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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a dungeon crawler, crpg and party-based rpg game
developed by Digital Eclipse
and published by Digital Eclipse and Atari.
Released on May 23rd 2024 is available only on Windows
in 6 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain and Japanese.
It has received 947 reviews of which 751 were positive and 196 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 10.19€ on Steam with a 70% discount, but you can find it for 9.49€ on Instant Gaming.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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Well this is the original wizardry for better or worse. While they added some QOL improvements to the game it's still the same old game that came out on the Apple 2 back in the 80's. I mean that literally, as this is basically a graphical overhaul with the actual original game running underneath, again with some quality of life improvements the musical score from the NES and SNES ports have been redone and added to this version, you can cast the map spell and get the actual map of the floor your on as opposed to just the coordinates for manual mapping. But otherwise it's the same kick you in the teeth game. Wizardry much like Ultima, were both inspired by old school Dungeons and Dragons and while Ultima eventually built on the "Explore the world and find a way to defeat the BBEG" style of D&D, Wizardry built off the old Gary Gygax here's your hub town, there's the dungeon near by, explore the dungeon till you have to go back to town, lather rinse, repeat style of D&D Adventure complete with the bs deaths. Monster's that can and will kill you instantly(Hi Ninjas that can decapitate you instantly), level and stat drains, pits, teleport traps, spinners, accidently teleporting your party into a wall and killing them, failed ressurrections that will permanently destroy a charecter, ect. This isn't a easy game nor is it fair, like I said this was meant to be a copy of Old Early D&D. So BS was the style at the time, look at Sierra Adventure games, but if you don't mind old school brutal difficulty and lot's of grinding, dealing with the real possibility that your party will die, you will likely roll up multiple parties to grind out just so you can go and recover the bodies of your failed ones, This is still a gem. If you don't like old Gary Gygax era D&D style charecter grinder dungeon crawlers? then give it a pass.
I played this game 45 years ago! (The 1st dungeon crawl ever made, I think.) And never completed it... And now that it is remade with the exact same mazes and some very nice improvements and graphics, I will finally be able to finish this game before I die. And then my life will be complete... Sweet! I win! Finally... Very satisfying! Hmmm. Now what's next?
Overall: 7 / 10 (would be 9/10 if not for unresolved bugs). Similar to the original in being a brutally unforgiving game. Unlike the original; the player can tell what is going on around them. The graphics, music, gameplay, and algorithms are SIGNIFICANTLY improved. Wizardry is not a game for all people. It's not really a game for most people. But for the niche few of us out there who enjoy an 'olde-timey' dungeon crawl; this one is DEFINITELY for us. There's a few bugs, but all of the ones I have found are resolved by pressing Alt + F4; which is annoying, but manageable.
I played this game on the Apple IIe in the 80's. This remake has greatly exceeded my expectations, from all the customization that is possible implementing quality of life improvements, to the look and feel (artwork, music, animations). I think a lot of heart went into the remake by the developers. I highly recommend this game, especially to those who played one of the original versions back in the day.
Man this brings me right back to 1980 with my Apple ][+. To me it's a very very good remake of the original with, of course much better graphics. I really hope that they remake the entire series. I think the only thing that could make me happier is if the remade the Ultima series, especially Ultima 7. I got it on a little bit of a sale and I am enjoying the heck out of it.
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is currently priced at 10.19€ on Steam.
Yes, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is currently available at a 70% discount. You can purchase it for 10.19€ on Steam.
Yes, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord received 751 positive votes out of a total of 947 achieving a rating of 7.56.
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Digital Eclipse and Atari.
Yes, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is not playable on MacOS.
No, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is not playable on Linux.
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No, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord does not support VR.
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord. Explore additional content available for Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord on Steam.
No, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Atari
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