Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
By David Chapman,
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Adventure remake is repetitive, shows its age.
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What’s It About?
WIZARDRY: LABYRINTH OF LOST SOULS returns RPG (role-playing game) fans to the classic style of spell casting and dungeon exploration that has made the Wizardry series a staple of the role-playing genre for nearly forty years. This remake of the original PlayStation 3 classic features high definition graphics, multiple controls options, and a new Turbo mode to speed up gameplay, as well as all the collected downloadable content from the original release to keep the adventure going. You'll create your party from a selection of eight classes and five races before you venture forth to prove your mettle in combat against more than one hundred creatures. You'll fulfill your destiny as you set out on a quest to defeat the monsters terrorizing the people, seek out artifacts of ancient power, gain fame and fortune, and uncover the source of the dark forces rising throughout the land.
Is It Any Good?
Even though this chapter of the classic role-playing game franchise has had some visual updates and content extras, it's really starting to show its age. Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls was released nearly a decade ago in 2011 on the PlayStation 3, and now that chapter of the classic Wizardry tale has been remade for modern PCs, complete with HD graphics, new controls, and other minor tweaks to the original. But does the game still measure up after all this time?
It needs to be said that, even when Labyrinth of Lost Souls was first released on the PS3, the game felt dated. Unfortunately, even a fresh and colorful new coat of HD paint slapped onto the framework of the original can't keep it from showing its age. Moving through dungeons and fighting in combat feels more like you're navigating a slideshow than adventuring. The visuals feel static and stale, with very little response to any of your party's actions outside of an occasional grunt and a flash of light. The game also seems artificially difficult, with random encounters that quickly overwhelm your party. While being able to swap out abilities on the fly is a nice feature, you never really know what you need until it's usually too late. As a result, the whole package winds up being repetitive, frustrating, and lacking even the nostalgic charm the Wizardry series once had.
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Game Details
- Platform: Windows
- Pricing structure: Paid
- Available online?: Available online
- Publisher: Xseed Games
- Release date: January 15, 2020
- Genre: Role-Playing
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Princesses, Fairies, Mermaids, and More , Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- ESRB rating: T for Alcohol Reference, Mild Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity
- Last updated: January 15, 2020
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