December 13, 2021
Eid is December 12th, 3D Dungeon RPG “Wizardry Gaiden Five TrialsAnnounced that early access distribution will start on December 17th. It will be released for PC (Steam) from the brand of game media Game * Spark operated by the company. The price is 2980 yen. You can get 10% off until the end of the Steam Winter Sale (January 5, local time).
At the beginning of the title announcement, this work was scheduled to start early access distribution from June 18, but it was postponed in a hurry the day before the distribution started. This time, the delivery date will be announced again. However, the editor that was planned to be bundled as a separate application will not be provided at the same time. It is aiming for a release within 2022 with the intention of changing the form of provision and redevelopment.
“Wizardry Gaiden Five Trials” is a Japanese spin-off of the 3D dungeon RPG “Wizardry” series, which is a major renewal of the title of the same name released in 2006 for the modern age. Players create characters by setting races and occupations, and organize parties of up to 6 people. Challenge the labyrinth exploration where various enemies and traps await. A simple turn-based command battle is used for the battle system. However, the difficulty of powerful spells is high, as the number of times they can be used is limited, and when the party is wiped out, new members must go to rescue. Severe judgment will be required.
In this renewal version, we will move to the Unity engine with Windows 10 support, and various new elements will be introduced. Labyrinth drawing changed from pseudo 2D to 3D. Background images are remastered, and a free DLC that allows you to enjoy monster and event images in higher resolution is also included. It also supports wide screens, and there are a total of four UI modes, including two completely new UI modes for full HD. In addition, it also supports gamepads and the Steam cloud.
As for the scenarios, 5 official scenarios with a volume of several tens of hours or more per one are recorded. In addition, the user scenario posted on the official server of the original version will also be converted, and the environment where you can play from the early access distribution start date will be prepared. In addition, it is considering providing DLC such as the official scenarios “combat prison” and “absence of mercy” as soon as possible. Due to the postponement of the editor provision, the scenario support for the Steam workshop will be cancelled. However, it seems that they are considering using the workshop for other items such as portrait distribution.
Regarding this work, Eid explained that the reason for the postponement was “various circumstances” at the time of the announcement of the postponement of distribution on June 17. It was not a problem with the development and trademark rights source (Related article). In this announcement as well, the Eid side reiterates the standing position of this work. According to it, this work is a title that was developed with official permission from Drecom, the current trademark owner of “Wizardry”, and will be released without any problems. Regarding the editor, we have been waiting for the release for a while, but it seems that this work with twists and turns will finally reach the user.
“Wizardly Gaiden Five Trials” isSteamEarly access distribution is scheduled to start from December 17th.
