Some of you noticed that Sir-Tech released last week Wizardry 8, the latest installment of their great Wizardry saga. Maybe not all of you know that due to finance issues, this is the last game Sir-Tech is making, as they're closing down doors.
So one other RPG Legend is gone. Magic Candle is long gone, Bard's Tale too, Ultima was died non-officially in 1993. Might & Magic is seriously threatened due to cashflow problems. RPG gaming industry is getting threatened by newcoming sagas with less quality and/or more arcade-ish RPGs in opposition to the classic RPGs. Where's the future leading us to? About Wizardry specifically, Stephen or others are more qualified to talk about it than I am, but I will start anyway. Andrew Greenberg and Robert Woodhead started the saga in 1984, which (arguably) reached its peak by 1991 with Wizardry 7, a creation of the ingenious D.W.Bradley. Bradley was also behind 5 and 6, this last one having, IMHO, one of the best storylines/plot/endings ever (knowing how demanding I am in terms of RPGs, you can imagine how good this game is). Now Wizardry 8 is on the streets, attempting to finish with a "golden key" the History of Wizardry. Even without the magical hands of Andrew, Robert, or Bradley, I am sure it will make it. Long live Wizardry on the memories of RPG fans worldwide. Pedro PS: "Trebor sux!" ;) Pedro R. Quaresma [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] "So long, and thanks for all the fish" http://www.salvador-caetano.pt http://www.globalshop.pt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
