Ultima Underworld
A 1992 first-person dungeon crawler by Looking Glass, seen as the first immersive sim.
Where Ultima Underworld comes up1 episode or test
- 1Build interlocking systemsSystems, AI and rudimentary physics
- 2Simulate a believable spaceNot fully predetermined by the developer
- 3Players improvise solutionsPersonal solutions to quests
- 4Unique stories emergeLike a Dungeons and Dragons campaign
From Looking Glass, Ultima Underworld (1992)
What was said about Ultima Underworld
Ultima Underworld used systems as a dungeon master to create unique player stories. Looking Glass's 1992 first-person dungeon crawler used systems, AI and rudimentary physics to simulate a believable space that the developer had not fully predetermined. The aim was unique stories and personal solutions to quests, like a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
The idea was to "replace the human dungeon master with a complex nest of intertwining systems." It is seen as the first immersive sim, and it inspired Wolfenstein 3D's engine and Bethesda's first Elder Scrolls game.
The Comeback of the Immersive Sim
Used systems, AI and rudimentary physics to simulate a believable space, aiming for unique stories like a D&D campaign without a human dungeon master. It inspired Wolfenstein 3D's engine and Bethesda's first Elder Scrolls game.
Ultima Underworld used systems as a dungeon master to create unique player stories. Looking Glass's 1992 first-person dungeon crawler used systems, AI and rudimentary physics to simulate a believable space that the developer had not fully predetermined. The aim was unique stories and personal solutions to quests, like a Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
The idea was to "replace the human dungeon master with a complex nest of intertwining systems." It is seen as the first immersive sim, and it inspired Wolfenstein 3D's engine and Bethesda's first Elder Scrolls game.
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