Wizardry New japanese Wizardry games in the making

[POOPERSCOOPER]

Are they official Wizardy games that are licenses by Sir-tech or some shit or something?

 

[sportforredneck]

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[Trithne]

Not everything the Japanese make is big hair, bigger swords and spunky teenagers saving the world. They like traditional fantasy dungeon crawlers just as much as we do.

 

[sportforredneck]

Not everything the Japanese make is big hair, bigger swords and spunky teenagers saving the world. They like traditional fantasy dungeon crawlers just as much as we do.

It's not true Wizardry.

 

[ElectricOtter]

Not everything the Japanese make is big hair, bigger swords and spunky teenagers saving the world. They like traditional fantasy dungeon crawlers just as much as we do.

It's not true Wizardry.

 

[Shannow]

And? Again what will stop them from raping the shit out of Wizardry with retarded jap "art" and story?

Ah, OK. Hating Japs like Volly loves Bio. Good, just wanted to be clear on that.

 

[spacemoose]

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[jefklak]

Are they official Wizardy games that are licenses by Sir-tech or some shit or something?

What? Please don't tear open old wounds...
And I hate it when everybody talks about Wizardry I like it was some kind of jap shit, which it wasn't. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry:_ ... d_Overlord
The jappies just imitated everything, combined with a little ultima sauce, to create DQ and FF and every other bleh game.

Funny to see a screenshot I've taken myself posted here, BTW.

 

[JarlFrank]

Jefklak is back!
Haven't seen you in here for a long time.

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

So what exactly did Tale of the Forsaken Land, developed by Jipjops, do wrong that have you lot so riled up? Looks like another decent Wizardry to me.

 

[jefklak]

Jefklak is back!
Haven't seen you in here for a long time.

Yeah I'm bored and I'm at work so... Hehe.
It seems you became quite the poster my friend. All is well here, I suppose?
You do know that I feel obligated to post in every Wizardry-related thread.

Edit: I'm obviously trying to ignore Admiral jimbob's rambling as I might get caught not having played any of the jap half-assed Wiz games at all.

 

[LeStryfe79]

Tales of the Forsaken Land was not Wizardry 9, but it WAS a bad ass Wizardry. I would even say it was equal to if not better than Wizardry 8. Don't get me wrong, I loved Wizardry 8, but Tales of the Forsaken Land comes close to RPG perfection. The game had damn near the best combat I've ever seen, and coupled it with an unheard of excellence in writing, dungeon design, and party customization. It is truly a masterpiece, and I feel sorry for any fan of the genre who didn't play it. Oh well, that's what some of you get for automatically dismissing Japanese console games.

 

[obediah]

Tales of the Forsaken Land was not Wizardry 9, but it WAS a bad ass Wizardry. I would even say it was equal to if not better than Wizardry 8. Don't get me wrong, I loved Wizardry 8, but Tales of the Forsaken Land comes close to RPG perfection. The game had damn near the best combat I've ever seen, and coupled it with an unheard of excellence in writing, dungeon design, and party customization. It is truly a masterpiece, and I feel sorry for any fan of the genre who didn't play it. Oh well, that's what some of you get for automatically dismissing Japanese console games.

I'm not sure it is that bonerific, but it had my two favorite Wizardy things:

1) A brutal start.

2) Just when you think your party is ueber and you cruise around the dungeon for a few hours, the game fucks you out of nowhere and hard, and you lose two hours of progress.

I was slow to embrace the special group commands, but they added a nice layer of party building.

 

[JarlFrank]

So did the Jap Wizardry come out on the PC or only on consoles, and, if the latter, did it come out on anything for which emulators exist?

 

[LeStryfe79]

It only came out on PS2 and I found the difficulty to be about perfect. Whether you agree or not with my previous statements is a matter of taste. However, I admit that I originally quit the game after only an hour. I thought it was too Japanese and nothing like classic Wizardry. Fortunately, upon a second attempt, the pure genius of the game became all too apparent to me. It's without a doubt the best example of Eastern and Western influences combining into a better whole. This son of a bitch does 90% of everything right, and I'm being extremely harsh with my estimate here. Trust me when I say it's Godly. My brother is a huge fan of crpgs, while my best friend is a jrpg zealot...And, yet, both of them consider "Tales" to be among the best RPGs they've ever played. All three of us experienced the game in entirely different ways too. NPCs, Side Quests, Play Style, and Party are entirely flexible, and they all work within the framework of a great story. Don't make the mistake of taking this beast too lightly...