Have a lot of trouble getting into crpg blobbers and jrpgs so the fact that this one grabbed me at all is a good sign, but ultimately I felt like I wasn't doing much. Wonderful art and breezy combat, but I wish there was more exploration that actually mattered in this entire genre.
I initially abandoned this because I got irritated with the slowness and tediousness of the end game, but as time went on, I couldn't help but think back to this game again and again. Something about the dingy but lively art and soul-searching quests of the characters left a really powerful impression on me. There's a really lovely balance between moodiness and liveliness that I appreciate so much... The game is willing to be silly and fun sometimes despite the overall dour atmosphere.
The game plays fine enough. I don't have much to say about it besides that I appreciate the thematic relevance of allied actions and that the game really lacks polish and QoL in a lot of ways.
The game plays fine enough. I don't have much to say about it besides that I appreciate the thematic relevance of allied actions and that the game really lacks polish and QoL in a lot of ways.
My second favorite Wizardry game (the third being the PS3 one and the first being Wizardry 8). I wish more dungeon crawlers were like this.
A lot of fun ideas, and proof that Katsuya Terada should be hired to do the art on more games.
This review contains spoilers
This game is incredibly slow, other then that it's a really good dungeon crawler. Do yourself a favor and listen to the great OST.
Highly reccomened playing on emulator with 200% speed whenever you can.
Highly reccomened playing on emulator with 200% speed whenever you can.