My wife and I are looking for a new CRPG.

We're looking for a non-FPS, party-based game like the old Might & Magic, Wizardry, and Wizards and Warriors games. We also enjoyed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. I don't think I have the free time to play any of the online games - I just can't compete with people who can play 6 hours a day 7 days a week. My wife is not a fan of the Baldur's Gate/Icewind Dale games - she likes the first-person view, even if the combat is turn-based. We also tried Morrowind and could not get into it.

Unfortunately, the M&M/Wizardry party-based games seem to be going the way of the dodo. I haven't seen any releases on any similar games lately. Have I missed one? Does anyone have any recommendations for any similar games?

• RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,rbrown, 11:33 AM, Jun-09-06
• Not new, but worth mentioning - Realms of Arkania,Llevram, 03:08 PM, Jun-09-06
  • RE: Not new, but worth mentioning - Realms of Arkania,Heiko (Guest), 04:02 AM, Jun-10-06
• RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,Heiko (Guest), 04:00 AM, Jun-10-06
  • Isometric view - thanks ;-),Llevram, 09:39 PM, Jun-10-06
• RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,Lucitedragon (Guest), 05:31 PM, Jun-21-06
  • RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,Lupus_Terrestis (Guest), 06:01 PM, Jun-21-06
  • RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,lol (Guest), 04:00 AM, Jun-22-06
• RE: Looking for another Wizardry-type FRPG,Blaupanzer, 06:28 AM, Jul-18-06
  • Wizardry 9 ...,Llevram, 06:49 AM, Jul-18-06
    • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,Lady_Adrexia, 07:06 PM, Jul-18-06
    • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,ShadowCrust, 07:37 AM, Jul-21-06
    • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,Lord Gram, 08:14 PM, Jul-24-06
      • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,Llevram, 12:12 PM, Jul-25-06
        • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,Guest, 05:21 PM, Jul-25-06
          • And why not ...,Llevram, 07:50 AM, Jul-26-06
        • RE: Wizardry 9 ...,myrddin, 04:01 PM, Jul-27-06

About the only thing is the two Wiz 8 mods.

Have you tried Lanastasia's mod ? Or Deathstalker 3.0 mod ?

Have you tried Mad God's editor ? Make your own mod !!

It is probably 10+ years old now, and hard to find. It was first person in travel mode, but switched to a top down at an angle (isotropic?) view for combat, on a square grid system.

There are a few old posts about this game on the board somewhere ...
Tools for Wizardry(r) 7

The old diskette-version isn't easy to find. But there is a compilation on CD of all 3 Arkania games. (Second game is best)

It's very sad, those games have disappeard. "Dungeon Master", "Bloodwych", "Lands of Lore", "Eye of the Beholder I-III" are some old first-person-view games.

Then there are the old SSI AD&D games. First-person-Exploring, isometric combat. "Pool of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Secret of the Silver Blades", "Pools of Darkness", "Secrets of the Savage Frontier", "Treasures of the Savage Frontier" , "Champions of Krynn", "Death Knights of Krynn", "Dark Queen of Krynn". There is a cheap compilation with all of them plus the "Eye of the Beholder series".

Bard's Tale 1-3 of course.

Realms of Arkania and it's sequel Startrail. Combat is isometric and rather lengthy, but the games are complex and not too easy.

Perhaps one day we shall see a new masterpiece created with the wizardry editor?

Tools for Wizardry(r) 7

Check out Oblivion. Prolly the best thing to happen to rpgs in decades.

Man i wish i had the money for the 360! I've seen oblivions previews and stuff and i loved morrowind, elder scrolls are all good games (ok maybe not daggerfall)

I want mind numbing endless rounds of repetitive combat, and I found that in Demise: rise of the Ku'tan ;) No tedious quests just pure dungeoncrawling and the promise of reaching level 999.

Oblivion is ok for questing but combat's blah, everything scales to your level even loot so it's never a challenge especially once you start enchanting constant effect gear. And oh boy yet more endless walks through the pretty wilderness, ho hum been there done that. Dungeons on the other hand are all drab it's like they put everything slap up top there finished.

Even the leveling system hasnt been fixed from Morrowind, same old tedious skill juggling just to get max +5 +5 +5 per levelup and in the end it all doesnt matter cause the enemies are pushovers, even the tough ones you can just run around while your constant effect gear heals you. Even Wizardry's combat was more fun than this.

Wasn't there a followon to KOTOR, like Knights of the Old Republic II or something?

Speaking of followons, any news on a possible Wizardry 9?

... I'll get started on it as soon as I have the money to do so (either via the Lotto or Poker .... poker looks much more promising at the moment )

Tools for Wizardry(r) 7

*snicker*

I see your 9, raise you a 10 and want to see.

Actually, I would really love to do a Wizardry 9. I'm going (back) to school for a degree in Game Design and Development. When I get hired to start making games -- *crosses fingers* -- I'm going to try to get ahold of the license to do it.

Lord Gram the Light

I a taking a course in that this semester (at the local JC). And I am going to a WSOP event in September, so it all may be coming together soon

Tools for Wizardry(r) 7

I see Grimmoir II begining! ;)

Given the succes of Grimoire I

Tools for Wizardry(r) 7

OOH if a fan-based Wiz9 ever does get started I definitely want to be involved. That would be the ultimate.