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43 years later, an early pioneer of the RPG genre that inspired Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest gets a remake using the original source code

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43 years later, an early pioneer of the RPG genre that inspired Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest gets a remake using the original source code

The remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, one of the first and most influential RPGs ever made, just launched on Steam after a few months in Early Access and 43 years after the original.

A quick history lesson: Released way back in 1981, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is ostensibly the first-ever team-based RPG, going on to directly inspire some of the best RPGs ever made like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. It’s since received numerous sequels and ports, but never a full-fat remake until now.

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