I'm giving Wizardry 8 a go. I've never played a game that (to me anyway) is so hit and miss. So many things done right, so many things done wrong. My first reaction to the demo was negative but I decided to give the full thing a go recently after some fun with Etrian Odyssey on the Nintendo DS.
Technically its an excellent game, with nice character portraits and party management. Even the combat is well implemented, but its totally ruined by the excessive number of opponents you can face at once and having to whittle away at them with underpowered weapons and frequently failing spells just so the game can show off.
Halving the mob sizes, raising their HP to compensate and improving weapon damage would make this a pure gem of a game.
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