Drecom today (30th November) announces the development of a 3D action RPG “Wizardry VA” (temporary title) for iOS and Android devices based on the long-running “Wizardry” series. A gameplay footage is revealed for the announcement.
Drecom recently acquired the copyright and trademark rights to develop the new game. It explained that the game will be created based on the concept of “your very own adventure” and will have various new features on top of the series’ key elements.
The game will be released worldwide but the release date is not yet confirmed.
▍About “Wizardry”
“Wizardry” is a series of role-playing video games, developed by Sir-Tech, that were highly influential in the evolution of modern role-playing video games. The original “Wizardry” was released in 1981 under the title “Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord”. The game was one of the first Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing games to be written for computer play, and the first such game to offer color graphics. It was also the first true party-based role-playing video game.
The original “Wizardry” series is composed of eight different titles. The last game in the original series by Sir-Tech was “Wizardry 8,” released in 2001.
In 1996, the series received the first spin-off developed in North America, titled “Wizardry Nemesis”. As of 2017, thirty-nine different spin-offs were released in Japan.
