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Old School Rpg Goodness!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 20
Date: September 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game takes me back to when First person RPG's were king ala Wizardry and the Bard's Tale series of game's. D.W. Bradley, who designed the Wizardry series of games, is back with a vengenace with Wizards and Warriors. At the start of the game you must make your characters from a choice 10 playable races, which include elves,dwarves,and more exotic races such as whiskas(Tigerpeople) and Pixies. Once outside, the world is in 3d and IMO the graphics are well done, actually making you feel very apart of the world. Combat is done either real-time or turned-based, leaving it up to the player how they want to fight there battles. There are tons of quests for the player to do, there is always a cool place to explore or somebody to talk too that needs a quest done. One of my favorite things about this game is it does feel like you are in this land, it draws you in and once you start playing it you realize you cannot stop playing, which is what happened to me! This game is not for everybody, gamers who don't like First person games should prob not get it, but any body who loved Ultima Underworld and Wizardry go directly and pick this game up, it is one of the best RPG experiences I have ever had.

Basic qualities, outstanding game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: October 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Simply put this game has everything you'd expect, story line, graphics etc with an old school feel to it. It reminds you of playing wizardry, might and magic all the games you grew up with yet delivers much more. When I first started playing I couldn't stop for two solid days, I love the class system and the guilds for advancement something you don't see enough of. If you enjoyed all those classics you use to play go get this one right away.

Killing for Fun and Profit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Simply the best on the market right now. Level 1 (of 3) is cake. However, Level 2 is pretty intense w/ some extremely nasty monsters (learn to save game ASAP as soon as you sense ANY mantraps because you will be killed almost every time you meet one until you master blanketing them w/ top level spells - which always works - unless you're standing too close or the software lets them beat up on you first, in which case you're still dead). Level 3 rocks. A word to the wise: this software is NOT compatible w/ Windows 2000, even w/ patches, so beware & have fun killing everything that crosses your path.

Great games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: October 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First off i would like ot give this game 5 stars because it is the best RPG I have ever Played.It has a wonderful story line and the adventuring is great.You begn you adventure in a small town.In the town Inn is where you creat you Party and beging your adventure. Starting off is kinda hard but if you dont give up you will Turn out to be a great warrior.the other thing I like about the game is you wizards can enchant your weapons and then you get to name your magic item.For example the mighty sword of King Klump or some thing like that just name it what ever you want.

David

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was very addicting and fun. Some of the voices are done really well! The graphics are pretty good for an older game and you can go up to 1024 x 768 resolution with it. The monster animations are done rather well and there are lots of quests to do. You can join guilds and change your charater class whenever you want. The spell effects are good too. My favorite is the Firestorm and Tornado. The sound and music are done well too. It even has positional sound with a four or more speaker setup. I enjoyed the ending movie, becuase it was totaly unsuspected. For a three year old game, this game still holds its own!

Wizardry is finally back!!! I waited a decade.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ok I know that [as is true with every wizardry game] there are technical issues and I recommend patching the game before you even play it. If you have any virus software --turn it off and disable all tsrs on your machine. Now you can play the best RPG in a decade. It weaned me off Asheron's Call in 2 days. The story line is well thought out, and engaging. The character creation process is very fun and one of the best features. I especially like the fact that you carry your dead with you instead of having to go back and look for the corpse. I feel that this game is the sequel to crusaders of the dark savant in spirt. I missed DW Bradleys artwork and he is in prime form here. For true RPG gamers there are many paths to take and you can roleplay through it. I am still playing it but i am impressed with the loot generator and the variety of items available. My criticisms are to do with the spellbook. It is a real pain to have to change spells, it would have been nice if there was a hotkey and a popup spellbar where you could store maybe 4 spells at a time for quick use. As it is you have to go into a character screen to change spells and monsters are still hitting you in real time so it is cumbersome. All in all it was well worththe money i paid and I look forward to more games like this.

Great character advancement, but a couple of bugs

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As noted in other reviews, there are a few bugs, and the discussions surrounding Activision/Heuristic Park have been the most confusing thing I've ever seen in game playing. Who ever heard of a publisher reluctant to release a patch?? The gameplay, however, is fantastic. I've restarted the game on three different occassions and explored different character advancement strategies. The whole skill/magic advancement is very enjoyable -- there's a real sense of progress in this game. The dungeon crawls are fun; the puzzles tend to be pretty self-explanatory (not a whole lot of "find the right pixel"). The journal/quest tracking mechanism could be better, and there are quite a few bugs, but overall this is the best game I've played in the last few years.

Good game, mostly!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm about half-way through it, but so far, it's worth the money and the wait. The patch seems to have fixed almost all the bugs (but characters still "loose" things they pick up...where do those items go???). It looks and feels like the Wizardry series (no surprise) so if you liked those games, especially the last two or three, you'll like this one, too. Some complaints: the way the game handles the passing of time is strange - I seem to do most of my travelling and fighting at night! There's no way to rest and let time go by, as in M&M. I don't like the way the outside world is arranged, in long winding "paths" rather than just one wide open space. And I definitely don't like the game's tendency to give one hit point when a character levels up. Other than that, a pretty good first person RPG. I hope Bradley gives us more of the same!

RPG Fans Will Rejoice!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This RPG is a lot like Dungeon Master, Dagerfall and Lands Of Lore, but the graphics for the monsters and locations look better, as does the changing sky as night approaches. You move up to six characters around a huge world by foot, horse, and boat meeting quest helping NPC's and fighting for your life. The interface is a bit clunky at first, the normal move with arrows and look with mouse combo is missing, also, you can only restore your position by quiting the game back to the town menu, where to save you must leave the town. Still, after you get used to the mechanics of the game I found myself having a lot of fun!

Return to the Golden Days of Gaming

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've read a lot of mixed reviews on this product. For those of us that have
been gaming for more than 20 years, it's a real find. First up, it's NOT new. It's dated and reeks of those 90s games that we find in a bin at Best Buy for $2.

Once you crank it up, the fun starts. It's a very open ended game like Morrowind. You can follow your given quests or just explore vast areas and be your own boss.

Character creating is a hoot. If you're a guy, load up your band with female characters. Reverse that if you're a gal. You can even pick a character that looks like Ganesh. lol.

I've seen the complaints about the point-and-click method for entering buildings. That's not really relevant. The fun takes place when you LEAVE the town(s).

Like Dungeon Siege, make sure you have some members of your team with distance weapons and/or spells. Your warriors will go down fast without them.

Skip the online manual and directions and just dive in.

It's a hellova lot of entertainment for an older game.

Okay, I'm ready for all of the dissing now. : >

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