Old School RPG

I gave Old School RPG a good shot, but there isn't a whole lot on offer here. It's exactly what it says on the tin, with no frills or unique features. Well, not quite exactly what it says. Given the Steam description includes Wizardry 8 among its inspirations, I was hoping for at least some recognizable influence from Wizardry 8. Unfortunately, the only similarity is that it's a free roam blobber, at least for the 7 hours and slightly over 2 zones I played. There's no sci fi elements, combat has no form of positioning (party order doesn't even matter), and equipment is all basic -- no chances to poison, drain stamina, or instakill here. Classes get specific abilities at specific levels, and skills are increased one per level and are fairly limited. The game is overall janky and it gets tedious quickly. Room layouts repeat not only between, but also within, dungeons. Enemies play their aggro sound effects multiple times in quick succession when approaching, which gets really obnoxious. The UI is quite awkward. There's no charming dialogue or weird quests. With all of these drawbacks, I needed some system to latch on to, but there just wasn't anything for me here. So, unfortunately, I can't recommend the game in general. That said, if you just really want a new, very basic blobber dungeon crawler and don't mind some jank, it may still be worth checking out.