Question is - should I definitely play them in sequence (6-7-8)? I realize that might take a long time given the rate I finish games at. But I've heard they play differently if you import your party from game to game.
Hope so. I would buy it again as I never had any luck getting it to work again.
Total conversion? I think I missed something.
Out of curiousity, do you guys know on the GoG version can you transfer characters? And if so, is it advantageous or better just to start out new every game?
It's not a necessity to play them in order. I didn't play Wiz 6&7 before playing through 8, and yet I enjoyed 8 immensely.
Personally, I think 6&7 have aged rather poorly, and I couldn't bring myself to play them very long when I tried a few years ago. The problem is that there was nearly a decade between the releases of Wiz 7 (1992) and Wiz 8 (2001), and they are almost nothing alike imo.
If (like me) you never played Wizardry 7 back in 1992 the game will make a horrible first impression. Stick with it, though, for once you get past the superficial "oh my God this looks ancient I can't possible play this piece of garbage" reaction Crusaders of the Dark Savant is almost guaranteed to get you hooked like few other RPGs. Also, Wiz7 and Wiz8 (and Wiz6) do have a lot of similiarites in terms of the character development/skill system so they really feel interconnected despite the difference in engines and the passage of time.
Will they ever get wizards and warriors for pc on GoG?
Why should they? W8 works like a FPS in non-combat mode. Very awkward on an Ipad.