Wizardry What's the best non Sir-Tech Wizardry?

[Arthandas]

Preferably available in English, bonus points if you can actually still buy it.

 

[Efe]

this one

 

[Darth Canoli]

Arthandas You'll get no better answer, it's really the best one.

 

[Arthandas]

Arthandas You'll get no better answer, it's really the best one.

Didn't it occur to you that maybe I already own and played it? Also, it's a Wizardry clone, not an official Wizardry game, I though my question was pretty clear.

 

[Alex]

(...snip) I though my question was pretty clear.

Not at all.

 

[Arthandas]

Not at all.

I'll make it clearer, just for you:

wizardry=1
sir_tech=0

 

[d1r]

Wizardry Busin 0 Alternative Neo

 

[Arthandas]

Wizardry Busin 0 Alternative Neo

I've seen your topic and I don't get what's so great about it. Having only closed dungeons instead of an open world is a massive decline to me. Also, it's not in English, and playing along separate guide/translation seems like a pain (are the dialogs even translated?).
Is this really as good as it gets for spinoff entries?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Wizards & Warriors

 

[Alex]

Not at all.

I'll make it clearer, just for you:

wizardry=1
sir_tech=0

Does that mean that Stones of Arnhem would count? I mean, it wasn't published by Sir Tech...

 

[Arthandas]

Does that mean that Stones of Arnhem would count? I mean, it wasn't published by Sir Tech...

It wasn't published by anyone.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Does that mean that Stones of Arnhem would count? I mean, it wasn't published by Sir Tech...

It wasn't published by anyone.

Grimwah is stones of arnhem after 20 years of development

 

[Arthandas]

Grimwah is stones of arnhem after 20 years of development

Not true, SoA was being made by the team consisting of Max Phipps, Phil Moore, Michael Shamgar and Cleve while Grimoire is 100% Cleve's magnum opus.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Grimwah is stones of arnhem after 20 years of development

Not true, SoA was being made by the team consisting of Max Phipps, Phil Moore, Michael Shamgar and Cleve while Grimoire is 100% Cleve's magnum opus.

so, I'm confused as to what you want
you asked for a Wizardry game, people listed you games created by actual Wizardry developers in the same style as Wizardry games.

...But you say, no, you wanted a Wizardry branded game.
You're in the wrong subforum for this, and those have nothing to do with actual Wizardry games.

 

[Arthandas]

you wanted a Wizardry branded game.

Yes.

those have nothing to do with actual Wizardry games.

Yes.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Having only closed dungeons instead of an open world is a massive decline to me.

Dungeons are the core of Wizardry and any self-respecting dungeon crawler. If you want a world crawler, you might want to play Might & Magic instead.

Most Wizardry games from Japan follow Wizardry 1-5 rather than 6-8, so chances of getting exactly what you want are pretty slim.

(Also Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land is pretty good.)

 

[Arthandas]

Most Wizardry games from Japan follow Wizardry 1-5 rather than 6-8, so chances of getting exactly what you want are pretty slim.

So there's not even one good Jap made Wizardry in the open world style of 6-8?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Most Wizardry games from Japan follow Wizardry 1-5 rather than 6-8, so chances of getting exactly what you want are pretty slim.

So there's not even one good Jap made Wizardry in the open world style of 6-8?

Why does it have to be Japanese?
What you're looking for is either Grimwah(Wiz 6/7) or Wizards & Warriors(Wiz 8)

are you a weeaboo?

 

[Arthandas]

Why does it have to be Japanese?

It doesn't but apparently most (all?) non Sir-Tech Wizardry games are Japanese.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Most Wizardry games from Japan follow Wizardry 1-5 rather than 6-8, so chances of getting exactly what you want are pretty slim.

So there's not even one good Jap made Wizardry in the open world style of 6-8?

As far as I'm aware, no. You're welcome to enjoy Wizards & Warriors and Grimoire instead.

 

[Tweed]

Japs never evolved past Wizardry 1. Every JRPG ever made is just Wizardry 1 with a different gimmick or coat of paint on it.

 

[Arthandas]

You're welcome to enjoy Wizards & Warriors and Grimoire instead.

Already did.

 

[Great Deceiver]

Japs never evolved past Wizardry 1 5. Every JRPG ever made is just Wizardry 1 5 with a different gimmick or coat of paint on it.

 

[d1r]

Wizardry Busin 0 Alternative Neo

I've seen your topic and I don't get what's so great about it. Having only closed dungeons instead of an open world is a massive decline to me. Also, it's not in English, and playing along separate guide/translation seems like a pain (are the dialogs even translated?).
Is this really as good as it gets for non mainland entries?

Having only dungeons is a matter of preference, isn't it? Also, everything (minus most of the library entries) is translated and dialogues are pretty easy to follow. If you actually were to play the game, inventory management might become the biggest annoyance. Though I tried my best to make clear what items can be found in what level of a dungeon (and ofc there is an item spread sheet). Nobody of course hinders you to make your own little notes on what your party member is wearing atm though.

I however would recommend you to play the first entry of the Forsaken Lands series (that has officially been translated) to get a gist of this branch of the Wizardry series.

 

[octavius]

I don't know about best, since I've only played two Japanese Wizardries, but I thought both Wizardry Gaiden IV and Wizardry Chronicle were pretty solid, anime free games. Gaiden is rather uneven in difficulty and level design, while Chronicle is the only RPG in my 30+ years of gaming that I've actually grinded.