Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord launches in early access today.
To afford the game its full title, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord was one of the first computer RPGs, andfirst to feature party-based play. Released in 1981,Wizardry spawned a series ran for twenty years, with the final entry thus far, Wizardry 8, releasing back in 2001.
In a press release, Digital Eclipse explains the remake has been in development for two years, and is"built directly on top of the original Apple II game's code." While structurally faithful, the remake is nonetheless a full overhaul, with completely modernised visual presentation, a redesigned interface, a new method of party management, and changes to navigation, spellcasting, and combat.
To be clear, the game is launching into Early Access rather than as a finished product. On the game's, Digital Eclipse states"the entire core of the game is playable" and that the Early Access period will focus primarily on"additional environment and object textures, audio elements, and character animations".
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is available now on Steam and GoG. You can watch the game in action in the trailer above, which shows some slick tile-based movement, a host of classic fantasy enemies getting battered by the party, and one vicious-looking rabbit. There's also a brief segment where the original game's wireframe display is overlaid onto the remake, hinting at its faithfulness.
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