Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom (1988)

by ASCII Entertainment, Sir-Tech Software, Inc., Capcom, Nintendo, St. GIGA
Genres:Role-playing (RPG)
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Drama
Game modes:Single player
Story:Despite the defeat of Trebor, Werdna, and L'kbreth, dark times once again threaten the kingdom of Llylgamyn. So once again a party of adventurers must venture forth to vanquish the evil. Wizardry V represents a complete revision of the gaming system used in the first four installments, with larger mazes, new spells and character classes, and an expanded system for combatting and interacting with creatures. It is also the first game in the series that allows, but does not require characters imported from a previous scenario.Show more
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Given my love for classic RPGs I played as a kid it's still a wonder to me that I never played any of the Wizardry series as it is of course, along with Ultima, the beginning of the genre. I know there is a remake of the original, but would still love to own and play 1 - 5 from the originals!
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