they decided to try and tie into a single story line. If you can't bring yourself to get through all of them, start with 4. I always had a soft spot for 3, because it was pretty much all about exploration, but to get the Ultima experience, you can skip right to 4.
Sounds like good advice. I notice it has a LOT of ports. Any particular one you recommend? I don't know how much they vary, but whichever one has the most modern interface would best suit me.
Ultima 2 is easily the hardest to get into, because it seemed very random. Of course time travel and wizards does that. Ultima 4 is the first game that really is what Ultima is. Before that is a sort of a collection of games they decided to try and tie into a single story line. If you can't bring yourself to get through all of them, start with 4. I always had a soft spot for 3, because it was pretty much all about exploration, but to get the Ultima experience, you can skip right to 4.
Sounds like good advice. I notice it has a LOT of ports. Any particular one you recommend? I don't know how much they vary, but whichever one has the most modern interface would best suit me.