Let's talk about party-based dungeon crawlers! >What are you playing right now?>Any release you are looking forward to?>Do you prefer a fully custom party, or pre-made adventurers?In my case I have been playing Bard's Tale Trilogy, which is pretty simply but also quite fun. Been looking forward to Mystic Land which seems cool and perhaps a slightly less austic version of Grimoire.
>What are you playing right now?Elminage Original, debating on going back to Wizardry 6 before or after completing it now that I’ve gotten more used to some Wiz clones.>Any release you are looking forward to?Not particularly, not because nothing looks good but because there are more than enough available for me to play in a single lifetime.>Do you prefer a fully custom party, or pre-made adventurers?Fully custom. Part of the fun for me and I imagine most into the genre is party building and finding new ways classes work together.Anyone try that Stonekeep sequel(?) for the Wii? The original is another that I want to get back to before too long.
Just did a solo playthrough of Dungeon Rats, was brutal but a lot of fun trying to tip the odds in your favor while being seriously disadvantaged every fight.
recommendations for something rather fast-paced like M&M6-8? can be turn-based
>>3994534Monster's Den series. originally made with Flash.https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33419667Book of Dread is the shortest one unless you play Endless mode.
>>3994534Unironically Bard's Tale Trilogy. It's pretty basic and most encounters end in less than a minute. You need some tolerance for old school trap bullshit tho.
>>3993456I hate the fact that I can play a game like Wizardry but if I am not dedicated enough I end up dropping. It's just time consuming.. I know what to do and all, but if I stop playing I end up having to start over. It's either you fucks wit it, or you have to stop playing and start all over again.
>>3994678Maybe starting with something like Wizardry isn't the best option. A less obtuse game like Might & Magic could fit you best.
>>3994678I had to replace a party I lost in wizardry gaiden 2 not too long ago, but it's not as bad as you think it might be in terms of "Starting over". think of it this way:>You still have your maps you drew and no doubt made notes on where important things are>any items you sold to Boltac's are there to be bought again for your new party members>Because you mapped stuff out and have access to better gear right away (especially if you had a Bishop at Gilgamesh's Tavern to work as a bit of a bank on top of identifying stuff), you can go grab plot coupons you need and can grind much faster to get back where you were>you have a chance in some cases to build up certain party members better this time around, like making mages you plan on turning into fighters and vise versa>>3994711I've never played Might and Magic, outside of Dark Messiah but I know that doesn't really count. Is it dungeon crawling too?
>>3994713>Is it dungeon crawling too?Kind of? It's an important part of the experience, but it's also true that the series turns towards more of an open-world/adventure focus. That said, if Wizardry 8 is a dungeon crawler then so is M&M.
>>3994715I've never played Wiz 8 desu, just 1-3, 5, and Gaiden 1 and 2. I plan on going back to 4 eventually but it's really its own thing from what I can tell and I wanted more party building. That, and when I heard you can export 3 into 5 even on PS1 I was all in on that.
