es2q+@andrew.cmu.edu (Erik Warren Selberg) (12/03/90)
Well, I have it, and, well, it's Wizardry.
First off:
BUGS! yes, there are some annoying bugs, mostly with transferring
characters over. Basically, what was happening was when I transferred
all 20 of my characters from my old scenario (BTW: you can't read them
in from an old backup... most annoying), all their weapons & stuff were
unequipped. The problem came in when I tried to equip some of the cool
things, like Lords' Armor or a Shuriken, things with magical properties.
If you envoke them, the thing simply goes away. I basically ended up
fiddling around with equipping it and not envoking powers, and then
re-equipping with powers. But it is very annoying.
Next: the only real differences between old Wiz & Wiz II are these:
The Maze is more graphical (a bit better than M & M IMHO)
In combat: the back windows don't go away
the icon for monsters move
there's only one picture of a chest when there is one
other than that, it's pretty much the same set-up.
As to the new scenario:
I've been playing it for a few days with my ultra-beefy characters, and
I've gotten 4 out of I believe 5 things to win the game (about 4-5 hours
playing). Not much of a challenge... my biggest problem is finding my
way in dark areas.
BTW: you can't make new guys, you have to have made them in Wiz I.
Another annoyance, but one I can live with.
that's all for now... a better review when I finish it.
...they call me fluppie...
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