Dark Wizard
A groundbreaking strategy RPG for Sega CD featuring turn-based battles on isometric maps, four playable lords with unique armies, and CD-quality audio enhancing its dark fantasy narrative.
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About This Retro Game
One of the most ambitious Sega CD titles, offering non-linear conquest gameplay where your choices affect the story's outcome across 50+ hours of gameplay.
Features deep tactical combat with over 70 unit types and terrain effects. The CD audio provides voiced cutscenes and an atmospheric soundtrack rare for 1993.
Pioneered many SRPG elements later seen in games like Fire Emblem, including permadeath, branching promotions, and faction-specific storylines.
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