Post by Mike S.On Sat, 4 May 2024 19:15:31 -0500, Lane Larson
Post by Lane LarsonWizardry 7 is considerably prettier than Wizardry 6 and the interface is
better. I'm in -- my valkyrie is decimating the opposition with Giant
Sledge from Wizardry 6.
Wiz 7 is definitely nicer to look at. Wiz 6 looks ugly but that won't
stop me from playing it. I enjoyed the earlier Wiz games so I should
like Wiz 6 as well.
I'm always surprised by how old "Wizardry 6" is. It's a game from
1990, and only supports 16-color VGA and PC speaker sound. In my mind,
I always think of it as from a slightly later era, with 256 colors and
soundblaster support. But no, it's not got either. It looks like a
game from two years earlier; a game made to compete with titles like
"Pool of Radiance" or the original "Wasteland".
"Crusaders of the Dark Savant" is better - 256 colors! Roland MT-32
support! - but even in 1992 this wasn't particularly cutting edge.
Compared to its contemporaries - "Ultima VII", "Might & Magic IV:
Clouds of Xeen", "Darklands", "Realms of Rrkania", "The Summoning",
"Eye of the Beholder II" all released the same year - "Wizardy VII"
looked felt like a game two years out of date.
Which doesn't say anything about it's worth as a game. I was never
really a "Wizardry" fan. I never really got into the games very
deeply. But I know a lot of people loved it, and I'll bow to their
better-informed opinions on the matter. It's probably a fine game. But
the "Wizardry" series always struggled when it came to its
presentation.