# Ultima VII Revisited

24 Hacker News commenters recommended Ultima VII Revisited and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Revisited rebuilds the classic RPG with a 3D world and updated camera, and people praise its NPC schedules and living simulation. Critics note its fetch-quest structure.

## Why people recommend it

- 3D remake with updated camera (5 comments): "I love the Ultima renaissance now with Ultima VII: Revisited and the Ultima Online servers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47281794)) "Looks really awesome. ... This should make Ultima VII a lot more accessible and playable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45976738)) "Revisited moves the entire game world into 3D and it looks magical" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978432))
- Ahead of its time in simulation (5 comments): "Ultima VII shines with the in-game simulation, but today Cataclysm DDA:Bright Nights curb-stomps U VII in that area" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979699)) "Ultima 7 had daily schedules and the veneer of a functioning economy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676145)) "the game was way ahead of others on the console side of things" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47717155))
- Nostalgic favorite for many years (5 comments): "I finally finished the whole game a few months back, and was astounded by how good it is." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49833108)) "U7 was my favourite game for a long, long time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45895959)) "If you want to scratch that nostalgia itch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45985284))
- Lovely art style and lighting (3 comments): "some examples of the 2D to 3D conversion process that are quite impressive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45986221)) "That's a lovely art style, kind of Runescape Classic vibes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45976546)) "the lighting makes for a nice aesthetic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45983243))

## What people warn about

- Long fetch quest with little variety (2 comments): "one staggeringly large nested fetch quest, with nothing much breaking it up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45984187)) "Ultima VII's problem is that it's just... one big fetch quest." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45997951))
- Hard to read in original (2 comments): "It was a little more readable on CRT. But yes, not really great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45979296)) "I find it borderline illegible in the original" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45977190))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium.md): 23 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend
- [Undertale](https://hackerapproved.com/p/undertale.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ultima VII Revisited", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).