I played Black Gate after Serpent Isle--being hooked so much by the series, but felt confused and intimidated by the huge world--as oppose to the smaller scale of Serpent Isle. It didn't diminish the enjoyment, though. Afterwards I hunted down the rest of the series, starting from U6, then U5, and much later on finally managed to order a copy of Ultima Collections, which compiled the entire series in a single disc.

I tried very hard to enjoy replaying U1-U4, but unable to fool myself of the fact that my gaming perspective has changed so much since the first time I played them.

As for Xenogears, I, too, used emulator to replayed it by making ISOs out of the original disks. I hate the seemingly "forced" work on disk 2. I mean, I wouldn't mind paying more if the game had to be made in 4 disks or more, because the story was indeed long. Essentially a love story that spanned over 10,000 years, crafted in such a way it didn't feel like the typical weepy romance BS. Feels epic and grand. Even now.

Well different strokes for different folks is what I say. Though I still enjoy pong, so it isn't difficult for me to enjoy Ultima 1-4. I never expect anyone to enjoy the games and films I do so that's cool.

Yeah, but to be honest at least the story clips were still entertaining and interesting. It just would have been nicer to play a chunk of them. I realize the production issues they had been going through and why it necessitated what they did rather than exercise large chunks of story. I would have loved if the game was 4 discs, I mean it would have been so much better than some 4+ disc games in the Squeenix library.

I liked Xenogears for the same reason I liked Tex Murphy and Ultima. It is very much the story of a hero of humble beginnings venturing out and becoming greater than what they were. To do something larger than life, and to this day that's why I enjoy all 3 personally.

But as I stated previous, to each their own. Nothing wrong with disliking something because it doesn't appeal to you anymore.

Tex Murphys? I collect them, too! I enjoy the movie style--just like the Wing Commander, Gabriel Knight and Phantasmorgoria (the 1st. The 2nd installment, not so much).

This reminds me: you know what's lacking in GOG that's been long overdue? Star Trek Next Generation - A Final Unity!

I love Tex Murphy games, and their Kickstarter is only just under 110k short of their goal with 13 days left to go. Yeah I love FMV titles as cheesy as many were there were so many fun ones. I still need to get Phantasmagoria but with money being tight it has to wait for a while.

I would also love to see that and Star Trek TNG: Technical Manual. I still have the disc for the latter but I doubt it will run these days. I had a blast surfing around the enterprise and looking at all the cool stuff.

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