There isn't a huge amount of story in the early games as far as I can
remember. The game is just a hardcore dungeon romp. You can literally
spend hours just creating your character (reroll!). It wasn't really
until parts 6, 7, and 8 where the story became a little more developed.
The wizardry series is one of the most beloved CRPG series ever made,
and they just don't make games like this anymore. The gameplay is much
different than standard console RPGs which is why so many people are
turned off by it, but its definitely worth giving a shot Alex.