I played Wizardry 8 for about ten minutes, then uninstalled the game completely. Utter, utter rubbish, IMO.
Poor graphics, no proper view of the party, counter-intuitive interface AND turn-based combat. RPGs do NOT get worse than this...
You must read the manual first to understand the game better. Probably you were not in the mood of playing such kind of game. I was in the mood and i really enjoyed it.