Serpents are strong as hell but move like snails over land. Slow moving troops, such as dragon-pups, can take a lot of punishment but hold up the rest of your forces on the way to battle. Airborne creatures can move farthest but are generally weaker. Your troops move by way of a hex map, which lets you see how far they can travel in a given round. You can summon or hire up to six characters per turn, one for each empty space adjacent to your leader. You can choose to have them become mages, priests, fighters, warriors, soldiers, etc. Humanoids will change class depending on their alignment, and this determines what weapons they can use and against which enemies they are strongest. Armies gain experience in battle and change classes every 5 or 10 levels. Hiring requires gold, which is acquired from battles. Summoning eats up magic points, so you must be careful not to go crazy or you’ll end up unable to cast that much needed heal spell or offensive magic. The main characters each command an army of creatures, such as centaurs, serpents, dragons, and Rocs, that can be summoned, or humanoids (human, elf, dwarf, or hobbit) that can be hired. If you liked that game, you’ll like DW, plain and simple. Fans of the genre will instantly recognize the similarities to Dragon Force and that is a good thing. Although it cannot compare graphically to modern entries in the genre such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Ogre Battle, its gameplay and depth are more than equal to anything put out since its release back in 1994. Robin’s storyline is interesting as well, and I’m currently playing through the game again with her.Īs strategy/RPGs go, Dark Wizard is one of the best on any console.
All four heroes are worth playing through with, although I found Amon to be the coolest, as he’s not bound by morality or nobility. Although each of them begins on different paths, eventually it all comes together, as they all have the same common goal. Finally, the sorceress Krystal, tricked by Velonese into doing his bidding, has vowed to destroy him in order to redeem herself.Įach character’s story is told through lengthy and very well done animated cut scenes. Amon is the ruler of Cheshire’s undead and will share the night with no one, not even Arliman himself. Robin, Cheschire’s finest warrior, is bound by loyalty and determinedly takes up the mantle of savior. Armer, Wynrick’s son and heir, seeks vengeance for his father’s death in addition to wanting to stop Arliman’s return. The game is played from four different storylines. It’s a shame it was released so late into the Sega CD’s life span, as I’m sure more gamers could have enjoyed it had the soon-to-be-released Saturn not killed the momentum of everything Genesis-related. It’s very well done and has a deep and involving storyline that will enthrall RPG and strategy gamers alike. Dark Wizard is the kind of game you quickly overlook, but love once you actually begin playing it. King Wynrick VIII himself was slain defending the kingdom and now a successor must be chosen or Arliman’s minions will cast a dark shadow over the land and he will rule for all time.
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All the free kingdoms fell except for Quentin. His armies were swift, laying waste to everything in their path and sparing no one. Velonese summoned four elemental demons from his body and commanded them to attack Cheshire while he prepared for Arliman’s return. The foul spirit of Arliman slowly tainted the weak Velonese, and along with three hundred years of solitude, made his thirst for revenge overwhelming. His punishment was severe, as Gilliam bestowed upon him the curse of immortality and forced him to guard the Jewel of Darkness for all time alone on the island of Viosdia. However, Velonese, master apprentice to Gilliam, betrayed the principles of his training and began practicing the dark arts.
Nothing was more important to him than saving his kingdom from this almost certain destruction. He hoped to rid the land of Cheshire of evil by preventing the evil one’s return. The Grand Wizard Gilliam, keeper of the jewel, trained a multitude of disciples to ensure that Arliman would forever be contained. Long ago, the dark god Arliman was defeated and confined within the Jewel of Darkness.
Genre: Strategy Developer: Sega of Japan Publisher: Sega of America Players: 1 Released: 1993
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