tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post8954132717828546819..comments2024-01-29T18:11:40.469-08:00Comments on The RPG Consoler: Game #51: Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds (NES) - A Grandiose Grind (Finished)Zenic Reveriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-34288225384051400972020-12-19T16:09:56.070-08:002020-12-19T16:09:56.070-08:00I think wizardry is a lot more fun if you think of...I think wizardry is a lot more fun if you think of mapping as the key challenge rather than combat. KoD is by far the easiest game in the series due to the KoD equipment being so powerful. The gauntlets having unlimited tiltowait and the helmet with unlimited dial let you explore the last floor with little fear.<br /><br />Legacy of Llygamyn (the third game) is much more combat-heavy. <br /><br />Interesting fact that Robert Woodhead did an interview with Retronauts awhile ago and he said he considered the NES version of wizardry to be the best.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117105886460788732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-34005083698046786042020-05-14T06:15:10.744-07:002020-05-14T06:15:10.744-07:00I just thought I'd mention that there actually...I just thought I'd mention that there actually IS a way to combat the Gauntlets without grinding. You can do it pretty much as soon as you get the Malor spell. How? By casting the Haman spell. In D&D terms, this functions as a "limited wish" spell. It allows you to choose one of three options, with a pool of 5 that these effects are chosen from. One of those effects is "Silence All Enemies." This effect overrides the Gauntlet's magic immunity, at the cost of the caster losing an experience level at the end of battle. Small price to pay to freely slap them around, as they almost never physically attack, and just repeatedly (and futilely) attempt to cast Tiltowait.<br /><br />As for Legacy of Llylgamyn, it may be a Famicom exclusive, but it's fully playable in English (after making a few alterations in the options menu) and is probably the most intricate game of the original trilogy. It's also the only one of the three where alignment actually makes a gameplay difference, as you will need to run more than one party (or grind out alignment changes, or run a fully neutral party) in order to beat the game. Just an FYI from a huge fan of the series :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-30050285328460954152019-07-18T06:35:00.270-07:002019-07-18T06:35:00.270-07:00The Super Famicom release of Wizardry 1-3 wasn'...The Super Famicom release of Wizardry 1-3 wasn't brought to the USA because it was first released in 1999 for the SFC's Nintendo Power cart-writing service, by which time, the SNES was already off the market.kitsunebihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481456493097730055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-18763330939786145972016-02-28T13:22:41.784-08:002016-02-28T13:22:41.784-08:00It's nice to see a series order and numbering ...It's nice to see a series order and numbering can get just as messed up going from the US to JPN. I wonder why Wizardry 1 - 3 didn't get released on SNES, but the fifth game did. I'm happy for the long break before I have to see another Wizardry game.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-65601999923871157612016-02-28T13:10:49.237-08:002016-02-28T13:10:49.237-08:00Warriors of the Eternal Sun has been fun, and I...Warriors of the Eternal Sun has been fun, and I'll get a post out this week.<br /><br />Thank you both for the congrats, but getting through the game by grinding like this doesn't feel like the achievement it should have been. I did beat it though, and that's enough for me.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-29405541940809959892016-02-27T21:29:18.220-08:002016-02-27T21:29:18.220-08:00I second those congratulations on completing anoth...I second those congratulations on completing another beast of a game.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-60540455152160047102016-02-27T07:10:16.127-08:002016-02-27T07:10:16.127-08:00The sequel's naming being out of order also ap...The sequel's naming being out of order also applies to the Super Famicom compilation of the first three games. When choosing which game to play, I naturally think pushing to the right will bring up the next in line, 1-2-3. At the time when I was playing it, I thought the 1-3-2 order was due to the Japanese propensity to go right-to-left. Good to know it was just a general mess all around.Shen Nunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261052289747455716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-27003038407505470132016-02-23T17:41:27.763-08:002016-02-23T17:41:27.763-08:00Oh wow you're right. Good catch, thanks. I'...Oh wow you're right. Good catch, thanks. I've seen the cover art many times online and always figured it was NES due to the English text and vertical orientation of the box art (I tend to think of Famicom art as being horizontal even though that isn't true 100% of the time).Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149561869917267692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-45932224189589304982016-02-23T16:16:13.839-08:002016-02-23T16:16:13.839-08:00According to GameFAQs's data, it was a Japan o...According to GameFAQs's data, it was a Japan only release in 1989 under the title "Wizardry II: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario". Apparently they released 2 and 3 out of order, thus it being number II yet the third scenario. This game was similarly given the number III in the title in Japan, as well as the second scenario being part of the subtitle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-11450430708315897782016-02-23T08:01:33.306-08:002016-02-23T08:01:33.306-08:00Wait, isn't Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn ...Wait, isn't Wizardry III: Legacy of Llylgamyn on the NES???<br /><br />Nice job finishing this one. Interesting how you have a cluster of WRPGs altogether. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149561869917267692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-4294836461502512152016-02-23T01:37:10.689-08:002016-02-23T01:37:10.689-08:00Congratultions on finishing this beast. I've s...Congratultions on finishing this beast. I've still got occasional tremor from the hours of grinding and full-party deaths, though in the DOS version. Warriors of the Eternal Sun, on the other hand, I remember very fondly.Silicon Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468904778094751143noreply@blogger.com