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It's the Seed of Hamidon giant monster fight in First Ward.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's the Seed of Hamidon giant monster fight in First Ward.
CoH did eventually do an all-flying fight in one of the last pre-sunset updates; by then it was practical to rely on renewable temporary powers for flight
November 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
CoH did eventually do an all-flying fight in one of the last pre-sunset updates; by then it was practical to rely on renewable temporary powers for flight
You've never met me, but you're responsible for literal thousands of hours of fun in my life playing the many amazing games you were instrumental in the creation of and for that, I will always be grateful.
Rest well, and know that the world was better for having you in it. o7
Rest well, and know that the world was better for having you in it. o7
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
You've never met me, but you're responsible for literal thousands of hours of fun in my life playing the many amazing games you were instrumental in the creation of and for that, I will always be grateful.
Rest well, and know that the world was better for having you in it. o7
Rest well, and know that the world was better for having you in it. o7
I suspect your higher fighter HP may just be good luck, but I admittedly haven't deep dived Wiz5 mechanics as much as I have 1-3 and I do know there are some changes
that said fighter's other relative advantage is just leveling up dramatically faster than lord
that said fighter's other relative advantage is just leveling up dramatically faster than lord
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I suspect your higher fighter HP may just be good luck, but I admittedly haven't deep dived Wiz5 mechanics as much as I have 1-3 and I do know there are some changes
that said fighter's other relative advantage is just leveling up dramatically faster than lord
that said fighter's other relative advantage is just leveling up dramatically faster than lord
No worries, boss - please rest up and feel better! I'm sure none of us want you to hurt yourself for our sake. 💙
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
No worries, boss - please rest up and feel better! I'm sure none of us want you to hurt yourself for our sake. 💙
Later builds lampshade this by specifically putting a note on the relevant applet in the utilities menu saying "NO 10 YEAR PENALTY"
In any case, on the various computer platforms, you could (and I'm sure it was commonplace) always back up your character disk.
In any case, on the various computer platforms, you could (and I'm sure it was commonplace) always back up your character disk.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Later builds lampshade this by specifically putting a note on the relevant applet in the utilities menu saying "NO 10 YEAR PENALTY"
In any case, on the various computer platforms, you could (and I'm sure it was commonplace) always back up your character disk.
In any case, on the various computer platforms, you could (and I'm sure it was commonplace) always back up your character disk.
On the first retail version of Apple II Wizardry 1, doing this would also considerably age the characters affected (by 10 years!). Apple II Wizardry 1 actually has multiple known official builds, though, and this penalty was apparently rather swiftly rethought.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On the first retail version of Apple II Wizardry 1, doing this would also considerably age the characters affected (by 10 years!). Apple II Wizardry 1 actually has multiple known official builds, though, and this penalty was apparently rather swiftly rethought.
On most of the computer ports, it didn't work this way though; resetting the computer while you were in the maze would leave your party stuck in an "out" state, which you had to use the utility menu to recover - this would throw them back to the castle.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
On most of the computer ports, it didn't work this way though; resetting the computer while you were in the maze would leave your party stuck in an "out" state, which you had to use the utility menu to recover - this would throw them back to the castle.
This is also true of the NES version and, indeed, most console versions.
I remember reading at some point a long time ago that the PC-Engine version would somehow penalize you if you did it too much but I can't find that anymore (also PCE Wizardry is like the least documented by far)
I remember reading at some point a long time ago that the PC-Engine version would somehow penalize you if you did it too much but I can't find that anymore (also PCE Wizardry is like the least documented by far)
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is also true of the NES version and, indeed, most console versions.
I remember reading at some point a long time ago that the PC-Engine version would somehow penalize you if you did it too much but I can't find that anymore (also PCE Wizardry is like the least documented by far)
I remember reading at some point a long time ago that the PC-Engine version would somehow penalize you if you did it too much but I can't find that anymore (also PCE Wizardry is like the least documented by far)
Eeee I love the drawings :O
You're awesome and I couldn't possibly forget you!!!
You're awesome and I couldn't possibly forget you!!!
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Eeee I love the drawings :O
You're awesome and I couldn't possibly forget you!!!
You're awesome and I couldn't possibly forget you!!!
If you have the stomach for another ancient-ass RPG after Wiz1, the other big formative influence on Japanese RPGs is the early Ultima games.
In particular I personally think general JRPGs (Dragon Quest especially, and much flows from it) pull a lot more of their design language from Ultima
In particular I personally think general JRPGs (Dragon Quest especially, and much flows from it) pull a lot more of their design language from Ultima
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If you have the stomach for another ancient-ass RPG after Wiz1, the other big formative influence on Japanese RPGs is the early Ultima games.
