Review: Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (PC)

Review by Matt S. 

Wizardry is the elder dungeon crawler. The first one, developed by Sir-Tech, came out way back in 1981. It's older than I am, and there aren't many properties that are still around and in active development that can claim that.. For context: Final Fantasy 1 was 1987, Dragons Quest 1 was 1986, and Might & Magic 1 was also 1986. The first Elder Scrolls - Arena - was 1994, the first Ultima was 1981, and the first Dungeons & Dragons game - which wasn't even a RPG but rather a clone of Nintendo's Game & Watch LCD line by Mattel - was 1981. The D & D RPGs wouldn't start coming until around 1986. Wizardry was not the first video game RPG of all time, but the only one older than it with any claim to modern fame would be Rogue, and that's only because every indie developer these days is obsessed with making "roguelike" a selling point on their press release.

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