<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
the	O
eighth	O
and	O
final	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
Savant	O
trilogy	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bane	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
and	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
by	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
is	O
to	O
collect	O
artifacts	O
and	O
to	O
place	O
them	O
on	O
its	O
pedestal	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
has	O
five	O
beginnings	O
that	O
continue	O
from	O
the	O
producers	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
multiple	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
area	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
choice	O
to	O
tell	O
their	O
partner	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
planet	O
Guardia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Cosmic	O
Circle	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Savant	O
has	O
already	O
arrived	O
and	O
is	O
speaking	O
with	O
Aletheides	O
,	O
the	O
cyborg	O
that	O
the	O
party	O
either	O
joins	O
or	O
follows	O
to	O
planet	O
Guardia	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
choices	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
approaches	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
Cosmic	O
Forge	O
is	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
Circle	O
where	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
(	O
its	O
theft	O
is	O
detailed	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Savant	O
reveals	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
Phoonzang	O
,	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
god	O
figure	O
from	O
both	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
former	O
Cosmic	O
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
creates	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
six	O
adventurers	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movement	O
is	O
fluid	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
previous	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
it	O
was	O
grid-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
see	O
enemies	O
approaching	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
them	O
pop	O
up	O
from	O
chance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
uses	O
different	O
statistics	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
necessitating	O
conversions	O
from	O
the	O
upper	O
limit	O
of	O
18	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
upper	O
limit	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
players	O
seeking	O
a	O
more	O
difficult	O
challenge	O
,	O
Sir-Tech	O
brought	O
back	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
using	O
rules	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
Wizardry	B-Application
games	O
–	O
the	O
"	O
Iron	O
Man	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
"	O
permadeath	B-Application
"	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
game	O
manually	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
automatically	O
saved	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
quits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
secret	O
areas	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
retro	O
dungeons	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
hearken	O
to	O
the	O
dungeons	O
of	O
(	O
Proving	B-Application
Grounds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mad	I-Application
Overlord	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
published	O
nine	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
's	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Wizardry	B-Application
Gold	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
W	O
.	O
Bradley	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
chief	O
designer	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
VII	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Bradley	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
Sir-Tech	O
outsourced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	O
Stones	O
of	O
Arnhem	O
to	O
DirectSoft	O
,	O
their	O
distributor	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
programmer	O
Cleveland	O
Blakemore	O
(	O
Grimoire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Heralds	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Winged	I-Application
Exemplar	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Actor	O
Max	O
Phipps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linda	O
Currie	O
is	O
credited	O
as	O
producer	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
support	O
was	O
provided	O
with	O
the	O
collective	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
developers	O
who	O
donated	O
their	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
made	O
an	O
appearance	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
RPGs	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
at	O
#99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
2001	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
—	O
tying	O
with	O
Arcanum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Of	I-Application
Steamworks	I-Application
and	I-Application
Magick	I-Application
Obscura	I-Application
—	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	O
Vault	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
,	O
GameSpy	O
and	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
these	O
awards	O
variously	O
to	O
Dark	B-Protocol
Age	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Camelot	I-Protocol
,	O
Arcanum	B-Application
and	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bhaal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
named	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
the	O
year	O
's	O
tenth	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
awarding	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
"	O
an	O
awesome	O
achievement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
Official	O
strategies	O
&	O
secrets	O
,	O
Mark	O
H	O
.	O
Walker	O
,	O
SYBEX	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
