Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls is a great Dungeon-RPG that continues the legacy of the first 3 games released in the 80's, although there are minimal innovations to the formula, it provides a decent experience: This game is focused on Combat, with typical turn-based straight forward RPG with a Huge Difficulty Spike, you Attack, Defend, Cast Spells, use Item, use Class Ability and Run, There are 8 different classes the most remarkable ones are Bishop, Samurai, Lord and Ninja, each with unique abilities and magic capabilities. The Spells system is similar to DnD games, with limited number of casts and can only be recharged in the Inn. The exploration is in First Person with a Grid-like Movement, there are 3 Dungeons you can explore, you have to find a multiple Maps to make your way in a single Dungeon, there you'll find Traps, Zones that nullify magic and/or prevent you from Teleporting, Elevators and Closed Door that may require a Thief or finding a Switch. Some of the most negative points are the random mechanics, when you find a Chest the Loot is random depending the Chest Quality, when you Level Up some random Stats may Increase or Decrease. Some items are scarce or useless in the late game, other require lots of grinding, and sometimes the game is unfair. Telling a Story is clearly not a priority, the Opening Cinematic gives an interesting backstory and I felt the overall plot had potential, but it's nothing spectacular, most quest are typical fetch quests, after the Main Quest arrives they start to be slightly more interesting, I found those pretty fun. The Soundtrack by Kenji Ito is really good, when it shows up, also some some of Character Designs by Yuuki Hayabusa are pretty good, and the Monster Designs by Jun Suemi are gorgeous, that guy is a Master. The game overall is decent and fun, the greatest barrier are those mechanics inherited from it's Archaic roots. I would still recommend it for someone looking for a challenging Dungeon Crawler or RPG.
