First off, let me say that I've been playing CRPGs since the late 80's starting with Bard's Tale and the SSI Gold Box games. I think that Wizard's & Warriors accomplishes what it set out to do -- to modernize the classic RPG. No game is perfect and even very good ones have flaws.
Can anyone here remember the horrible memory leaks in Daggerfall? (I nicknamed the game Daggercrash in my utter frustration) Does anyone remember the disappearing car trunk in Fallout 2?
What's important to me in a CRPG is that I feel connected to the characters by guiding their growth (selecting their skills, their equipment, etc.) and that I feel a part of the story.
Anyone else enjoy the text parser? I love getting that new bit of information by typing a keyword that's not in the list. I actually feel like I'm interacting with the NPCs.
Anyway, I find the game enjoyable and that's all that really counts. I'm willing to put up with the shortfalls of any game as long as it remains a challenge and entertaining.
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