The best feature of Wizardry Gold is that it have an excellent plot. The plot has been developed by author D. W. Bradley for the original Wizardry VII. It has an intricate world where magical Tolkienesque characters and Buck Rogers-style technology exist parallel.
The unique blend of science and fantasy in the game is a refreshing change from traditional role playing game fare. It has helped to make the game one of the most memorable role playing games ever. With multiple paths to completion the game also has exceptional replay value.
The plot was mercifully left intact and everything else has been changed for the Gold edition. The sound of Wizardry Gold has been enhanced with new digitized effects and speech.
One more thing, each time your party is attacked, the game pauses automatically for up to 10 seconds while the creature graphics are loaded. After several hours of play, these pauses become extremely annoying (gamers can alleviate this problem by choosing the “full install”–at the cost of 510 megs of free drive space.)