tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post6286717033827476797..comments2024-03-27T05:41:17.928+01:00Comments on CRPG Revisiting old classics: Wizardry VII - ReviewSaintushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-72486224509913780902016-11-24T22:22:11.716+01:002016-11-24T22:22:11.716+01:00I don´t remember where I got that information from...I don´t remember where I got that information from since I myself have never played any of the early Ultima games.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-18982252583326290152016-11-24T22:08:49.684+01:002016-11-24T22:08:49.684+01:00Stop. Wizardry Vii has a very competent interprete...Stop. Wizardry Vii has a very competent interpreter, and I have no idea where you got that information. It is way ahead of Ultima 4. Link to the information, or else realize that that is false information. <br />Sorry if I sound harsh, but that's nonsense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-30693175043830267982015-02-24T16:37:42.587+01:002015-02-24T16:37:42.587+01:00World of xeen is one of my all time favorites. It,...World of xeen is one of my all time favorites. It,s more friendly than wizardry 7, but still have nice riddles and puzzles ( not very dificult). I think it´s a very underrated crpgzaxternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-10922756316818478432014-02-02T08:01:17.654+01:002014-02-02T08:01:17.654+01:00sit by the sea wondering what a mysteriours world ...sit by the sea wondering what a mysteriours world i got intoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-71406751621316603912013-05-01T22:57:31.584+02:002013-05-01T22:57:31.584+02:00Thanks! I appreciate your commentThanks! I appreciate your commentSaintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-75223900228495522022013-05-01T15:28:45.064+02:002013-05-01T15:28:45.064+02:00Dear Saintus,
Thank you for your review. This was...Dear Saintus,<br /><br />Thank you for your review. This was a favorite back in the day and I still play it as I am always finding something new in it. I agree Wizardry 7 does have problmems with goofiness and exhausting combats. I really appreciate your attention to manuals. I still have the wizardry manual it is a great resource. It has blank pages in the back so you can make your own notes, though this can alter your game play in future games. <br /><br />I am unable to find time or a computer to play modern games, but I still play wizardry 6 and 7. I cannot comment on the other games you have played but I still enjoy reading. You have a good style. <br /><br />Thank you again.Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-51915353855123676872012-10-02T22:17:16.305+02:002012-10-02T22:17:16.305+02:00I´ve never played that part. I might do a revisit ...I´ve never played that part. I might do a revisit sometime. Goodluck with your choice!Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-84302093639784247132012-10-02T18:01:06.068+02:002012-10-02T18:01:06.068+02:00I quickly gave up on Star Control 2, due to the ar...I quickly gave up on Star Control 2, due to the arcade like space combat.<br /><br />Moving on to Might and Magic: World of Xeen instead.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-5082656178423388292012-09-21T03:54:56.481+02:002012-09-21T03:54:56.481+02:00Next up is Star Control 2. Not excactly a CRPG, bu...Next up is Star Control 2. Not excactly a CRPG, but I loved the Starflight games, so I have high hopes for this one.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-29678831772699924432012-09-19T12:15:07.915+02:002012-09-19T12:15:07.915+02:00Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your exper...Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your experience with it. What´s next on your list ?Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-65704101386709555222012-09-19T10:48:58.216+02:002012-09-19T10:48:58.216+02:00I just completed this game myself.
I have embiva...I just completed this game myself. <br /><br />I have embivalent feelings about it.<br /><br />There is an insane amount of combat, and while the combat is quick and fun, there is too little enemy variation IMO and hardly any good loot.<br /><br />The game starts quite easy, especially if you use imported characters, but it gets very difficult in Orkogre Castle and Munkharama. After clearing these two areas the rest of the game is relatively easy combat-wise, although there are some extremely tough optional combats.<br /><br />The most frustrating part of the game is the puzzles. The Fun House felt more like an Adventure game than a CRPG. And you need to write down or screen cap just about every piece of text in the game to avoid missing vital information that will be useful when you have forgotten all about that particular info.<br /><br />There is a distinct lack of really good weapons. When I finished the game I still had the same weapons that I started with: The Avenger for my Lord, Hands&Feet for my Monk, Bushido Blade for my Ninja, Maenad's Lance for my Valkyrie and Spear of Death for my Ranger. The only new weapon was the Ninja's secondary weapon: Yummu's Paw that stone enemies.<br /><br />Incidentally the Monk turned out to be my best character. He had the most kills (2298) and ended up with the highest level (42).<br /><br />I salute anyone who can finish this game without imported characters and not using any hint books or walkthroughs for the puzzles!<br /><br />For a mapping enthusiast like me this game has one of the all time best dungeons near the end of the game, that brough back good memories from mapping Chaos Strikes Back and Bard's Tale 2.<br /><br />Overall it was a good game, but too long, too much combat and too illogical puzzles. Bane of the Cosmic Forge was better IMO. The NPCs and competing factions was a good idea and it worked to a degree, but sadly it fizzled out halfway in the game with most of the NPCs ending up dead and the rest becoming inactive and (with one exception) playing no part in the story anymore.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-79461819504496410112012-03-31T16:28:38.489+02:002012-03-31T16:28:38.489+02:00Completely understandable. Although I do want to s...Completely understandable. Although I do want to see it finished by somebody sometime, it's just a major time sink that may have questionable payoff. I hope the next one is a bit more exciting for you.BacklogKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638617207043621777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-82524482344888904032012-03-30T11:27:13.217+02:002012-03-30T11:27:13.217+02:00You might be right about it being Ultima 4. The po...You might be right about it being Ultima 4. The point meant was that Ultima 4 was released in 1985. 7 years before Wizardry VII.Saintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241513709473747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-24723774636858259562012-03-30T10:10:51.283+02:002012-03-30T10:10:51.283+02:00"I´ve read somewhere that the interpreter in ..."I´ve read somewhere that the interpreter in Ultima 3 is even better than in this game."<br /><br />Unless that's a typo, someone gave you inaccurate information. :) Ultima III NPCs just had a brief static comment whenever spoken to -- Ultima IV was the first in the series to have a conversation tree/interpreter. (I haven't played Wizardry VII before, so I have no idea how they compare, though.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601530372895286420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986955720568668168.post-38269356636860772282012-03-30T10:01:58.083+02:002012-03-30T10:01:58.083+02:00Good review! From what I've heard (from you an...Good review! From what I've heard (from you and others, and just general light research online), Wizardry 8 improves on quite a bit of this game's shortcomings. Too bad it was the last game in the series. But then again, there were these spin-offs that came out later, of which I know almost nothing about.Amy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10892876651484617812noreply@blogger.com