Rating: 
Summary: Best Game in the Wizardry Series!
Review: Sirtech really outdid themselves with this one. So 6 and 7 were a little lackluster. So what. Sirtech proved that they were more than on the ball with this one. This is absolutely the best-playing, turn-based RPG I have seen in a LONG time. There are many who have tried, and failed, to make a realistic, 3-D, yet still turn-based combat system. They almost always fall short in some way, such as not being able to move around very much during combat, or having a lackluster magic system, and too few special abilities. This is not something you will have to worry about in this game. The combat system runs smoothly, is extremely intuitive in its setup, and has so many options, that you could literally play through the game more than a hundred times, and not even end up with the same character combinations any of those times, let alone to solve all the secrets, and hear all the voiceover lines, and such. This game is MASSIVE, and it was designed to be played forever. There are 15 classes, and 12 character races. The character creation system is the best ever in a Wizardry game, and is in fact better than many other character creation systems out there, as well. It's based on what you want to play, not what you roll on random dice, to create your character with. The areas are huge, and there are over 100 spells, and a myriad of items and monster types, that will keep even the most seasoned RPGer busy for a while. This game is a MUST HAVE for any true RPGer. I would give it more than 5 stars, if that was an option, this game is just THAT GOOD.
Rating: 
Summary: Great game, addicting and fun
Review: The quality of this role playing game is very unique. Wow was this a fun game. There are no bugs in this game and the plot is really cool. It is a sort of mix between all the famous role play games and then some. It brings the good gameplay from final fantasy, the action from diablo, and the uniqueness on its own. The characters are so cool and adds variety to role playing games. Its not your usual barbarian fighter, thief, priest and mage. There's actually many more classes that allows you to mix classes and even use different race options to help your character class. There even other classes such as bard and gadgeteer and alchemist to add to the fun. I highly recommend this to people who are looking for something knew in the role playing games.Pros:
-high quality storyline
-unique classes
-long enough storyline to where you beat it in a couple days
-fun and addicting gameplay
-lack of bugs in such a large game is impressive Cons:
-at times the maps and what to do can be overwhelming that it becomes a maze and less of an adventure. It starts to become a little too much and the need for a walkthrough is heavily advised.
-sometimes when you are on a quest it just becomes a little too tedious when you walk 5 steps and you end up fighting hords of things when you need to get to a destination. Then you are done fighting and walk another 5 steps to fight another horde of stuff and it just becomes laborious at times.
-the fights are way too long. It takes forever when you fight 15 things at once because it takes so long for the AI to make its choices.
-slight odd movement makes it difficult to move around at first but you get used to it.
Rating:
Summary: Great RPG
Review: This one is a real winner. Character creation is fun, with a whole stack of races and classes to choose from, plus a decent selection of voices and charcter portraits. The game world is huge - I played the game for about three months and still didn't see everything there was to see. The plot is fairly engaging - not novel quality, or even as interesting as Fallout, but interesting enough to keep you going. There are multiple endings, and the choices you make can have a major effect on the plot. Combat is where the game really shines, which is good, because you'll be doing a lot of it. It's not uncommon to have one tough battle after another after another in this game, and you'll have to make creative use of terrain, party formation, and the wide variety of weapons, spells and magical/technological items available to you to survive. Seriously - if you don't like very frequent, very hard battles, you should look at another game. Though the graphics are a mixed bag (a lot of ugly polygons), the designers made good use of 3D, making it quite a bit of fun to explore the maps, and see what's around the next corner. The music is all right - atmospheric, but not very good. The voice acting is so-so, but almost every character has a voice, which is neat.
Rating:
Summary: Best RPG game ever!!!
Review: Wizardry 8 outshines them all! And I've played them all (practically). I won't repeat all the positive comments given in other reviews except to say that I agree with them all! I will comment on the battles: Yes, the fights take a little longer than in most games (as one person commented), but so what? The battles are handled so efficiently by the AI that it is actually fun, unlike some games where battle is more a chore of click, click, click as fast as you can with the mouse. You can let the computer handle the battles and just sit back to enjoy or you can handle every aspect of the battle yourself. Or anywhere in between the two extremes.
