What's a good baby's first blobber?

[octavius]

Did Anvil of Dawn change the nature of a blobber?

 

[Themadcow]

Wizardry VI

Don't forget to get the ring (and import your save game into VII).

I'd highly recommend using a walkthrough for quite a bit of Wiz VI since it's highly... highly likely that you'll miss items like the Diamond Ring unless you know what answers to give during specific encounters.

Wiz 6 really is a great blobber to start with if you can overlook the slow combat animations / graphics.

 

[DefJam101]

Blobbers never interested me when I was younger, and the Black Isle isometric look completely captured my imagination. Now I feel like I've missed out on an entire sub-genre, and I'd like to give it a shot. So where's a good starting point?

wizardry 8

 

[DefJam101]

holy shit this fucking thread why are you people recommending realms of arkania

 

[DraQ]

They would be useful if people would refrain from acting retarded and recommending Wiz7 or Arkania games for someone who wants to get into blobbers. It's like recommending Op Flashpoint or Stalker for someone who never played fps.

Sooo... Wizardry IV it is?

Spoiler

 

[SCO]

if realms of arkania and LoT are being recommended i can recommend Dark Heart of Uukrul as more thematically appropriate

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Generation Xth looks like my ideal blobber. Wizardry inspired with SMT art style and horror. I hope it gets a translation patch soon. This is not even like Dragons Dogma or Demon Souls that a ps3 purchase will allow me to play it.
The best shit from Japan stays out of my reach.



felipepepe Are there any more blobbers similar to Generation Xth on PC/emulated systems in eng (or ongoing translations) to look out for except smt/spinoffs?

 

[DraQ]

Generation Xth looks like my ideal blobber. Wizardry inspired with SMT art style and horror. I hope it gets a translation patch soon. This is not even like Dragons Dogma or Demon Souls that a ps3 purchase will allow me to play it.
The best shit from Japan stays out of my reach.



felipepepe Are there any more blobbers similar to Generation Xth on PC/emulated systems in eng (or ongoing translations) to look out for except smt/spinoffs?

Why won't you just be a good and play your Wiz8?

 

[Themadcow]

What saddens me is that after the PS2 Wizardry game, the PS3 releases (Labyrinth of Lost Souls only in the West) have been a massive backwards step in pretty much every respect (even visually).

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

Generation Xth looks like my ideal blobber. Wizardry inspired with SMT art style and horror. I hope it gets a translation patch soon. This is not even like Dragons Dogma or Demon Souls that a ps3 purchase will allow me to play it.
The best shit from Japan stays out of my reach.



felipepepe Are there any more blobbers similar to Generation Xth on PC/emulated systems in eng (or ongoing translations) to look out for except smt/spinoffs?

Why won't you just be a good and play your Wiz8?

I am playing wiz8. but tbh, i am close to abandoning it...its very slow even with wizfast. Started Wiz7, will msot probably drop wiz8 and play 7.

 

[felipepepe]

felipepepe Are there any more blobbers similar to Generation Xth on PC/emulated systems in eng (or ongoing translations) to look out for except smt/spinoffs?

Labyrinth of Touhou burns your eyes too much? Otherwise you have Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land for PS2, as Edward pointed out.

Generation XTH should be coming in the next 2 weeks, so it's worth the wait. I have the beta patch, it's 95% done and fully playable, but it's probably best to wait for the final release... if it doesn't come, I'll share mine with you.

 

[I_am_Ian]

Still can't believe Japanese businessmen control the Wizardry franchise. They're probably buying used panties out of a vending machine as I type this.

 

[felipepepe]

Even the most depraved japanese mind is better than the raping that a western company would have done buy now.

 

[Dorateen]

The Gold Box games were transitional, with exploration done in first person perspective and the party moving as one cohesive unit, so maybe we can include that as well.

Personally, if we reach the point where the term "blobber" can be flushed, that'd be fine by me.

 

[Invictus]

Just had too much nostagia and decided to play the amiga version of Eye of the Beholder.
Not my favorite series but entertaining nonetheless

 

[DraQ]

The Gold Box games were transitional, with exploration done in first person perspective and the party moving as one cohesive unit, so maybe we can include that as well.

At that point you may as well consider Anachronox a TPP blobber which I don't think is something we want.

 

[Chaotic_Heretic]

felipepepe Are there any more blobbers similar to Generation Xth on PC/emulated systems in eng (or ongoing translations) to look out for except smt/spinoffs?

Labyrinth of Touhou burns your eyes too much? Otherwise you have Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land for PS2, as Edward pointed out.

Generation XTH should be coming in the next 2 weeks, so it's worth the wait. I have the beta patch, it's 95% done and fully playable, but it's probably best to wait for the final release... if it doesn't come, I'll share mine with you.

Yep, the moe stuff cant tolerate much... abandoned EO3 in the 4th stratum.

 

[Zetor]

IMO the best blobber EVAR is Wiz8, but it is definitely good to play through the entire series with the same party (even though game balance shifts around a lot with each game). I would actually recommend starting with Wiz7, as Wiz6 can be a bit... rough around the edges for a newbie.

XTH is pretty damn good if you want a taste of oldschool Wizardry / Bard's Tale gameplay. It's also part of a series, though I'm not too hopeful of the sequels being translated anytime soon... ah well!

 

[tuluse]

I started up both MM3 and 4, and messed around a bit. 3 doesn't seem like it's especially difficult to get into.

Not seeing any stats on items in the store was a little bit of a shock.

The tilebased movement and turning don't bother me. Just call me the king of abstraction.

Of course now the Wasteland 2 beta is about to drop. Which to play? C&C.

 

[octavius]

Of course now the Wasteland 2 beta is about to drop. Which to play? C&C.

You must really be young, inexperienced and/or have the enthusiasm of a puppy if you really consider playing a beta instead of waiting for the finished, preferably patched, game.

 

[tuluse]

the enthusiasm of a puppy

It's this one. I've been waiting since 1998 for a good game in the style of RPG I like. Also, only about 3 games exist in this super-specific sub-genre total.

 

[Invictus]

Hey to each his own, I would rather play M&M3 than a beta but I have been doing that for the Grimoire Superdemo so it all cool as long as you are having fun

 

[an Administrator]

For me, it was Wizardry V. Because unlike the early ones it doesn't have wireframe graphics that make you eyes sore. And it's less punishing in early-game compared to the first Wizardry title.

 

[Lady_Error]

You're talking about the console ports. The original Wizardry V had the same wireframe graphics as the 4 Wizardries before. That's one of the reasons I started with 6 and 7.

 

[Severian Silk]

No blobber is good. Avoid like the plague.