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''The Dark Spire'' is a ''[[
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While ''The Dark Spire'' is not affiliated with the actual ''Wizardry'' series, it is quite clearly a loving [[Homage]] to the venerable dungeon crawler. The ''[[Dungeons and Dragons|DnD]]''-inspired spell slots, endless featureless 3D dungeons (there's even a wireframe mode!), [[Nintendo Hard|fiendishly difficult]] encounters that can wipe you out in a single turn if you're unlucky, and the [[Excuse Plot]] all make their appearance here. The game even uses Armor Classes instead of a defense stat!
As far as storyline is concerned, there's a dark tower called, well, [[Exactly What It Says
Upon release, the game garnered notice from being an unashamedly old-school throwback, the striking artstyle (thick, dark colours abound with nearly everything being half-hidden in shadow), and the fitting and hummable music. It was localized and published in English by [[Atlus]].
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