The Wizards

Release Date: March 8, 2018

Action, FPP, fantasy, Polish, indie games, Meta Quest / Oculus, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, VR, singleplayer

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The Wizards is a VR action-adventure game developed by the Polish studio Carbon Studio. The game takes us to a fantasy world where we play as one of the titular mages. Our job will be to travel in time in order to save the Kingdom of Men from the impending doom. We observe the action from a first-person perspective. As we play, we will explore all kinds of diverse locations, where we will face your typical fantasy beasts and enemies.

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Technical Aspects

The Wizards for PC is an action-adventure game developed by the independent Polish studio – Carbon Studio. Just like the developer’s previous creation, Alice VR, The Wizzards was released on PC and requires VR goggles and motion controllers to work.

Plot

The game takes us to a fantasy world were we play as one of the titular wizards. Our task is to travel in time and save the Kingdom of Men from the impending threat.

Mechanics

Action in The Wizards for PC is presented from a first-person perspective (FPP). As we play, we explore diverse locations and face garden-variety fantasy beasts. During our adventures, we use various spells based on the four elements. As we progress, we gain access to more powerful ones, allowing us to face more powerful and dangerous enemies. We can also upgrade spells we already know.

Gameplay has another interesting aspect to it – Fate Cards. They serve as special modifiers that allow us to adjust the rules of the game according to your own taste and modify the difficulty level. Thanks to that The Wizards has a high replayability rate, making each playthrough completely unique.

The game requires VR goggles and motion controllers to be playable. We cast spells by moving our hands in a specified way and look around by simply moving our head.

Game Modes

The Wizards for PC offers a single player campaign made of various missions. Mutliplayer focuses on online rankings where we can share our scores.

Technical Aspects

The Wizards for PC uses Unreal Engine 4, elevating its visuals well above the average quality. The game’s highly detailed environment and special effects visible when casting spells will definitely draw your attention.

Last updated on June 21, 2017

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8.2

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 86% of Critics. There are 8 Critic Reviews.

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Cubed3: 7 / 10 by Chris Leebody

The Wizards is generally a good VR action-adventure title. Using some imaginative and intuitive controls to cast spells, it does an excellent job of making the player feel like they are indeed controlling a powerful wizard. The narrator is brilliant, and there are some really special effects and sights to see. However, things are let down slightly by the overall length of the game, which can be polished off in just a few hours. Additionally, many of the landscapes and levels have the habit of merging together due to how similar in style they look to one another, with only small bits of variety. It isn't the cheapest adventure on the market, but certainly one to pick up if a fan of this genre.

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Gaming Nexus: 8.5 / 10 by Dave Gamble

With a great balance between playability, ominous ambiance, and well-designed VR elements like mobility and weaponry, The Wizards is an excellent model of the compelling and enjoyable things that can be done with VR. It is attractive and enticing without being too easy or too hard. Level designs are challenging but fair, although they may not feel that way at first exposure.

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GamingTrend: 80 / 100 by Ron Burke

There are plenty of archery, wave-based, and shooter VR titles out there, but none that scratch the spellcasting itch. Thankfully, The Wizards fills that gap with style. What it may occasionally lack in finesse, it makes up for in style, voice work, and gameplay. The Wizards is a solid addition to any VR library.

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