Need advice on other blobbers to play while waiting

[Mwen]

What else is out there that I can play now and enjoy? Real stuff in the genre, not Grimrock. I played Might and Magic 6 back in the day and loved it, had the limited edition with cloth map and everything. Also enjoyed Lands of Lore immensely.

I'm familiar with Wizardry but have never played. I sense blobber fans approve of 6 and 7 but not so much 8. Is that correct, and if so, what put 8 on the decline?

Thank you for reading.

[Kiano]

Realms of Arcania (The Dark Eye). Based on the Pen and Paper Franchise from Schmidt Spiele (Games).

The HD Remake is in Version 1.36 good polished and Bugfree.

[Azure Fang]

Dunno why you'd say Grimrock isn't "real stuf in the genre", but anyway...

You mentioned playing M&M6. If you haven't played them, 3 and 4+5 (known as World of Xeen when installed together) are a must, and 7 faithfully continued the gameplay feel of 6.

When it comes to Wizardry, 8 was actually my favorite, despite the general dislike for it.

Since EotB has already been mentioned, also consider the Forgotten Realms Collection sets that contain Menzoberranzan and (if you like procedural generation with literally no story) Dungeon Hack.

[Amaruana]

I played Might and Magic VI as a kid. Now as an adult I just finished M&M1 and began M&M2. They are suprisingly playable even today in my opinion, so I would happily recommend to try them out. I haven't yet played later games but from what I have read they are going to be even more enjoyable.

[gungadin22000]

Wiz8 is the best first-person party RPG ever created. Nothing even comes remotely close. Play it, then replay it with another party immediately. It's just that great.

[weltraumschrat]

Mwen eredeti hozzászólása:

What else is out there that I can play now and enjoy? [...] I'm familiar with Wizardry but have never played.

Playing Wizardry 6-8 would be an obvious starting point, then. Everyone waiting for Grimoire who hasn't played those should do so, especially 7. Opinion on 8 is a bit mixed among Wizardry fans but I like it. It's different than 6+7 but just as good in its own way. You probably want a mod speeding up combat animations, though.
Earlier wizardries are again a bit different but still wort playing. Especially Wizardry 5 which is regarded as better than 6-8 by some.
If Wizardry 5 is up your alley, go and try Elminage: Gothic.

Realm of Arkania games are great, too. Can't talk about the HD remake Endamon mentioned but the classic games still work well and look fine.
I was planning to replay them for ages now but still didn't get around actually doing so. However I remember them being quite hard, though.

Speaking of hard, if you thought Wizardry 5 and RoA were a breeze and didn't have nearly enough random encounters the classic Bard's Tale games might be worth a look as well.

[Lady Error]

Wizardry 6&7
Realms of Arkania 2 (original, not remake)
Might & Magic X, 3,4 maybe 6
Lords of Xulima

Real time:
Eye of the Beholder 2
Dungeon Master
Stonekeep

[Tanist]

gungadin22000 eredeti hozzászólása:

Wiz8 is the best first-person party RPG ever created. Nothing even comes remotely close. Play it, then replay it with another party immediately. It's just that great.

It is good, but it is a pale comparison to Wiz 7. While I enjoyed it, many of us were disappointed with it when it came out.

[NUTATCO]

Wiz6>7>8 marathon

Just start with Wizardry 6, finish and transfer team to the Wizardry 7. Then finish it and transfer team to the Wizardry 8.
Then you can come back and see if there was any release (most likely won't).
Bonus for playing Wizards&Warriors (2001).

[Steelrend]

Also highly recommend trying Wizardry 8 -- it's just glorious.

This precious gem was completely under my radar until the very 2013, when after having kept a copy of it on my HDD for more than half a year I finally got around playing it, when out of boredom and having nothing else to play I discovered it in my downloads (I had to pirate it at first) and decided to install it, like to just give it a try, still can't forgive myself for such ignorance! You may disbelieve me, but since 26th of August 2013 there was no other game for me but Wizardry 8, I had been playing it 2-3 hours a day every day until I finally completed it, which was on 8th of March, 2014, at 0:58, and I did another two walkthroughs since then, thus scoring 600+ hours of play time.

I hope GRIMOIRE turns out to be at least as delightful experience as Wizardry 8 was for me, this is why I am so devoted beclever! Wizardry 8 was my first dungeon crawler by the way, before that I even didn't know this is a genre and I would like it.

Also, why do people say Wizardry 6&7 are so much superior to Wizardry 8, I mean can you point out for what particular aspects that holds (and why), or they are superior just because they are more hardcore and old-school and feature grid-based movement?

[macro46]

Have you tried Sakura Dungeon? I suggest downloading the nudity patch.

[Nefaro]

Looks like many bases have been covered.


I might also suggest The Quest, here on Steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/428880/The_Quest/

It's a single-character blobber. Not too heavy on the mechanics. But there seems to be a lot of content in it.

I think it got a re-release, here, with a big facelift & such.

[Tanist]

Macrocosm93 eredeti hozzászólása:

Have you tried Sakura Dungeon? I suggest downloading the nudity patch.

Oh yeah, sure... I will get right on that one, just after I enter puberty and put down the Sears catalogue. /facepalm

[Zed, Duke of Banville]

Just a heads up. Games like like Eye of the Beholder and Dungeon Master are abandonware. You get them for free with DOSbox precongfigured at http://gamesnostalgia.com/en/ . I've a bunch of them but I can't force myself through them even though they are fun to load up for a few minutes.

[Lady Error]

Steelrend eredeti hozzászólása:

Also, why do people say Wizardry 6&7 are so much superior to Wizardry 8, I mean can you point out for what particular aspects that holds (and why), or they are superior just because they are more hardcore and old-school and feature grid-based movement?

Wizardry 8 was done by a new team and it lacks the inspiration and immersive qualities of 6/7, Compared to those, it's bland and mediocre. Compared to most games today, it's pretty good though.

[Zapmaster]

Might and Magic X isn't bad at all if you want something newer. Also Wizards & Warriors doesn't get enought respect, it's a great game, better then Wizardry 8 in my opinion (which is ruined by way too much combat).