From: guido@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Guido Roessling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: Want Dark Savant Info
Date: 27 Jan 1993 17:27:40 GMT
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In article <1993Jan25.133754.14025@wuecl.wustl.edu>, ce@wuee1.wustl.edu (Chris Eberhardt) writes:
> Could someone send me a short review on the Wizardry game Dark Savant?  is
> this wiz 7 or is that a different game?  from the box it looks like it has
> the same interface as the eob games.  how does it compare to those games?
> what is the play like?  any plot or just a bunch of hack and slash?  puzzles
> realistic or just random luck ?
> 
> email or post.  thanks loads.
> 
> chris eberhardt
> ce@wuee1.wustl.edu

(Careful,personal opinions follow :)

Yes,Crusaders of the Dark Savant (as its full title is), IS Wizardry 7.
Although the display of the game (i.e. in movement mode) may be similar to EOB,
I feel it is far superior in terms of complexity,atmosphere,riddles,and every-
thing else you might like. There is a plot (or rather,there are LOTS of plots),
see below. Puzzles are,as far as I've played it - which isn't very far - can be
solved with thinking and not luck (well,luck may be help,of course).

Story of the Game :
Long ago,a wise man srumbled upon a **VERY** powerful artifact (as far as I can
remember,it was a tool with which you could build whole worlds).Conscious of the
fact what might happen if it fell into the wrong hands.He build a whole planet,
created several races to guard it,and drew a map of the artifact which he then
ripped into several pieces. However,by chance,the planet - which he had hidden-
was found,and now several people are trying to get their fingers on it.
Among them are : * The Dark Savant ,a (probably) evil Sci-Fi type
		 * The T'Rang,a race of humanoid spiders
		 * The Umpani,a race of traders and fighters,rivals of the
T'Rang
	also :	 * Dane,who are psionics and the sworn enemies of the
		 * Munk (priestly monks),
		 * Rattkin (ratlike humanoids,sneaky and thieving)
		 * Gorn (usually called Orcs,but intelligent and civilized -
well, they DO differ from the orcs.
		 * Helazoid (strange people on flying ships)

AND : 	   	 * The party (what a surprise,isn't it...?)
Your job is to retrieve the artifact.
To do so,you can (and should) form alliances with nearly ALL the races,talk with
representatives,and bite yourself whenever you find someone has beaten you to
the next important map piece (you see,there are others out there !)

The graphics and sound are,in my opinion,brilliant.Gameplay is a mixture of
talking and fighting (and mapping,of course - however,there's automapping,pro-
vided you find the necessary item).

Abilities are Level- AND skill-based (a consequence is that,the better your
Mapping skill,the better the map looks !!)

My opinion : if you enjoy thinking and reading while playing (i.e. if you want
a bit more content than only fighting) and have a LOT of time,BUY IT !!!!
I've yet to find someone who regrets buying it (although I regret buying it,but
only because I don't have the time I'd need for it !!!!)

So long,Guido
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