Wizardry/dungeon crawler recommendations

[GoldenJogador]

after watching a trailer for dragon ruins and binge watching Majuular's ultima retrospective, im suddently struck with a big desire to crawl through some dungeons, which games in the wizardry series would be good entry points?

i did tried SMT if... on superfamicom and how the screen works on that game gave me headaches, my favorite DS game so far is SMT strange journey and i want something with those dark fantastic vibes, but with decent screen scrolling, preferably classic wizardry stylized

i wanna know if theres anything that fits my asking between the super famicom and PS2 or on GOG

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

It's okay your thread friend but this thread is more like General Gaming Discussion or Game Recommendations than Introductions.

 

[JustLooking123]

Hi @GoldenJogador!
I have moved the thread for you!
Welcome to RGT!

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About dungeon crawler, here's my two favorites:

Unchained Blades (PSP)

Double Dungeon (PC-Engine/TurboGrafx)

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

Wizardry tale of the forsaken lands (Ps2) has some good atmosphere, intriguing history and a nice combat system to top it off.
I enjoyed Arcana (Snes) there are hacks to restore cut content, translation fixes among other amenities.
Shining in the holy ark (Sega Saturn)

 

[freebie#47]

If you want to start playing Wizardry series...start with the Snes remakes. It has 1/2/3 and 5 and 6 (don't worry about 4, it is on the psx and is in english expect for the spells). For 7 and 8 I recommend Dosbox version, those are what I played them on. Also If you are looking for more dungeon explorer games, I recommend the D&D Eyes of Beholder. It is real time instead of turn based, but it is worth the effort.

Also Bard tale is similar to the wizardry series if you want more.

 

[Segadude113]

Shining in The Darkness for Sega Genesis, Shining The Holy Ark for Sega Saturn, Light Crusader for Sega Genesis. Even though that is an isometric game, it is still a dungeon crawler.

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Might and Magic series is first person.

 

[GoldenJogador]

i am sorry for that, i didnt wanted to cause confusion at the general discussion, i will post there from now on

It's okay your thread friend but this thread is more like General Gaming Discussion or Game Recommendations than Introductions.i

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Hi @GoldenJogador!
I have moved the thread for you!
Welcome to RGT!

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About dungeon crawler, here's my two favorites:

Unchained Blades (PSP)

Double Dungeon (PC-Engine/TurboGrafx)

i love some PCE, but i saw some gameplay and the animations for movement gave me headaches, im digging the PSP game tho, ill give it a shot

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If you want to start playing Wizardry series...start with the Snes remakes. It has 1/2/3 and 5 and 6 (don't worry about 4, it is on the psx and is in english expect for the spells). For 7 and 8 I recommend Dosbox version, those are what I played them on. Also If you are looking for more dungeon explorer games, I recommend the D&D Eyes of Beholder. It is real time instead of turn based, but it is worth the effort.

Also Bard tale is similar to the wizardry series if you want more.

thank god the console ports are good, i was expecting some headaches with good ol' DOSbox lol i got the golden box games on steam at a random sale, maybe i should give them a chance (never heard of bard's tale, ill look this one up)

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Shining in The Darkness for Sega Genesis, Shining The Holy Ark for Sega Saturn, Light Crusader for Sega Genesis. Even though that is an isometric game, it is still a dungeon crawler.

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Might and Magic series is first person.

a fellow sega fan! i enjoy light crusader, but its not exacly what im in the mood for, thanks for the recommendations!

 

[mlastes1987]

Elminage Gothic

 

[Rorisu]

maybe Kowloon High School Chronicle, originally it was a ps2 but it only released in japan, then it got remastered in english with this name, it's not on gog i think thou but it's on steam if you just wanted to play it on pc, the best version it's still ps2 only, but it could be still worth it, i have it on my "to play" list for now, but i think it could be similar to what you want.

Elminage Gothic

Elminage Gothic seems cool too!!

 

[GoldenJogador]

Elminage Gothic

its on my wishlist now! loved the artstyle

 

[Retornodelogay]

Can't believe no one's mentioned Etrian Odyssey so far. The remasters are sadly not on GOG, but the originals hold up really well if you play them on original hardware, and KB+Mouse is also a great option on an emulator. The third one might be a great place to start since it's one of the "classic" ones (before 3DS) and is halfway through the streamlining process of the series, but no Etrian is a bad game.

Class of Heroes is, in my opinion, lower quality, but fully playable on PSP and a fun time nonetheless

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

 

[DollyCloudy]

Last Bible Special on the game gear is pretty heavily inspired by the older Wizardry game, might be worth taking a look at!

 

[GoldenJogador]

Can't believe no one's mentioned Etrian Odyssey so far. The remasters are sadly not on GOG, but the originals hold up really well if you play them on original hardware, and KB+Mouse is also a great option on an emulator. The third one might be a great place to start since it's one of the "classic" ones (before 3DS) and is halfway through the streamlining process of the series, but no Etrian is a bad game.

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i tried the first game on MelonDS emulator, damn i got my ass kicked on the first floor lol
yeah, etrian is good and i love some koshiro music too!

 

[KaiserMk7]

i tried the first game on MelonDS emulator, damn i got my ass kicked on the first floor lol
yeah, etrian is good and i love some koshiro music too!

That's just how these games go. Decent party comp and appropriate level or GTFO, pretty much.

 

[Retornodelogay]

i tried the first game on MelonDS emulator, damn i got my ass kicked on the first floor lol
yeah, etrian is good and i love some koshiro music too!

Yeah, the first one is brutal and often confusing. The third one is somewhat easier and more streamlined, and if you hop onto the 3DS ones they're even easier (but not necessarily less complex!). In any case, getting absolutely destroyed because of some less than ideal party comp decisions is, I'd say, par for the course in these games.

 

[GoldenJogador]

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holy crap, i never heard of this one but the visuals alone sold me, im downloading it right now!

 

[sockesocke]

Mind Zero on the vita. It was my introduction to first person dungeon crawlers and I absolutely loved it.

 

[GoldenJogador]

Mind Zero on the vita. It was my introduction to first person dungeon crawlers and I absolutely loved it.

the vita had some certified bangers, i think ill set up vita3K one of these days

 

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