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03-28-2005, 05:24 AM
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which game is this? i have never heard of it, and there are no posts here...
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03-28-2005, 10:18 AM
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| | I think the forum was just opened for the game. Anyway, it's a 2000 PCRPG in the vein of the Wizardry series (actually done by one of the developers of that series). It's very old school in feel.
The official website is still up - http://games.activision.com/games/wizards/
And, this site has a lot of screenshots (by the developer, I believe) - http://www.heuristicpark.com/deep6.htm |
03-28-2005, 12:50 PM
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| | | hmm.. anyone know the system requirements(sp?)?
looks like an interesting game.
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03-28-2005, 02:50 PM
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| | | Pretty low considering the age of the game. I believe its - Pentium 233, 64MB RAM, DX 7.0. |
04-29-2005, 12:39 AM
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| | Would anyone know where to buy this game? I looked online for it and couldn't find it at the stores I know of. Not even ebay had a copy. 
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05-05-2005, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Magrus Would anyone know where to buy this game? I looked online for it and couldn't find it at the stores I know of. Not even ebay had a copy. | eBay has copies occasionally ... I persevered and eventually found one, which should arrive today or tomorrow. Same time as Dungeon Lords and the Episode III game for the Nintendo DS, so it might be a while before I play ...
When I checked eBay this morning there were a few listings (most in England), and on Amazon there were a couple in the 'zshops'.
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05-05-2005, 02:59 AM
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| | | I saw this game and I didn't like it. It is boring. |
05-05-2005, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by txa1265 eBay has copies occasionally ... I persevered and eventually found one, which should arrive today or tomorrow. Same time as Dungeon Lords and the Episode III game for the Nintendo DS, so it might be a while before I play ...
When I checked eBay this morning there were a few listings (most in England), and on Amazon there were a couple in the 'zshops'.
Mike | Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I'll try next month, I already blew my budget on other things this month when I couldn't find it. 
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05-05-2005, 11:51 AM
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| | | Mine actually came this morning ... I forgot that the one I had bought included the strategy guide! (Bonus!)
I installed (very slow, for no good reason) and played a bit. Looks like it will be some fun ... certainly enough to justify $5!
Mike |
05-05-2005, 12:43 PM
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| | Well, I ordered one, 13.50 total to be shipped to me from england. I love the older games personally. The newer ones are all graphics and no real substance sadly. So, I'd rather pay the 15 bucks for an old game than the 50 for a new game.
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"Oh, so I can crate you and hide you in the warehouse at the end of Raiders?"
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05-05-2005, 01:45 PM
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| | I would recommend Wizards & Warriors to anybody that liked the last few Wizardry titles or the early Might & Magic titles. It's a good game that "feels" like it could have been a classic if not for the many bugs that plague it and the somewhat hard-to-follow storyline.
If you're running Windows XP with DirectX 8.0 or higher, you may have some problems with it. I actually installed a Windows 98 machine with DirectX 7.0 just so I could play it the way the game was meant to be played at release. It's slow going, but I'm currently writing a walkthrough for it and will have a site dedicated to the game on GameBanshee within the next month or so. For a sneak peek, click here  . The walkthrough is still a work in progress, so pay no attention to it for now. |
05-05-2005, 02:32 PM
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| | *sighs* So I'll have problems with it because of my OS. Well....isn't there a function in XP to let you load individual programs as an older version of windows? Maybe that would fix it. 
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05-05-2005, 08:48 PM
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| | | Unfortunately, putting the shortcut in Windows 95 compatability mode doesn't work either - at least on my Windows XP SP2 setup. I found a procedure for recompiling the game's AVI files somewhere on the web that was supposed to help make Windows XP compatible, but that didn't work either. You may have more luck than me, but if all else fails you may have to dual-boot your system or use an older machine. |
05-05-2005, 10:11 PM
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| | Oh that sucks. Then again, I didn't update with the service packs for the exact reason that I was told it would mess with older games. So maybe it will work better for me. Hopefully it works, otherwise I'll have to reformat and back-up everything.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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05-06-2005, 02:42 AM
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| | | I'm running it on an XP SP2 system with Direct X 9.0c - the one I've played HL2, etc on ... without any issues ... so I guess it is another one of those variable things.
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