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General discussion (archive)Release: Wizardry 8(292 posts)(292 posts)
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Posted May 23, 2013
Ultimate cosmic power has never been so near!

Wizardry 8, an epic conclusion to the Dark Savant saga, successfully transferring one of the most prominent classic RPG series into the realm of modern 3D graphics and featuring 200+ hours of challenging and diverse gameplay--DRM-free on GOG.com, for only $9.99

[url=http://www.gog.com/gamecard/wizardry_8][/url]There's a reason gamers like to refer to the classic RPGs like Wizardry or Might and Magic series, as the games of the good old times. The transition from 2D sprite-based graphics into the realm of 3D marked a distinctive line after which role-play gaming was changed for ever, and in many cases not in the way fans hoped for. Wizardry 8 was one of the very few games, that achieved a great feat--it adopted to the new era of gaming without losing its original spirit and old-school charm. When released 9 years after the previous game in the series, It was praised for staying true to what made its predecessors great and memorable. This allowed all the fans of classic Wizardry games to experience the conclusion to the Dark Savant saga in the only way they would accept as true, while keeping up with the contemporary standards.

Wizardry 8 allows you to import your party from the previous game and complete the Dark Savant trilogy in the company of old friends.Offering yet another 200 or more hours of deep, original, and satisfying gameplay it was dubbed a worthy successor of the classic series, and a well written conclusion to the entire story. So, there you have it hardcore role-playing fans--paired with Wizardry 6+7 its a classic trilogy that takes about 700 hours total to beat. Isn't that simply mindblowing?

You cannot hide nor delete a legend! Complete one of the greatest RPG sagas in existence--the story of the Dark Savant--get Wizardry 8 for only $9.99 on GOG.com.
Posted May 23, 2013
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triock: Well, if you think you don't need to level up, yes! :D
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Leroux: Hm, can you only run back to where you came from or also forward? ;)
In open locations you can go anywhere you want, but of course in smaller "corridor like" locations, you can go only forward or backward. ;)
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JinseiNGC224: Does the Wizadry story begin with game 1 and carry over through game 8? Or is each game only the setting with a similar world?

The Dark Savant trilogy is 6,7, and 8, but what about 1 through 5? Are those separate storylines?
Yep, 1-5 are separate. ;)
Post edited May 23, 2013 by triock
Posted May 23, 2013
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JinseiNGC224: Does the Wizadry story begin with game 1 and carry over through game 8? Or is each game only the setting with a similar world?

I'll assume that the "Dark Savant" trilogy is 6,7, and 8, but what about 1 through 5? Are those a separate storyline
6, 7, and 8 are one storyline while 1-5 contain their own storylines. 1-3 can be played with one party and 4-5 have their own stories.
Posted May 23, 2013
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JinseiNGC224: Does the Wizadry story begin with game 1 and carry over through game 8? Or is each game only the setting with a similar world?

I'll assume that the "Dark Savant" trilogy is 6,7, and 8, but what about 1 through 5? Are those a separate storyline
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JudasIscariot: 6, 7, and 8 are one storyline while 1-5 contain their own storylines. 1-3 can be played with one party and 4-5 have their own stories.
Furthermore, you can play through the whole 6-8 trilogy with the same party imported across all three games. :-D
Posted May 23, 2013
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JinseiNGC224: Does the Wizadry story begin with game 1 and carry over through game 8? Or is each game only the setting with a similar world?

I'll assume that the "Dark Savant" trilogy is 6,7, and 8, but what about 1 through 5? Are those a separate storyline
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JudasIscariot: 6, 7, and 8 are one storyline while 1-5 contain their own storylines. 1-3 can be played with one party and 4-5 have their own stories.
Please release 1-5 here, we hate having incomplete series here on GOG
Posted May 23, 2013
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BlueMooner: Good grief! The game hasn't been up an hour and already there are THREE reviews of it.

Could people please not review a game you haven't played since you were a kid? Would it kill you to play the GOG version first in case it differs from what you played ages ago?
How do you know they haven't? Its a good enough game for that with lots of replayability due to the diverse stat and magic system. I play it once every one or two years.
Posted May 23, 2013
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Leroux: Hm, can you only run back to where you came from or also forward? ;)
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triock: In open locations you can go anywhere you want, but of course in smaller "corridor like" locations, you can go only forward or backward. ;)
I think he's asking when running away from a battle.. like, advancing in the game..

but I might be wrong.. ;p
Posted May 23, 2013
Not my thing at all, but a nice and much needed addition to the GOG catalogue. I liken it to the song Tom Sawyer. Sure it may not be your favorite Rush song, and you certainly don't go to the concert to hear it, but if they weren't to play it you'd feel somehow hollow and or incomplete.
Posted May 23, 2013
not as good as the guild tho obv
Posted May 23, 2013
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triock: In open locations you can go anywhere you want, but of course in smaller "corridor like" locations, you can go only forward or backward. ;)
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Stooner: I think he's asking when running away from a battle.. like, advancing in the game..

but I might be wrong.. ;p
Yup, sorry for the confusion. I meant making progress by running away, exploring areas while evading all the enemies. But it was tongue-in-cheek anyway. I don't think it would be much fun to play this way and I doubt it would enable you to experience the whole story. :)
Posted May 23, 2013
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Stooner: I think he's asking when running away from a battle.. like, advancing in the game..

but I might be wrong.. ;p
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Leroux: Yup, sorry for the confusion. I meant making progress by running away, exploring areas while evading all the enemies. But it was tongue-in-cheek anyway. I don't think it would be much fun to play this way and I doubt it would enable you to experience the whole story. :)
Well, sure you can make progress this way, but as you said, it wouldn't be much fun. ;)
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Posted May 23, 2013
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Leroux: I don't think it would be much fun to play this way and I doubt it would enable you to experience the whole story. :)
There's one underwater monster you're pretty much supposed to avoid the first time you meet it.
Posted May 23, 2013
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Leroux: I don't think it would be much fun to play this way and I doubt it would enable you to experience the whole story. :)
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grviper: There's one underwater monster you're pretty much supposed to avoid the first time you meet it.
Nessie? O_o Nah, just stay in a tunnel and you're safe! :p
Posted May 23, 2013
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JinseiNGC224: Does the Wizadry story begin with game 1 and carry over through game 8? Or is each game only the setting with a similar world?

The Dark Savant trilogy is 6,7, and 8, but what about 1 through 5? Are those separate storylines?
as the blue's pointed out 6-8 are their own story arc which are removed from the events of Wizardry 1-5. Story wise Wizardry 1-3 chronicles the adventures of a group of heroes and then their descendants(Wiz 3), Wiz 4 puts you in the shoes of the big bad from Wizardry 1 about 1,000 or so years after your defeat, Wizardry 5 is fairly stand alone but takes place in the same land as Wizardry 1-4.
Posted May 23, 2013
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Leroux: I don't think it would be much fun to play this way and I doubt it would enable you to experience the whole story. :)
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grviper: There's one underwater monster you're pretty much supposed to avoid the first time you meet it.
I is? I usually killed it. I avoided the Hogar on Arnika Road, though.
Posted May 23, 2013
Wishlisting for now and waiting for the remaining 5 games
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