This is one of the best CRPGs ever made in my opinion. Though the graphics was already outdated in the late '90s I never really cared about it as there are tons of pros that counteract this. It's difficult to mention game titles that introduced such cool items for you to equip as this series. It was one of the very first games that used items that could bear enchantments on them. As it is based on AD&D, it includes many spells that we got to know in other great games like the Eye Of The Beholder series. Imagine a sword that casts magic missile on a successful hit. Or a magical armor that has the permanent effect of Aid / Prayer / Protection from Evil. Or a magic shield that gives you Fire Shield. It's all there in this series. Even bows and arrows may have enchantments. And if you want to try something knew, then try psionics! Items can also grant you psionic abilities or you can have a psionist in your team. You can have characters with multiple classes, like being a cleric and a psionist at the same time. Of course that character will level up slower as experience points are distributed evenly among these classes, but in many cases it's still worthwile. There are also many challenging puzzles along that give you many experience points not to mention the fact that in some cases it's better to use your wits instead of pure strength. Why? Because you benefit more from using your head, i.e. more EXP, better items etc. Another cool feature of the game is that it lets you bring your characters from Shattered Land to Wake of the Ravager, that is - all your skills / spells / most of your items are preserved. The game auto-adjusts game difficulty in this case to give you some challenge. After playing a few hours you realize one of your characters suck? No worries, you can send him on vacation and bring another custom character in ANYTIME. Pretty neat, huh? Summary: this game offers tons of great items, secrets, spells puzzles that you don't want to miss! Trust me!
