The retro game experts at Digital Eclipse have released a remaster of [1981's] Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (www.theverge.com)
from doofusmagoo@lemmy.sdf.org to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 15 Sep 2023 20:58
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/3973273

Craft your own party of adventurers and head into the labyrinth at the behest of the mad overlord Trebor, in search of the amulet stolen by the evil wizard Werdna. Battle challenging monsters, avoid hidden traps, and find your way through the dungeon for the ultimate showdown with Werdna himself.

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psycho_driver@lemmy.world on 15 Sep 2023 22:08 next collapse

$30 is a little steep in today’s gaming market. I’ll almost definitely pick it up on sale though.

xyzzy@lemm.ee on 16 Sep 2023 01:49 next collapse

That’s cool, and the graphics look great. This will probably do well in Japan, since Wizardry was a phenomenon there. I’d pay $30 but I’ll wait until there’s a Switch version.

Yewb@kbin.social on 16 Sep 2023 02:05 next collapse

Wizardry was awesome and difficult as fuck

AndrewZabar@lemmy.world on 16 Sep 2023 08:08 collapse

Omg I loved that one! Werdna!

Also loved Crusaders of the Dark Savant, that one was beyond fantastic!

FreezerBurn@lemmy.world on 16 Sep 2023 13:01 collapse

Maybe it was me, but compared to might and magic at the time it was brutal with the difficulty. There was no internet to find out what to do.

xyzzy@lemm.ee on 16 Sep 2023 15:22 next collapse

It is brutal. The entire series is brutal.

AndrewZabar@lemmy.world on 16 Sep 2023 17:21 collapse

Well, Might & Magic had the advantage of letting you make your moves turn by turn, where’s Wizardry had that weird system where you commit each party member’s action all at once and then let ‘er rip. I always found it strange and also inconvenient.