10 Times Video Games Knew What You Were Thinking (And Rewarded It)

10. Using The Same Mantras - Ultima V

The Ultima series is one of the great grandfathers of the CRPG, setting in motion a lot of ideas that would become foundational for the genre. And also having many ideas that have been sadly forgotten despite them making the player's life a lot easier.

For instance, if you played Ultima IV before V, then you're introduced to the Mantras, specific magical phrases that you need to type in with your keyboard in order for them to work. Cut to Ultima V, where you're told to find the Mantras again.

But, again, assuming you played Ultima IV before hopping into V, you might remember the keyboard commands for the Mantras you got last time. Well, you're in luck, buddy! Your fandom is rewarded with skipping over all that tedious nonsense and just getting all the Mantras immediately, as V carries over all of the keyboard commands for the Mantras from IV.

Tiny little details like this are what make going back to otherwise primitive CRPGs worth it.