Old School vs New School: RPG Edition

[A Black Falcon]

And Wiz VII is simpler, less evil, and more modern than VI, which is the same compared to the older ones... yes, old RPGs could be EVIL, there's no question about that. There were some that weren't as cruel as others (Eye of the Beholder is no Wizardry, that's for sure, for instance!), though. By the early '90s I'd say that Wizardry games were hardcore for their time, while the TES series has never been like that at all, so I don't think it's necessarily a representative example of either era, maybe. Both are popular games for their times though so perhaps it's valid.

Anyway though, yes, Wizardry is cruel and heartless, while Oblivion is nice and easy. However, you can mod Oblivion to make it a bit harder, like the mods that remove the scaled difficulty and replace it with set difficulties and such. But nothing can be done about some of those things, for sure. The game just isn't about the kind of challenge you found in classic dungeon crawlers.


Oh, as for N64 RPGs, Aidyn Chronicles is the hardcore N64 RPG. Beat THAT one and it'd be pretty impressive... it's like 100 hours long, challenging, slow paced, and buggy. I like it anyway, but most people hate the game...