Pixel Playback: Wizardry Was More Important Than You Remember

I never got into the Wizardry series though I was always aware of it. This Pixel Playback video covers the history of the series and I found it to be quite the education on how this game influenced some of the most important RPGs of all time and has a huge following in Japan. I don't know that we would have had Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy without the influence of Wizardry.

This is worth a watch for all fans of RPG video games.

Now I want to play Wizardry.

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