Get the demo. If its your style of game you will find out soon enough. The learning curve is very short in the demo however you are restricted to a pre-determined group of characters and there is only one level to play. The demo has totally sucked me in and I have pre ordered mine (Aussies have to wait a couple of weeks yet for the release
boo hoo)
The game style is a throw back to the good old days of CRPG with beefed up graphics. For the silent majority of us role playing gamers that like first person, turn based combat style of playing, Wizardy 8 looks like its better than sex....well almost.