Wizardry VIII

THE BAD:
a little plot help would be nice

SUMMARY:
Unlike everyone else I have read on every other site I found this game extremely difficult and frustrating to play. My biggest complaint is that I don't feel like I am rewarded for earning experience. As your characters level up the wandering monsters change to become more difficult. The game likes to make fights a challenge and I can't seem to match the curve. Everytime I get to around level 8 I start consistently losing fights and have to run from everything. I don't know if I am leveling faster than my equipment so I am simply fighting monsters I am not equipped to handle, or if there is some secret to combat that I haven't figured out. But each of the three times I tried to play I barely made it to the first town and can't get out to explore anywhere becuase the experience I gain in town takes me past the edge.

The game looks great and...

THE BAD:
Only the fact that battles can take AGES to do, but it's still fun. Just gets sorta boring sometimes when you are fighting enemies with high HPs and your magic is sapped =P

SUMMARY:
This game truely is what an RPG should be like. Excellent graphics, great story line, incredible interactivity with your surroundings (and party), and of course a lot of replyability. I'll give ya a brief overview of the more unique and interesting parts(although I bet you've already read plenty)

You can have a party of up to 8 characters, including RPCs (Recruitable Player Characters, which are NPCs that can join you and fight for you). Of course, that isn't to say that you can't kick ass with a single character (I hear solo fairie bishops are quite popular).
Now you don't just fumble through to find the perfect protrait. Now, you can give your character life by giving them a personality and...

SUMMARY:
very enjoyable, stable so far, not a negative thing to say.

you should buy this game if you are into RPGs

THE BAD:
Very steep learning curve. Expect to take 3-4 hours just to get the hang of the basics.

SUMMARY:
Deep, rich, polished, intelligent, replayable. The RPG we've been waiting for, and then some. Thanks Sir-Tech, for restoring my faith.