[technopath]

I've finished IV, V, VI, VII. I think VI and VII are much better not just in terms of graphics but also gameplay, plot, dialog, and characters. That said there are still good things about IV and V, but I wouldn't go back and play them again.

[Implicated]

Agreed, VII is still my favorite game all time.

[Gargoyle]

IV was utterly transformative given what preceded it.

VII was indicative of what followed after.

Both mattered in their own ways.

[galfarragem]

Ultima VII and the first Colonization IMO. Dwarf Fortress probably also if it existed when I was a kid.