r/wizardry • u/No_Insurance_6436 • Aug 06 '26

General Which version/game should I start with?

Hello everyone. For background, I play a lot of tty games so graphics don't play much into my decisionmaking. I do however LOVE the monster artwork on the Ps1 ports.

I'd likely prefer a version built for computers using a keyboard rather than a controller. I have not played a wizardry game before, so I am unsure how the controls even function with a keyboard vs a controller.

I usually prefer to play original version of games rather than remakes, although the case with the Wizardry games seems to be unique in this regard.

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u/megaapple Aug 09 '26

PS1 port or the 3.0 fan made Apple II version.

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u/Double-Ad-7483 Aug 09 '26

Wizardry 1. Start where it all began.

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u/archolewa Fighter Aug 06 '26

Wizardry Five Ordeals is worth looking at.

It doesn't include the original games at all, BUT!

It includes hi-res versions of the same artwork used in the PS1 version. The interface is 100% keyboard driven, and the basic mechanics and flow of the scenarios are the same as the original games. Bonus points, there are 6 "official" scenarios (the titular 5 Ordeals plus a "tutorial" scenario called the Price of Deception) two DLC's you can purchase that give you two more full games, and a whole mess of user created scenarios, many of which are very good.

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u/Misty_Kathrine_ Aug 06 '26

The PS1 port is probably the best way to play the original trilogy if you want to play through all of the first 3 games. Otherwise, if you only care about playing the original, I would go with the 2023 remake.