Wizardry Online is the MMO version of the classic Wizardry dungeon crawler RPG series. It died a decade ago in the US but it is still very popular in Japan where it continued to get new releases. They even have an online multiplayer version of the game called Wizardry Online.
(Wizardry Online Open Beta)
Fortunately, Sony Online Entertainment took Wizardry Online from Japan and opened up an English server. Currently, Wizardry Online is in Open Beta and, to play the game, simply create a new Station ID, download the game's launcher and install it. After installing the launcher, run it and it will download and install the rest of the game.
In Wizardry Online, you will get to create your character from five races. These races are Human, Elf, Porkul, Dwarf and Gnome. You will also get to choose from four character classes and these are Fighter, Priest, Mage and Thief. From there, you will get to choose or customize your character further like choosing your character's hair, face, etc.
Bonus points for your character's attributes are randomly assigned.
Characters in Wizardry Online have that anime-look and feel because this game is basically just a port of a Japanese game. If you are not into anime-looking characters then you might not enjoy playing Wizardry Online.
One of Wizardry Online's controversial feature is Permadeath. Yes, your character can die permanently in this game. It sounds hardcore, right? Well, not entirely because your soul lives on and, because all your characters share the same soul, you can continue your adventure as a new character.
Unlike other dungeon based multiplayer online RPGs, the dungeons in Wizardry Online are not instanced. That means, you'll have to share all the dungeons with other players.
Another feature that is considered hardcore by other gamers is the fact that PvP or player-versus-player is active everywhere. That means, any player can kill any player any time and any where. Of course, there are consequences in killing and stealing from other players but are those consequences bad enough to deter players from killing each other?
Anyway, if you are a fan of the old Wizardry RPG series then why not give Wizardry Online a try. It's Free-To-Play and it will only take you a few minutes to a couple of hours to install the game.
To learn more about Wizardry Online and to play it for FREE, click here!
(Wizardry Online Open Beta)
Fortunately, Sony Online Entertainment took Wizardry Online from Japan and opened up an English server. Currently, Wizardry Online is in Open Beta and, to play the game, simply create a new Station ID, download the game's launcher and install it. After installing the launcher, run it and it will download and install the rest of the game.
In Wizardry Online, you will get to create your character from five races. These races are Human, Elf, Porkul, Dwarf and Gnome. You will also get to choose from four character classes and these are Fighter, Priest, Mage and Thief. From there, you will get to choose or customize your character further like choosing your character's hair, face, etc.
Bonus points for your character's attributes are randomly assigned.
Characters in Wizardry Online have that anime-look and feel because this game is basically just a port of a Japanese game. If you are not into anime-looking characters then you might not enjoy playing Wizardry Online.
One of Wizardry Online's controversial feature is Permadeath. Yes, your character can die permanently in this game. It sounds hardcore, right? Well, not entirely because your soul lives on and, because all your characters share the same soul, you can continue your adventure as a new character.
Unlike other dungeon based multiplayer online RPGs, the dungeons in Wizardry Online are not instanced. That means, you'll have to share all the dungeons with other players.
Another feature that is considered hardcore by other gamers is the fact that PvP or player-versus-player is active everywhere. That means, any player can kill any player any time and any where. Of course, there are consequences in killing and stealing from other players but are those consequences bad enough to deter players from killing each other?
Anyway, if you are a fan of the old Wizardry RPG series then why not give Wizardry Online a try. It's Free-To-Play and it will only take you a few minutes to a couple of hours to install the game.
To learn more about Wizardry Online and to play it for FREE, click here!
