Ultima VII, The Serpent Isle is graphically almost identical to Ultima VII, The Black Gate. However, it is alot smaller and more linear. Initially you are quite restricted in where you can go, something which I found very frustrating after the freedom of The Black Gate.

    Unlike previous Ultimas you don't get a ship in Serpent Isle. Which means there are a couple of islands you can't reach without cheating. It also means you miss all the freedom of exploring the oceans. Salt spray, wind in your hair, battling sea serpents and pirates, sadly there's none of that in Serpent Isle.

    There is also an expansion disk, called the Silver Seed. Though the new area provided is not huge, personally I found the puzzles incredibly hard. In fact I have still not completed my quest.

    Serpent Isle is a very well structured RPG, with an excellent story, graphics that still look good today, and great music.

    Serpent Isle only runs under dos, however the Exult team are working on getting it to run under Windows. See my Fan Projects section.