Wizardry 8

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A New Wizardry for a New Generation

The universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era. Should they succeed, they will gain the powers of the gods themselves. If they fail, countless worlds will fall into the grip of darkness.

Wizardry 8 raises the standard for fantasy role-playing with a vengeance. Prepare yourself for a new level of excitement, immersiveness and depth that made role-playing games one of the best-selling, best-loved genres of all time.

Gameplay

Prepare to experience the culmination of a prestigious RPG series. Enter a vast world of intrigue and wonder. Unravel a gripping, non-linear storyline. Battle your way to victory using your swords, your magic, and your wits. Compete with rivals or align with allies as you struggle to ascend to the Cosmic Circle. Take the battle to the dreaded Dark Savant in Wizardry 8, the phenomenal conclusion to the Dark Savant trilogy, one of the most extensive and challenging stories ever told in classic role-playing games!

Visuals and other features

This is the legacy of Wizardry 8!

  • Explore a vast 3D world filled with action, magic and adventure. Wander through dark dungeons, lush landscapes, scorching volcanoes and even beneath the sea.
  • Create your own custom party of adventurers. Make a gnome gadgeteer, a lizardman fighter, a rawulf lord or even a faerie ninja. the possibilities are endless!
  • Choose a custom personality for each character and hear them speak over 100 lines of dialogue; Kindly or Chaotic, burly or surly-how your characters act is up to you.
  • Talk to dozens of intelligent characters. How you treat them determines whether they become powerful allies or deadly enemies.
  • Battle over 300 types of monsters in some of the most intense combat ever seen in an RPG. The unique auto-targeting system makes combat easy to learn, while the huge number of strategies adds unprecedented depth.
  • Advanced creature A.I. brings a new level of realism to RPGs. You don't just hunt the monsters-the roaming monsters hunt you.
  • Cast over 100 spells using a unique power-level system that guarantees that no spell ever becomes obsolete.

Release Date

Nov 14, 2001

Metacritic Score

85

Rating

Play Time

92 hours

ESRB

Teen: Blood and Gore, Violence

System Requirements

Windows:
Minimum:

  • CPU: Pentium 233MHz Processor
  • RAM: 64 MB
  • GPU: 8MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
  • HDD: 2 GB

Recommended:

  • CPU: Pentium 333MHz Processor
  • RAM: 128 MB
  • GPU: 16MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
  • HDD: 2 GB

macOS:
Minimum:

  • CPU: Pentium 1GHz Processor
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • GPU: 8MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
  • HDD: 2 GB

Recommended:

  • CPU: Pentium 2GHz Processor
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • GPU: 16MB 3D Accelerated Video Card
  • HDD: 4 GB

Interesting Facts

  • The ultimate aim of Wizardry 8 is to collect three artifacts and to place each artifact on its pedestal in the final zone.
  • This allows the player to ascend to the Cosmic Circle, where the player ultimately becomes a god.
  • Wizardry 8 has multiple beginnings that continue from the previous games’ multiple endings.
  • There are five beginnings in all.
  • The player has three choices which lead to different endings: Savant, Pen, and Book.
  • The player creates a party of six adventurers at the start of the game.
  • The game itself is played from a first-person perspective.
  • Wizardry 8 was published nine years.

Mod Support

Yes

Cheats support

Yes

Number of maps

31

Third/First Person

First person

Platforms

macOS PC

Genres

AdventureRPG

Game Engine

SurRender 3D

Protagonist sex

FemaleMale

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