Ultima IV is one of those old-school RPGs that still feels fresh—not because of flashy graphics, but because it actually makes you think about how you play. You start by answering these weird morality questions (like, would you steal bread to feed a starving kid?), and the game shapes your character based on your answers. No good or evil binary here—just a messy, human take on virtue.

Exploring Britannia feels huge for an 8-bit game. You’ll stumble into towns where NPCs drop cryptic hints, get ambushed by monsters in the overworld, and slowly piece together how to become the "Avatar" by proving yourself in eight different virtues. The combat’s simple turn-based stuff, but the real challenge is figuring out where to go next without a quest marker holding your hand.

It’s clunky by modern standards, sure, but there’s something special about a game where your choices actually matter beyond just picking a dialogue option. If you’re into retro RPGs with depth, this one’s still worth sinking hours into.