<s>
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
Wizardry	B-Application
:	I-Application
Crusaders	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
Software	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
preceding	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
succeeding	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bane	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1992	O
by	O
Sir-Tech	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
it	O
was	O
remade	O
into	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Interplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recovery	O
and	O
subsequent	O
theft	O
of	O
the	O
magical	O
artifact	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Cosmic	O
Forge	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bane	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
has	O
revealed	O
the	O
planet	O
Guardia	O
,	O
the	O
hiding	O
place	O
of	O
another	O
power	O
artifact	O
,	O
the	O
Astral	O
Dominae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
to	O
feature	O
8-bit	O
VGA	O
color	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
's	O
character	O
portraits	O
visible	O
alongside	O
what	O
they	O
see	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
movement	O
is	O
tile-based	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
turn	O
in	O
90°	O
increments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
of	O
player	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
saved	O
game	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
or	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
created	O
anew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
this	O
means	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
elite	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
need	O
to	O
spend	O
considerable	O
amounts	O
of	O
time	O
trying	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
highest	O
possible	O
dice	O
rolls	O
to	O
create	O
strong	O
or	O
exotic	O
characters	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
faerie	O
ninja	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
Wizardry	B-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
races	O
include	O
Tolkien-esque	O
Humans	O
,	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
Dwarves	O
,	O
Gnomes	B-Application
and	O
Hobbits	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
continuing	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
this	O
concept	O
in	O
Bane	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
Lizardmen	O
,	O
Faeries	O
,	O
Dracons	O
(	O
half-Human	O
,	O
half-Dragons	O
)	O
,	O
Rawulf	O
(	O
humanoid	O
dogs	O
)	O
,	O
Felpurr	O
(	O
humanoid	O
cats	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
alien	O
Mook	O
(	O
tall	O
and	O
hairy	O
Sasquatch-like	O
people	O
,	O
who	O
make	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
)	O
are	O
all	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
even	O
includes	O
a	O
weapon	O
that	O
is	O
relegated	O
only	O
to	O
Faeries	O
who	O
become	O
Ninja	B-Application
:	O
the	O
incredible	O
Cane	O
of	O
Corpus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samurai	O
,	O
Lords	O
,	O
the	O
female-only	O
Valkyries	O
,	O
Bards	O
,	O
Rangers	O
,	O
Monk	O
and	O
Ninja	B-Application
are	O
all	O
hybrid	O
classes	O
that	O
can	O
fight	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
casting	O
spells	O
and/or	O
thieving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NPC	O
interaction	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
,	O
is	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
schools	O
are	O
:	O
Psionics	O
,	O
mind-based	O
spells	O
;	O
Alchemy	B-Language
,	O
potion-based	O
spells	O
;	O
Theology	O
,	O
prayer-based	O
spells	O
;	O
and	O
Thaumaturgy	O
,	O
element-based	O
spells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
starts	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bane	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
endings	O
to	O
Bane	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cosmic	I-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
beginnings	O
to	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
(	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
endings	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
for	O
parties	O
who	O
are	O
starting	O
fresh	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aletheides	O
appears	O
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
then	O
the	O
party	O
accompanies	O
him	O
to	O
Lost	O
Guardia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
distinct	O
endings	O
;	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
endings	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
imported	O
as	O
savegame	O
files	O
to	O
Wizardry	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Savant	O
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
five	O
beginnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
need	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
slay	O
her	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
T'Rang	O
would	O
be	O
less	O
likely	O
to	O
suspect	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Humans	O
,	O
Elves	B-Application
,	O
Mook	O
,	O
etc	O
...	O
than	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Umpani	O
as	O
assassins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
is	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
different	O
computer	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
NT	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
computers	O
(	O
and	O
beyond	O
)	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
in	O
DOS	B-Device
by	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
development	O
in	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
version	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
speech	O
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
narrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Ultimate	O
RPG	O
Archives	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Archives	O
that	O
contains	O
the	O
first	O
seven	O
Wizardry	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamepot	O
re-released	O
Wizardry	B-Device
Gold	O
bundled	O
with	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VI	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
OS	O
X	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Night	O
Dive	O
Studios	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	O
X	O
and	O
Linux	O
,	O
although	O
that	O
the	O
Gold	O
edition	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1993	O
stated	O
that	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
was	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
Wizardry	B-Device
that	O
has	O
a	O
real-world	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
...	O
there	O
are	O
towns	O
,	O
ruins	O
,	O
wilderness	O
,	O
mountains	O
and	O
even	O
a	O
small	O
sea	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
interacting	O
with	O
multiple	O
races	O
that	O
cooperated	O
and	O
competed	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
nonetheless	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Crusaders	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Savant	I-Application
is	O
certainly	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
last	O
couple	O
of	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
Wizardry	B-Device
fans	O
and	O
experienced	O
gamers	O
(	O
who	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
frustrations	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
missed	O
,	O
especially	O
not	O
by	O
Wizardry	B-Device
fans	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
named	O
it	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
named	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
the	O
105th	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCGames	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
both	O
named	O
Wizardry	B-Application
VII	I-Application
the	O
best	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
magazine	O
's	O
Joan	O
McKeown	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
grand	O
an	O
experience	O
as	O
that	O
provided	O
by	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
could	O
hardly	O
be	O
topped	O
by	O
anything	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	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
from	O
Sir-Tech	O
has	O
topped	O
everything	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
including	O
Underworld.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
W	O
.	O
McCubbin	O
reviewed	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
Pyramid	O
#1	O
(	O
May/June	O
,	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Despite	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
Wizardry	B-Device
remains	O
far	O
and	O
away	O
my	O
favorite	O
computer	O
FRPG	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
