Ok...hehe..Im also from Sweden....Hej Hej..
Ist off is a answer to Scronans post above this one, Sir-Tech did go bankrupt(or whatever it is called) ..So they dont really have a publisher for Wizardry 8, That is also why they say its relesed when its relesed etc etc..When this happened a few years ago It was a sad day for gaming because I think Sir-Tech was absolutly one of the best companies in the gaming industry(for my taste in games that is).. Jagged Alliance, Realms of Arcania Trilogy, and Wizardry (Wich im sad to say I havent played) They had this plan thou ,,to realese the two games they where working on at the moment of this bankrupcy,,,Jagged Alliance 2 and Wiz 8, Jagged got a publisher(Talonsoft I think) but Wiz 8 hasnt. So you will have to see what happens Scronan
And im also waiting for Wizardry 8, wich for what I understand going to be like this game( phased combat etc,etc) and the most important thing..the characters is going to have minds and ideas of their own (wich is simular to Jagged Alliance and Baldurs Gate games) And there is also alot of other games out there that im waiting for, Pool of Radiance II, Morrowind
anyway Andonne you say something that I must comment abit...Its about Daggerfall versus Wizardry 8 , doing what you want in the game..Daggerfall is absolutly the most unlinear RPG ever relesead (to the price of very much trouble,,,bugs,bugs,patches,patches and patches)Its also still a very funny game....but as you mentioned it I think you also ment that W.W is unlinear..but it is just unlinear in small areas during the game..Infact you have to do almost everything in it to defeat it..(all the dungeons atleast, sometimes also in a certain order)And in this case its also the small amount of unlinearaty that makes some of the greater bugs...because the players does things that the publishers didnt think of (:example goes straight to B before going to A) And furthermore what else can you do besides the quests in W.W ???? ....lol there is nothing else to be done here either, There is the Main Quest for the Mavin and all the small side quests, wich solves themselves doing the main quest for about 80-90% accuracy... I agree thou ,,that if someone could create a RPG that is totaly unlinear, It is absolutly the best form of game there is....Go your own way,,fullfill your own Ideas,goals etc,,,but its a very hard task..cus there is just to much that could go wrong (As in Daggerfalls case, I have only one friend of five that played Daggerfall and actually made it to the end, and this cus of lots of gamestopping bugs. Did you make it ??)
Well and as you mentioned there is also Might and Magic wich is unlinear, but here the developers have created areas that are so tough you cant enter until you reached a certain level of power instead...Wich is a good solution....This way the game feels more unlinear than it actually is..ex : You could go there, but would fail cus you are to weak
As for you two Story tellers Freudianslip and Wyvern....Have you tried to play Planescape Torment ??? This game has absolutly a top of the line story (absolutly one of the best in RPG History)If you havent ,,then try it..Its a bit to much story for some , but for those who actually plays it to the end will have a story that is so well done , that it easyly matches some of the greater Fantasy writers..for those who just wants to play and cares less of the story this is to much !!!!
Okey and as a last comment....have you tried some of the online games that is out there,,,Ultima Online, EverQuest and Asherons Call....Here you could create your own adventures....????
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