Originally Posted by oasis789 
I loved Wiz 8. But Wiz 8's universe, epic storyline, gameplay mechanics are almost all directly from Wiz 7, which is clearly DW Bradley's universe, epic storyline, and gameplay mechanics. And honestly, the writing and the puzzles in Wiz 7 were much deeper.
Of course certain things carried over, it was a sequel after all. Personally, I don't feel that Wiz 7 and 8 were really that similar apart from the basic mechanics, but a lot of people who played Wiz 7 when it was new have a strong sense of nostalgia with that game. Wiz 7 was just dated and clunky to me, but I'd probably feel different if I hadn't played Wiz 8 first.