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Post by 1upsuper on Sept 25, 2014 1:03:18 GMT -5
Sorry to necro this, but now I'm interested in playing IV (actual IV with Werdna, not Gaiden) since reading about how crazy and IMO cool it sounds. This one seems to have not been ported around too much like the first three. Is the PC-Engine the way to go, or I think it was on a later Windows compilation thing. Or just try to play the Apple ][ version?
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Post by kyouki on Oct 18, 2014 11:51:02 GMT -5
The PSX versions of these games are quite good. Llylgamyn Saga has Wiz 1-3, while New Age of Llygamyn has 4, 4 "arrange," and 5.
I don't have New Age so can't say for 100% sure, Saga can be played in English, plus you can choose between PC88/PC98 style graphics for monsters and dungeons, and "modern" artwork for both.
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Post by derboo on Oct 18, 2014 12:02:06 GMT -5
The versions on New Age on Llylgamyn are the best. Normal mode can also be set completely to English (Arrange is mostly Japanese, but has more graphics and is a bit easier).
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Post by Feynman on Oct 18, 2014 15:26:16 GMT -5
The PSX versions of these games are quite good. Llylgamyn Saga has Wiz 1-3, while New Age of Llygamyn has 4, 4 "arrange," and 5. I don't have New Age so can't say for 100% sure, Saga can be played in English, plus you can choose between PC88/PC98 style graphics for monsters and dungeons, and "modern" artwork for both. What. Why have I never been told this before.
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Post by kyouki on Oct 18, 2014 21:30:32 GMT -5
Well, that settles it! You can play the entire "classic" series on PSX, in English, with a billion options to play with (PC98 graphics for monsters vs. redrawn art, wireframe dungeons vs 3d dungeons, auto mapping on or off), and with a nice moody soundtrack playing in the background. P.S.: The redrawn art is either based on the original NES/FC art, or just scanned from the same base artwork, and is awesome: NES/FC PSX
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2014 21:54:57 GMT -5
What. Why have I never been told this before.Never knew this, either! Like an early Christmas gift or something.
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Post by kyouki on Oct 28, 2014 8:41:07 GMT -5
Gotta get back into playing these! I like the purity of Wizardry 1 on PSX, it's classy. Just you and the dungeon, and it's even better if you map it yourself.
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Post by Joseph Joestar on Oct 28, 2014 10:08:06 GMT -5
I've always been curious about them but they're kind of intimidating. Would you say that the PSX Llylgamyn Saga is a good place to start?
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Post by 1upsuper on Oct 28, 2014 10:46:40 GMT -5
I started with The Story of Llylgamyn on the SFC as recommended here, and I thought it was great. Currently in the middle of the second game. I haven't played Saga, but Story gets my recommendation.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2014 16:59:31 GMT -5
Well, that settles it! You can play the entire "classic" series on PSX, in English, with a billion options to play with (PC98 graphics for monsters vs. redrawn art, wireframe dungeons vs 3d dungeons, auto mapping on or off), and with a nice moody soundtrack playing in the background. P.S.: The redrawn art is either based on the original NES/FC art, or just scanned from the same base artwork, and is awesome: NES/FC PSX I still have no damn clue what a kobold is actually supposed to be, mostly because of this game. Wizardry and Suikoden have kobolds who are dog people. D&D has kobolds that are dragon people. STOP THE INSANITY!!! -edit- For anyone interested in playing the PS1 versions in English, change the in-game options to the following:
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Post by derboo on Oct 28, 2014 17:25:02 GMT -5
I still have no damn clue what a kobold is actually supposed to be, mostly because of this game. Wizardry and Suikoden have kobolds who are dog people. D&D has kobolds that are dragon people. STOP THE INSANITY!!! That's a change that was only introduced in the NES version, though. All the computer versions of Wizardry still have the lizard people.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2014 17:27:16 GMT -5
Ahh, okay. Glad to finally have that cleared up. Someone might want to tell Konami, though. Also, here are the required settings for playing Wizardry IV and V on PS1 in English:
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Post by The Great Klaid on Oct 28, 2014 19:26:47 GMT -5
Wait so is the SNES game in English too? Because I can play Japanese SNES games a hell of a lot easier then PS1 games. I still have no damn clue what a kobold is actually supposed to be, mostly because of this game. Wizardry and Suikoden have kobolds who are dog people. D&D has kobolds that are dragon people. STOP THE INSANITY!!! That's a change that was only introduced in the NES version, though. All the computer versions of Wizardry still have the lizard people. Well they're just offshoots of goblins, and those seem to run the gamut of furry to scaly. Not to mention, it wasn't until 3e that Kobolds became lizard like, and the Dragon association was there. So no one can really agree on them. I like furry ones personally. But I usually think of them kind of like this
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Post by derboo on Oct 28, 2014 19:40:56 GMT -5
\Well they're just offshoots of goblins, and those seem to run the gamut of furry to scaly. Not to mention, it wasn't until 3e that Kobolds became lizard like, and the Dragon association was there. So no one can really agree on them. I like furry ones personally. AD&D goblins were lizardlike since 1977, although the depiction in the monster manual they also had doglike ears, which might explain the confusion in Japan. Actual kobolds in folklore are more or less just a German equivalent to gnomes, anyway.
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Post by kaoru on Oct 28, 2014 19:42:50 GMT -5
Wait so is the SNES game in English too? Because I can play Japanese SNES games a hell of a lot easier then PS1 games. Jup. Aeon Genesis even offers a patch for the few things that can't be turned into English (Japan isn't so much translating these remakes, but using the English text from the originals, so any new text screens [for saving or additional infos] are generally left untranslated) Also, Kobolds come from germanic folklore and are nature spirits usually depicted similar to a Leprechaun or a Gremlin, but can take different forms. ~the more you know~
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