<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	I-Application
Two	I-Application
:	I-Application
Serpent	I-Application
Isle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Ultima	B-Device
series	O
,	O
its	O
story	O
beginning	O
eighteen	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
follows	O
Batlin	B-Application
to	O
the	O
eponymous	O
land	O
called	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
finding	O
three	O
city-states	O
founded	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
left	O
Britannia	O
generations	O
before	O
and	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
from	O
a	O
still-older	O
lost	O
civilization	O
that	O
was	O
there	O
long	O
before	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Ultima	B-Device
series	O
to	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
outside	O
Britannia	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
known	O
since	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Back	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
First	I-Device
Age	I-Device
of	I-Device
Darkness	I-Device
,	O
one	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Lands	O
of	O
Danger	O
and	O
Despair	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shamino	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Ultima	B-Device
series	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
ruling	O
lord	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lands	O
of	O
Danger	O
and	O
Despair	O
vanished	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Device
I	I-Device
and	O
became	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
separated	O
from	O
Sosaria	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Britannia	O
was	O
called	O
before	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ophidians	O
,	O
had	O
a	O
culture	O
where	O
serpents	O
played	O
a	O
central	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
It	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Great	O
Earth	O
Serpent	O
"	O
that	O
guarded	O
Exodus	B-Application
's	O
fortress	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
actually	O
the	O
Balance	O
Serpent	O
that	O
Exodus	B-Application
had	O
ripped	O
from	O
the	O
void	O
,	O
triggering	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Order	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
later	O
,	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
re-settled	O
by	O
humans	O
who	O
had	O
left	O
Sosaria	O
voluntarily	O
,	O
or	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
exiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternate	O
name	O
for	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
is	O
"	O
New	O
Sosaria	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
homeland	O
of	O
these	O
settlers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
them	O
referred	O
to	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
as	O
"	O
Beast	O
British	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
very	O
low	O
opinion	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
united	O
the	O
lands	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
virtues	O
,	O
those	O
unhappy	O
with	O
his	O
rule	O
fled	O
to	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Britannia	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
eight	O
cities	O
representing	O
the	O
eight	O
virtues	O
of	O
the	O
Avatar	O
,	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
has	O
three	O
city-states	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
beliefs	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
warped	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Britannian	O
principles	O
of	O
Truth	O
,	O
Love	O
and	O
Courage	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
has	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
map	O
layout	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
Lands	O
of	O
Danger	O
and	O
Despair	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
immediately	O
obvious	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eighteen	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
(	O
and	O
six	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
Guardian	O
attempted	O
to	O
trap	O
the	O
Avatar	O
and	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Castle	O
Britannia	O
in	O
a	O
blackrock	O
sphere	O
on	O
the	O
anniversary	O
of	O
that	O
event	O
in	O
Ultima	B-Device
Underworld	O
II	O
:	O
Labyrinth	O
of	O
Worlds	O
)	O
it	O
is	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
Guardian	O
ordered	O
his	O
right-hand	O
man	O
Batlin	B-Application
to	O
follow	O
Iolo	O
's	O
wife	O
Gwenno	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
to	O
explore	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
sends	O
the	O
Avatar	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
his	O
companions	O
—	O
Sir	O
Dupre	O
the	O
knight	O
,	O
Shamino	O
the	O
ranger	O
and	O
Iolo	O
the	O
bard	O
—	O
to	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Batlin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
journey	O
entails	O
travelling	O
into	O
an	O
arctic	O
zone	O
where	O
two	O
serpent	O
pillars	O
emerge	O
from	O
the	O
sea	O
;	O
upon	O
moving	O
between	O
the	O
pillars	O
,	O
the	O
ship	O
is	O
teleported	O
away	O
to	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
expedition	O
's	O
ship	O
is	O
beached	O
at	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
by	O
magical	O
storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
overarching	O
plotlines	O
exist	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
expedition	O
must	O
reclaim	O
their	O
equipment	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
items	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
subquests	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
and	O
they	O
must	O
explore	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
discover	O
its	O
history	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
magical	O
storms	O
that	O
will	O
destroy	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
while	O
tracking	O
Batlin	B-Application
(	O
and	O
Gwenno	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
expedition	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
magical	O
storms	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
gradually	O
getting	O
worse	O
,	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
unraveling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
apocalypse	O
is	O
drawing	O
near	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
that	O
a	O
lighthouse	O
on	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
exchanged	O
for	O
Britannia	O
's	O
Royal	O
Mint	O
by	O
teleport	O
storms	O
it	O
becomes	O
apparent	O
that	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
affecting	O
Britannia	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
possibly	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
At	O
one	O
point	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
visits	O
the	O
magical	O
dream	O
world	O
where	O
he	O
meets	O
Lord	B-Application
British	I-Application
who	O
confirms	O
that	O
similar	O
magical	O
storms	O
began	O
ravaging	O
Britannia	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Avatar	O
left	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avatar	O
learns	O
that	O
Batlin	B-Application
is	O
trying	O
to	O
capture	O
three	O
Ophidian	O
demi-gods	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Banes	O
,	O
but	O
Batlin	B-Application
