Wizardry 8

by Encore

Product Features

• Fantasy role-playing game
• Fight other factions for a powerful artifact that holds the secret of life
• 11 races and 15 character classes
• More than 100 types of monsters, more than 100 different animated spells
• For 1 player

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008GKGT
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 6, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,117 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Wizardry 8 is an epic fantasy RPG that picks up where Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant left off. You may recall that all hell had broken loose at the end of Wizardry 7. The Dark Savant had taken flight with a device called the Astral Dominae, an incredibly powerful artifact containing the secret of life itself. Following him are two powerful races, the T'Rang and the Umpani, as well as your own brave party of adventurers. Everyone is headed to Dominus, a world on the cusp of the Cosmic Circle, birthplace of the Astral Dominae and home of the Cosmic Lords. Many paths will converge on Dominus, and many long-hidden secrets will be revealed.

Main Features

• Explore a vast world of fantasy and mystery.
• Incredible 3D graphics that go beyond anything seen before in a role-playing game. Supports major graphics acceleration standards.
• Create your own characters from 11 races and 15 character classes.
• Hear your characters come alive with the revolutionary new Personality system.
• Experience an intense new combat system. Fight over 100 types of monsters. Cast over 100 different animated spells. Defend against attacks from all sides at once.
• Import characters from Bane of the Cosmic Forge, Crusaders of the Dark Savant, or Wizardry Gold.
• Multiple beginnings and endings for high replay value.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Game in the Wizardry Series!, April 29, 2004

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"theegothkat" (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wizardry 8 (CD-ROM)

Sirtech really outdid themselves with this one. So 6 and 7 were a little lackluster. So what. Sirtech proved that they were more than on the ball with this one. This is absolutely the best-playing, turn-based RPG I have seen in a LONG time. There are many who have tried, and failed, to make a realistic, 3-D, yet still turn-based combat system. They almost always fall short in some way, such as not being able to move around very much during combat, or having a lackluster magic system, and too few special abilities. This is not something you will have to worry about in this game. The combat system runs smoothly, is extremely intuitive in its setup, and has so many options, that you could literally play through the game more than a hundred times, and not even end up with the same character combinations any of those times, let alone to solve all the secrets, and hear all the voiceover lines, and such. This game is MASSIVE, and it was designed to be played forever. There are 15 classes, and 12 character races. The character creation system is the best ever in a Wizardry game, and is in fact better than many other character creation systems out there, as well. It's based on what you want to play, not what you roll on random dice, to create your character with. The areas are huge, and there are over 100 spells, and a myriad of items and monster types, that will keep even the most seasoned RPGer busy for a while. This game is a MUST HAVE for any true RPGer. I would give it more than 5 stars, if that was an option, this game is just THAT GOOD.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best RPG game ever!!!, November 30, 2003

By 

Mikeyman (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wizardry 8 (CD-ROM)

Wizardry 8 outshines them all! And I've played them all (practically). I won't repeat all the positive comments given in other reviews except to say that I agree with them all! I will comment on the battles: Yes, the fights take a little longer than in most games (as one person commented), but so what? The battles are handled so efficiently by the AI that it is actually fun, unlike some games where battle is more a chore of click, click, click as fast as you can with the mouse. You can let the computer handle the battles and just sit back to enjoy or you can handle every aspect of the battle yourself. Or anywhere in between the two extremes.
Best yet, it works on XP (which is what I have). So all you XP's out there, there is no excuse not to get this great game.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Welcome Trip in the Wayback Machine, June 16, 2004

By 

M. J. Hoover "book gourmand" (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizardry 8 (CD-ROM)

I played Wiz 6 & 7 and I've been playing CRPG's since Might & Magic 1 was released on a single 5" floppy. So that's where I'm coming from.

This game is a labor of love from people who also played and enjoyed the Ulitma, Might & Magic, and Wizardry series way back when.

What does that mean? It means: party play - lots of stats & numbers - oodles of badies to kill - an interesting story (that's mostly an excuse to kill even more bad guys but interesting) - quirky classes - uniques skills - odd humor - wide open fields of exploration.

If you love games - well remember the people who made this game love them just as much as you do. It's a steal at this price.