| The year was 1987. Japan was trying to cash in | | | | characters will become so powerful that nothing |
| on the PC game market. In an attempt to do | | | | can stop them. This is another one of the game's |
| this, they exported one of their more popular | | | | flaws in that eventually it can become rather dull |
| arcade games into PC format. Because of this, | | | | to play when the challenge is gone.The look of the |
| the game itself, Sorcerian, plays more like an | | | | game itself is rather odd. The characters are |
| arcade game than a PC game. This doesn't make | | | | extremely small and don't look anything like real |
| the game itself bad, just very different.The game | | | | people. They follow each other in a line in an |
| itself is very interesting in many respects but | | | | almost comical fashion. When one character |
| because of its flaws, the game can become very | | | | battles, they all battle. There is no way to |
| dull very fast.Let's begin with the more interesting | | | | separate their actions. You can equip them with a |
| aspects of the game. Sorcerian is a game where | | | | variety of weapons, however. You can use spells, |
| you create the characters from scratch. These | | | | some of which are very powerful, especially in |
| characters not only have certain powers and | | | | the upper levels.The game comes with a very |
| abilities, such as fighter, cleric and wizard, among | | | | interesting and beautiful musical score. This is |
| others, but each character can have a different | | | | actually one of the high points of the game itself, |
| race and profession. The characters actually age, | | | | since the graphics of the game leave a lot to be |
| progress in knowledge and levels and eventually | | | | desired. Of course considering when the game |
| die. This makes the game very interesting as you | | | | itself was made, they're not too bad. Just don't |
| attempt to build your characters as strong as | | | | expect too much.The game is very old, so don't |
| possible.The game is also very different from | | | | expect to be able to play it on the newer |
| many other PC games in that it has multiple | | | | operating systems. Anything past Windows 98 is |
| scenarios. Each one of these is like a separate | | | | probably going to crash and burn. The game |
| game unto itself. Solving one scenario has no | | | | comes on floppy disks. Yes, we're talking very |
| effect on any of the others, other than to | | | | old.In spite of the flaws, there is a charm to |
| increase your characters' levels and skill abilities, | | | | Sorcerian. The characters are so cute when you |
| along with their age. It appears after completing | | | | view them in their inventory screen. There is |
| each scenario your character will age one | | | | enough to do besides fighting, such as training, |
| year.The scenarios themselves are fairly | | | | buying items and other odds and ends. If you can |
| interesting but there doesn't seem to be any | | | | get around the challenges becoming too easy as |
| connection between them. This is one of the | | | | you progress, this is actually a very enjoyable |
| game's flaws. Plus, you can do each scenario as | | | | game.All you have to do is find a computer to |
| many times as you want. Some of them are so | | | | play it on. |
| easy to begin with that eventually your | | | | |