always	O
remains	O
several	O
steps	O
ahead	O
and	O
the	O
Avatar	O
does	O
not	O
arrive	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batlin	B-Application
was	O
hoping	O
to	O
tie	O
the	O
Banes	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
service	O
to	O
attain	O
god-like	O
powers	O
,	O
betraying	O
the	O
Guardian	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
escape	O
,	O
slay	O
Batlin	B-Application
and	O
possess	O
the	O
Avatar	O
's	O
companions	O
who	O
in	O
turn	O
proceed	O
to	O
devastate	O
the	O
three	O
cities	O
and	O
kill	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
the	O
Avatar	O
must	O
find	O
a	O
means	O
in	O
the	O
post-apocalyptic	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
to	O
track	O
down	O
the	O
three	O
Banes	O
(	O
Anarchy	O
,	O
Wantonness	O
and	O
Insanity	O
)	O
and	O
free	O
his	O
companions	O
from	O
their	O
influence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
the	O
Banes	O
occupy	O
the	O
cities	O
and	O
simply	O
kill	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
population	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
before	O
withdrawing	O
to	O
a	O
castle	O
where	O
the	O
Avatar	O
must	O
find	O
and	O
defeat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pagan	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
there	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
cut	O
plot	O
elements	O
were	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
Batlin	B-Application
's	O
death	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
few	O
ideas	O
from	O
earlier	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
four	O
previous	O
Ultimas	B-Device
,	O
the	O
companions	O
do	O
not	O
take	O
issue	O
with	O
theft	O
or	O
murder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
does	O
not	O
emphasize	O
the	O
virtues	O
the	O
way	O
Britannia	O
does	O
,	O
guards	O
will	O
sometimes	O
ask	O
for	O
bribes	O
from	O
the	O
Avatar	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
caught	O
stealing	O
or	O
murdering	O
;	O
bribing	O
guards	O
was	O
last	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
was	O
recycled	O
from	O
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
call	O
it	O
Ultima	B-Application
VIII	I-Application
;	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
had	O
stated	O
in	O
interviews	O
around	O
1988	O
that	O
no	O
two	O
Ultimas	B-Device
shared	O
the	O
same	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
then-competing	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
may	O
have	O
felt	O
bound	O
by	O
this	O
statement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
via	O
DOSBox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
expansion	O
adds	O
the	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
story	O
arc	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
party	O
visits	O
a	O
subterranean	O
keep	O
in	O
the	O
ancient	O
civilization	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
(	O
centuries	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
sects	O
of	O
Ophidians	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
included	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
expansions	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
The	O
Complete	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
expansion	O
was	O
not	O
properly	O
finished	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
rushed	O
release	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
;	O
the	O
story	O
told	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
does	O
not	O
properly	O
conclude	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
seem	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
the	O
larger	O
plot	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
incidental	O
framing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
broadly	O
concerned	O
with	O
acquiring	O
and	O
planting	O
a	O
magical	O
silver	O
seed	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
balance	O
that	O
holds	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Ultima	B-Device
games	O
,	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
originally	O
came	O
with	O
cloth	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
in-universe	O
manuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
(	O
1993	B-Application
)	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
items	O
while	O
The	O
Complete	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
CD	O
(	O
1994	O
)	O
included	O
everything	O
except	O
the	O
cloth	O
maps	O
which	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
paper	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Scorpia	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
was	O
much	O
more	O
complex	O
than	O
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
some	O
major	O
problems	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
inventory	O
system	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
manually	O
feed	O
characters	O
,	O
slow	O
disk	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
good	O
story	O
gone	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Origin	O
needs	O
to	O
re-examine	O
Ultima	B-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
a	O
refresher	O
course	O
 [ on ] 	O
how	O
open	O
game	O
design	O
and	O
logical	O
plot	O
connections	O
are	O
supposed	O
to	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cnet	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
Ultima	B-Device
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
its	O
look	O
is	O
mostly	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
huge	O
quest	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fascinating	O
characters	O
and	O
situations	O
ever	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	O
Lance-Star	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Ultima	B-Application
VII	I-Application
Part	O
II	O
,	O
The	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
,	O
is	O
yet	O
another	O
improvement	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
technologically	O
,	O
visually	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
line.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
only	O
recommended	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
would	O
play	O
or	O
replay	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
amount	O
to	O
much	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
planting	O
the	O
silver	O
seed	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
apparently	O
did	O
not	O
change	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
included	O
walkthrough	O
indicated	O
that	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
quickly	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
plot	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
's	O
new	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
while	O
Silver	O
Seed	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
terrific	O
game	O
in	O
itself	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
few	O
problems	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
certainly	O
make	O
playing	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
a	O
little	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
the	O
13th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
named	O
Serpent	B-Application
Isle	I-Application
and	O
The	O
Black	B-Application
Gate	I-Application
collectively	O
the	O
39th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