Best yet, it works on XP (which is what I have). So all you XP's out there, there is no excuse not to get this great game.
Rating:
Summary: The best PC RPG in years
Review: Wizardry 8, by the now defunct Sir-Tech Software, is an excellent neo-old-school RPG. By that I mean it retains the feel of classic RPGs like Might & Magic, Bard's Tale, and the early games in the Wizardry series, while updating the gameplay nicely. Wizardry 8 is to RPGs what Zelda: Ocarina of Time was to adventure games.
Wiz 8 takes the original Wizardry formula, turn-based first person RPG adventuring, and brings it into a fully 3D world. The upgrades are many. Magic is simple and easy to learn and use. Combat is intuitive, using both ranged and melee attacks. NPC interaction isn't bad, especially compared to some of the older RPGs.
Where this game shines, IMHO, is the skill system. Characters have access to various skills based on their class and race. Skills can be upgraded through use/practice, and when leveling. This creates a very satisfying system in which players are constantly rewarded for completing what could otherwise be repetitive combat. Sure, you only go up 1% at a time, but after finishing a long battle it's very cool to see what areas characters have improved in.
I didn't love the story, music, or graphics, but the overall gameplay was great. Be warned: The first 5-10 hours of this game can be extremely difficult, especially for players new to the Wizardry world! But it's cheap now, so check it out and have fun.
ScL
Rating:
Summary: Great game, great price
Review: Wizardry 8, by the now defunct Sir-Tech Software, is an excellent neo-old-school RPG. By that I mean it retains the feel of classic RPGs like Might & Magic, Bard's Tale, and the early games in the Wizardry series, while updating the gameplay nicely. Wizardry 8 is to RPGs what Zelda: Ocarina of Time was to adventure games.
Wiz 8 takes the original Wizardry formula, turn-based first person RPG adventuring, and brings it into a fully 3D world. The upgrades are many. Magic is simple and easy to learn and use. Combat is intuitive, using both ranged and melee attacks. NPC interaction isn't bad, especially compared to some of the older RPGs.
Where this game shines, IMHO, is the skill system. Characters have access to various skills based on their class and race. Skills can be upgraded through use/practice, and when leveling. This creates a very satisfying system in which players are constantly rewarded for completing what could otherwise be repetitive combat. Sure, you only go up 1% at a time, but after finishing a long battle it's very cool to see what areas characters have improved in.
I didn't love the story, music, or graphics, but the overall gameplay was great. Be warned: The first 5-10 hours of this game can be extremely difficult, especially for players new to the Wizardry world! But it's cheap now, so check it out and have fun.
ScL
Rating:
Summary: Great game, great price
Review: Wizardry 8, by the now defunct Sir-Tech Software, is an excellent neo-old-school RPG. By that I mean it retains the feel of classic RPGs like Might & Magic, Bard's Tale, and the early games in the Wizardry series, while updating the gameplay nicely. Wizardry 8 is to RPGs what Zelda: Ocarina of Time was to adventure games.
Wiz 8 takes the original Wizardry formula, turn-based first person RPG adventuring, and brings it into a fully 3D world. The upgrades are many. Magic is simple and easy to learn and use. Combat is intuitive, using both ranged and melee attacks. NPC interaction isn't bad, especially compared to some of the older RPGs.
Where this game shines, IMHO, is the skill system. Characters have access to various skills based on their class and race. Skills can be upgraded through use/practice, and when leveling. This creates a very satisfying system in which players are constantly rewarded for completing what could otherwise be repetitive combat. Sure, you only go up 1% at a time, but after finishing a long battle it's very cool to see what areas characters have improved in.
I didn't love the story, music, or graphics, but the overall gameplay was great. Be warned: The first 5-10 hours of this game can be extremely difficult, especially for players new to the Wizardry world! But it's cheap now, so check it out and have fun.
ScL
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