tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post5723280495105770852..comments2024-03-27T05:41:17.928+01:00Comments on CRPG Revisiting old classics: Wizardry VII Crusaders of the Dark Savant - RevisitedSaintushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-53137591681743356182013-02-21T21:50:18.855+01:002013-02-21T21:50:18.855+01:00I am replaying this game right now. I got it when...I am replaying this game right now. I got it when it first came out. To use the auto-map feature, you have to get the map kit. If you go back to where you first started and explore in the woods, try to get to the water. Near the water is a chest and the map kit is in that chest. Once, you get it, everywhere you have gone with pop up in a little window off to the side and it will all be mapped. As you get better mapping skils, the maps get better also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-39155158509004482182012-07-13T21:04:38.180+02:002012-07-13T21:04:38.180+02:00I think I was back in maybe 6th grade when I picke...I think I was back in maybe 6th grade when I picked this up. That was back when the quality of a game was often judged by the weight of its box on the shelf.<br /><br />I've played and replayed but I don't think I've ever actually completed this one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-17613082344459571392012-04-23T22:07:55.806+02:002012-04-23T22:07:55.806+02:00I was in a similar situation owning an Amiga 500. ...I was in a similar situation owning an Amiga 500. I remember browsing through a game shop and they had Ultima VII and Ultima Underworld on the shelf for the PC which both looked great. I didn't get my first PC until about 1997 which by a happy coincidence was the same year the Ultima Collection and the Ultimate RPG Archives collection (with Wizardry VII) came out.Acrin1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02424198775294748644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-73469644606889208912012-03-05T22:04:18.891+01:002012-03-05T22:04:18.891+01:00Alas, in 1992 when this game was released I was ow...Alas, in 1992 when this game was released I was owning an Amiga 600 and there was with dread I looked at all those cool RPG Pc-games coming out that never got ported to the Amiga platform. It wasn´t until 1995 I switched to the PC platform and at that time 3D games had just become popular and a dark period begun for CRPGS until Baldurs Gate arrived in 1999.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-30081016884713134872012-03-05T12:44:15.805+01:002012-03-05T12:44:15.805+01:00I loved this game. I initially bought it with savi...I loved this game. I initially bought it with savings when I was in 5th grade and didn't really get it, as you can probably imagine.<br /><br />After years and years, I started going back and playing old CRPGs I missed like Ultima 1-5 and Might and Magics. When I hit Wizardry, I was pretty excited. I actually skipped 1-5 after messing around with them, I just didn't have the time. Bane of the Cosmic Forge was pretty awesome, and I transferred my characters into this one.<br /><br />I was rolling along well until my savegame got corrupted or something around the 30-40% point and I wasn't going to play that long again. Maybe I can play vicariously along with you, although this game is on my Backlog list, so it will come up sooner or later.<br /><br />Good luck!BacklogKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638617207043621777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-49597040644460266952012-03-05T08:31:32.094+01:002012-03-05T08:31:32.094+01:00@PetrusOctavianus
Thanks for sharing your experien...@PetrusOctavianus<br />Thanks for sharing your experience and glad to see you are still playing these oldies.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-19091405611841131862012-03-04T13:31:39.076+01:002012-03-04T13:31:39.076+01:00I just completed Bane of the Cosmic Forge and brie...I just completed Bane of the Cosmic Forge and briefly tried Crusaders of the Dark Savant after transfering my characters. Since I play games chronologically I will probably not play Crusaders properly until next year, though.<br /><br />The graphics were a huge improvement from Bane, except for the character portraits that are strangely pixelated compared to the rest of the game. <br /><br />Since the game takes place on a different planet I guess it makes more sense that all the monsters are unfamiliar and not the usual assortment of giant rats, skeletons, orc and rogues.<br /><br />If things work like Bane the Scout skill is automatically checked for all members of the party, while Search will automatically find things if the skill checks failed.<br /><br />The game is supposed to be huge; about four times bigger than Bane, I think. I found Bane to be somewhat smaller than Ultima V and Might&Magic 2.<br />The difficuly is supposed to be more from the puzzles than from combat.<br /><br />One thing I learnt in Bane is that character levels are extremely important, and I think Crusaders work the same way. That means that if you change classes you will get more skills (Hide and Critical Hits for all is nice) and higher skill levels, but against the most dangerous enemies your skills will fail more often and you will have a harder time resisting enemy spells. At the end of Bane only my Valkyrie who had never changed class was able to resist the spells from high level priests.<br />Personally I felt that it was a bit silly that character level should be this important when the game already have things like skill levels, spell power level and resistances that should determine chances of success.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.com