Damn bushwackers, man...

The good news is, as you learn piano and music theory you will be able to put words to all the aural skills you have acquired, as well as give you the means to try out new stuff in a manner that feels less like trial and error. I'm rooting for you!

Regarding your quote tweet, I've listened to a few of the things you've posted and it's very clear that you've got a great ear for music. That's a skill that can be developed just fine even without any formal music education. An instinctual understanding of what sounds good is essential to composing

This was the encounter that did me in. I genuinely have no idea how I was supposed to beat this honestly

particularly cruel that the ninja decapitated my mage, which was unnecessarily extra, in my humble opinion

"This is a town where people meet people"
XとYが出会う[Place] is generally how you use 出会う when you're describing a place where multiple things meet.
Not sure how to explain what the と after the 2nd ひと does though

I really, really need to play Brandish one day

Just had an earthquake this morning but other than that it's been good

And following from that, the remake is ONLY the first scenario currently, and I haven't seen any news of them remaking wizardry 2 or 3

Some considerations:
I haven't really seen the Apple II version get recommended much
DOS and NES versions have bugs that can make the game harder
The first 3 Wizardry games were meant to be played together. Multiple ports facilitate this by releasing the 3 as a compilation

I definitely see it as the former. I think RPGs have innovated over the years, especially in the storytelling department. Wizardry (and its direct descendants such as Dragon Quest) feel like the distillation of the core elements of what makes an RPG fun to play

Generally I'd recommend any of the console ports (especially llylgamyn saga) or the remake. All of them are faithful to the original apple ii version to varying degrees.

"nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform" is so rich coming from the quintessential gaming industry sellout.

I think this is the case for much more than just taste

Fun fact, there is no loot of worth on the third floor either. You are just sent on a wild goose chase of lying signs, spinners and pits all for the sake of finding nothing. No keys, no treasure, fuck all

true, you gotta do it for the urge to complete the map

well, it at least makes learning the floor had NOTHING in it a bit less painful at least lol

I succumbed to the need to complete the map
Well, to the extent I am willing to anyways