Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

The story of this game is one of the best written that I have ever encountered and I've played a LOT of games! The concepts explored are deep and profound, pulling from global spiritual traditions and mythologies. The game play is extremely fun! One of the best features of the game that keeps bringing me back after all of these years is the ability to import your party into two more games (Wizardry 7 and 8). You also can create up to six party members. This time around though, I am trying it with only two! :O

I would recommend this game to any fan of turn-based combat. This is among the finest examples of the early, [i]early[/i] CRPGs, and Bane of the Cosmic Forge is the start of a trilogy said to get better with each sequel. I can't confirm that's true, as I've only just started Wizardry 7 with the characters imported from Wizardry 6 (really neat feature by the way). Be warned that this game has puzzles that can be pretty moon logic-y. I used [url=https://www.crimsontear.com/gaming/wizardry-6/]CrimsonTear's Guide[/url] for most of the game. Even if you don't use the walkthrough, the item compendium is very handy. I strongly recommend checking out the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=528034096]automap mod guide[/url]. Follow those instructions exactly, and you'll be set up with a great automap that doesn't spoil anything. It simulates having an extremely attentive, quick little sibling mapping out the dungeon for you on graph paper. There are also a handful of patches worth checking out. They're almost all bundled with Cosmic Forge Editor, so check that out as well. The sound in this game is absolutely atrocious. It's a handful of screeches that would come out of a PC speaker. I recommend turning it off completely in Game Configuration and instead putting on your favorite podcast or Dungeon Synth playlist. I also switched to Keyboard input, disabling the mouse. This entire game can be played with the direction keys and the enter button, with the exception of the occasional dialogue or number entry. This is a game where you rapidly queue your attacks, hit enter, and watch or don't watch while the turn plays out. Finally, this worked for me on Linux pretty well. I used Proton 7 to stick with the Windows binary of DOSBox. This was for automap mod purposes, which appears to be Windows-only.

One of the best RPGs i have ever played, i was invested from start to finish, you start weaker than an infant, but after only 1 level you get significantly stronger, and this feeling is amazing. This game also have a system where your character will improve when you are fighting, hitting enemies (or trying to) improves your sword skill, casting spells will improve your oratory skill, which will prevent spells from failing, same goes for opening locks, etc. You also have the ability to change classes at any time you want, as long as you have the stats that said class requires, so you can totally spend some levels as a mage to get all mage spells, than do the same with priest, then psionic, and so on, you can make a party of demi gods by the end game if that's your thing. I would recommend installing an auto-map mod, the game will be very confusing without it, and also use the cosmic forge app to install some patches of bug-fixes, it's nothing game breaker but they can be annoying. I know the chance is very slim, but i really would love to see a remaster of this game with an updated engine + mini-map, even so, i'll be replaying this beauty many times

I wasn't sure at first about manually mapping the dungeon... but I have to say, this is EXACTLY the dungeon-exploration game I was looking for. I think manually mapping actually adds a lot to the experience, it's up to the player to decide what's important enough to mark down, and it also means you don't have to remember where everything is, as long as you have it marked on your map. The game is also not as much of a slog as I feared. It's tough, but after level 1 you're likely to win the majority of combat encounters. Wizardry 8 is MUCH grindier than this. A note to new players: give the manual a peek! It's included in the game files. You don't have to read the whole thing (I didn't), but it's a very good reference, especially for character creation.

27hrs in and roughly around 10th level with my party. I normally start to get bored after 20hrs if a game isn't able to give me something new after that or it repeats itself over and over and over. In this case, I'm not bored at all and I come back every day to play and have fun. There is a true feeling of progression, both in the story and as characters. And enemies too are always new and engaging. Probably, the only "flaw" is that graphically the exteriors are quite similar to interiors.

ダンジョンRPGをやりたくて購入したら意外とおもしろかった。 アトラス系列の和製ダンジョンクロウラーが好きなら一般的なWizのイメージである5までより面白いと感じた。 +ボリューム的に当時のJRPGと同等ぐらいなのでちょうどいい +難易度は高い（特にラストダンジョン）が戦闘難易度は低くするための抜け道がたくさんある +ADV的な謎解きは難解ではなくヒントは用意されているため適切（一部エリア除く） +転職のデメリットが軽くなり、スキルも保持されるため、序盤はいろいろとスキルの効果を試しながら育てるのが楽しい +新クラス新種族に優秀なものが多いため旧Wizよりキャラメイクは幅がある +サイオニック以外の3つの魔法系統はどれも強力で有用な魔法が従来より多く、役に立たないものでも消費コスト分MPを上げる効果はあるので有用 +攻略の解法の自由度が若干高い +先に進めるとロケーションも変わるので冒険している感がある +3パターンのマルチエンディングでそれぞれの選択によって7の展開が変わる +おまけでSFC版移植のアレンジサウンドトラックがついてくる、ほぼ無音のゲームなので裏で流せば雰囲気は出るかもしれない -ダンジョン内でターンを消費して各消費リソースを回復するメイン回復手段のRESTの回復量が渋すぎる -おまけにエンディング見るまで以前の場所に戻れない最終エリアに回復の泉がなくて面倒なだけ（ポーション屋はある） -その最終エリアから最終ダンジョンに入るのに以前のエリア（しかも序盤）に置いてある重要アイテムを取り忘れると詰みセーブが発生する -解法の自由度が高いのはいいが、捨てられない重要アイテムが別の手段で突破した場合デッドストックになる -1回転職したクラスのスキルが保持されるのは親切だが、自制しないと全キャラ即死魔法即死攻撃連発するだけの役割もクソもないクソゲーになる -最終的に値を上げられるスキルがなくなるとレベルアップ完了できなくて詰む -ファイター、シーフ、レンジャー、サイオニックはこのクラスでないと出来ないということがほぼないデメリットだらけのクラス -鑑定の概念がほぼないのでビショップの存在意義が完全に消えた -種族ではREST時のMP回復量にマイナス補正がかかり、ステータスの偏りが酷いリザードマンは面倒なだけの完全な地雷 -総積載量がキャラメイク時のSTRとVITを参照して決められてしまうので注意 -死亡時VIT-1のペナルティが痛すぎて蘇生手段確保するよりリセットしたほうがマシという本末転倒な調整 -ロケーションは目まぐるしく変わるがマップチップは最初の城のものしかない、FCの女神転生ですら複数用意されてたのにどういうこっちゃ -90年のゲームとして見てもショボいグラフィック、酷いレスポンス -トリロジーの1作目ということもあってかぶつ切りで終わる、気になるようなストーリーでもないが

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