In particular I personally think general JRPGs (Dragon Quest especially, and much flows from it) pull a lot more of their design language from Ultima
In particular I personally think general JRPGs (Dragon Quest especially, and much flows from it) pull a lot more of their design language from Ultima
I remain a strong Wizardry fan but I remain a little bitter to this day that Might and Magic never really managed to eclipse it in the popular consciousness, since it's really just a much better designed game and I think the genre overall would be better had it been M&M clones and not Wizardry (3/3)
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I remain a strong Wizardry fan but I remain a little bitter to this day that Might and Magic never really managed to eclipse it in the popular consciousness, since it's really just a much better designed game and I think the genre overall would be better had it been M&M clones and not Wizardry (3/3)
It only really gets the benefit of the doubt for this because it had essentially no prior art (none that was available to the market anyway; all of its evolutionary predecessors at the time would have been largely confined to university mainframes) (2/3)
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
It only really gets the benefit of the doubt for this because it had essentially no prior art (none that was available to the market anyway; all of its evolutionary predecessors at the time would have been largely confined to university mainframes) (2/3)
Wizardry 1 is a cruel, cruel experience and this sort of shit is why I absolutely won't begrudge anyone using emulator saves or backing up character disks or whatever to finish it. (I believe the DE remake lets you keep multiple save files for effectively this purpose.) (1/3)
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wizardry 1 is a cruel, cruel experience and this sort of shit is why I absolutely won't begrudge anyone using emulator saves or backing up character disks or whatever to finish it. (I believe the DE remake lets you keep multiple save files for effectively this purpose.) (1/3)
This is also the case for some character names from Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, and (New) Mystery of the Emblem as well.
October 27, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is also the case for some character names from Genealogy of the Holy War, Thracia 776, and (New) Mystery of the Emblem as well.
Dragon Quest definitely has a vocal minority of its fandom that prefers the more serious style of the NES localizations to the more whimsical style of the modern ones, yeah.
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Dragon Quest definitely has a vocal minority of its fandom that prefers the more serious style of the NES localizations to the more whimsical style of the modern ones, yeah.
Another big one I know offhand in Touhou is "Fantasy Heaven" (older) vs. "Fantasy Nature" (newer) for Reimu's iconic spell card
October 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Another big one I know offhand in Touhou is "Fantasy Heaven" (older) vs. "Fantasy Nature" (newer) for Reimu's iconic spell card
I assume they mean Jack Vance, a sci-fi/fantasy author probably best known for his short story collection The Dying Earth.
Gary Gygax was also a Vance fan, and the way Dungeons and Dragons spellcasting works to this day is heavily derived from Vance's fiction.
Gary Gygax was also a Vance fan, and the way Dungeons and Dragons spellcasting works to this day is heavily derived from Vance's fiction.
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I assume they mean Jack Vance, a sci-fi/fantasy author probably best known for his short story collection The Dying Earth.
Gary Gygax was also a Vance fan, and the way Dungeons and Dragons spellcasting works to this day is heavily derived from Vance's fiction.
Gary Gygax was also a Vance fan, and the way Dungeons and Dragons spellcasting works to this day is heavily derived from Vance's fiction.
It's quite common for older fans of FFT to continue to use the name spellings from the 1998 version over the modern versions still as well, and there are more of these than I can possibly list in a Bluesky character limit.
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
It's quite common for older fans of FFT to continue to use the name spellings from the 1998 version over the modern versions still as well, and there are more of these than I can possibly list in a Bluesky character limit.
The most prominent examples I can think of from that game:
- Delita's "Tough... don't blame us. Blame yourself or God."
- Argath's "Animals have no God!!"
- A section of the introductory narration in the first chapter where the game displays the words "little money" excruciatingly slowly
(2/3)
- Delita's "Tough... don't blame us. Blame yourself or God."
- Argath's "Animals have no God!!"
- A section of the introductory narration in the first chapter where the game displays the words "little money" excruciatingly slowly
(2/3)
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The most prominent examples I can think of from that game:
- Delita's "Tough... don't blame us. Blame yourself or God."
- Argath's "Animals have no God!!"
- A section of the introductory narration in the first chapter where the game displays the words "little money" excruciatingly slowly
(2/3)
- Delita's "Tough... don't blame us. Blame yourself or God."
- Argath's "Animals have no God!!"
- A section of the introductory narration in the first chapter where the game displays the words "little money" excruciatingly slowly
(2/3)
The Final Fantasy Tactics fan community has a massive case of this; it's a game where the 1998 has a couple lines of similar memetic prominence to "You spoony bard!" from FF4. (1/3)
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Final Fantasy Tactics fan community has a massive case of this; it's a game where the 1998 has a couple lines of similar memetic prominence to "You spoony bard!" from FF4. (1/3)
wooooooooooow this is SO COOL :D
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
wooooooooooow this is SO COOL :D
You're amazing and I can't wait to see that number go even higher 🩵
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
You're amazing and I can't wait to see that number go even higher 🩵
Secret of Evermore did something kind of like this (but like your own example in FS, there was exchange), too.
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Secret of Evermore did something kind of like this (but like your own example in FS, there was exchange), too.