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Might and Magic Might & Magic X Pre-Release Thread
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Luzur
Good Sir
Abelian
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This mock-up was dame using the HoMM 5 engine (in the lower left corner you can see the gold and crystal icons exactly as they look in the game).
I do like the fact that the UI elements were larger/easier to click in the mock-up.
Bubbles
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It's still a bit rough; there's an expection that at least the feeling of movement will be improved by release.
Morphi
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https://mightandmagicx-legacy.ubi.com/opendev/blog/post/view/preview-retro-mode
Lots and lots of whining ( that evpkol dude:D) in the comments and one dev of reason...
Lots and lots of whining ( that evpkol dude:D) in the comments and one dev of reason...
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https://mightandmagicx-legacy.ubi.com/opendev/blog/post/view/preview-retro-mode
Lots and lots of whining ( that evpkol dude:D) in the comments and one dev of reason...
Oh wow, poor Julien wading into the flames.
Leave the ginger nerd alone, guys.
Luzur
Good Sir
And it reminds me of how Gothic 3 looked on a computer that was way below the minimum specs required to properly run the game. I'm serious.*shrug* Different strokes.
This reminds me of the "faceless" look of characters from early 90s Sierra adventure games. It's a bit nostalgic.
my guess is that they where thinking of Might and Magic VI when they thought of doing retro-mode.
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It is noticeably more smooth in performance when enabled. It looks like ass, though--you can't just run a game of 3D assets through a filter and expect it to look as good as "retro" games that had art designed to work within the restrictions of the tech of the time.
Agree that it's basically wasted dev time. But oh well, not that big of a deal. Reserving judgement until release day, but I'm starting to think Unity is not a very good engine for full-fledged 3D games, it seems to choke really easily on large environments.
why are we arguing about something which is basically a developer joke
what are we, the comment section of limbic entertainment?
what are we, the comment section of limbic entertainment?
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No, it came with the patches. That's how Steam works.
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Lore Books: https://mightandmagicx-legacy.ubi.com/opendev/blog/post/view/curious-volumes-of-forgotten-lore
DraQ and other Morrowind lovers would appreciate this part:
DraQ and other Morrowind lovers would appreciate this part:
Dorateen
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Here's a bit of in-game story lore I had enjoyed from World of Xeen. Wonder if some of the Legacy lore books will be similar in tone:
Once upon a time two necromancers had a little disagreement. The one was named Darkness, and he contended that he was the most powerful, foul, and evil necromancer in all of Xeen. The other fancied himself Death, and Death believed that HE was the most powerful, foul, and evil necromancer in all of Xeen. On the darkest hour of the darkest night in the year, the two necromancers met in a graveyard to settle the question once and for all.
Standing atop the burial mound of a great hero, Darkness began the fight by uttering a string of syllables so foreign to the human throat as to be virtually unpronounceable. So vile and alien were the words spoken by Darkness that the hero beneath the mound heard them and began to dig his way out of his grave to put a stop to the sounds. During all of this, Death had not been idle. He, too, began incantations meant to awaken the dead.
And so, one by one, the dead began to rise from their graves and fight one another between the two necromancers. The carnage was terrible to behold, the losses devastating. One by one the dead fell again, too damaged to do more than twitch or thrash about where they lay. Broken skeletons and corpses began to fill the valley between the burial mounds upon which the necromancers were standing.
The dead began to clamber atop the piled corpses in their efforts to slay the opposing necromancers. But the battle raged on, filling the valley between the mounds 'til morning, then from morning to afternoon, and then again to blackest night. Aye, the battle raged a full five days, filling the cemetery with a stench the world has never known. The armies of the dead dwindled as the supply of working corpses was used up. Soon the bodies had been piled so high that a kind of bridge formed between the two burial mounds, and the necromancers approached each other, urging their remaining servants forward.
Still the killing continued, and the necromancers drew within spittin' distance. And as the last of the walking dead finished themselves off, the two met and came to blows. The exhausted necromancers fought and wrestled over the mountain of corpses when suddenly Death caught hold of Darkness' throat, and Darkness of Death's. There Darkness and Death gasped out their last breath together, dying as one at the very top of the hideous mountain they had created.
Once upon a time two necromancers had a little disagreement. The one was named Darkness, and he contended that he was the most powerful, foul, and evil necromancer in all of Xeen. The other fancied himself Death, and Death believed that HE was the most powerful, foul, and evil necromancer in all of Xeen. On the darkest hour of the darkest night in the year, the two necromancers met in a graveyard to settle the question once and for all.
Standing atop the burial mound of a great hero, Darkness began the fight by uttering a string of syllables so foreign to the human throat as to be virtually unpronounceable. So vile and alien were the words spoken by Darkness that the hero beneath the mound heard them and began to dig his way out of his grave to put a stop to the sounds. During all of this, Death had not been idle. He, too, began incantations meant to awaken the dead.
And so, one by one, the dead began to rise from their graves and fight one another between the two necromancers. The carnage was terrible to behold, the losses devastating. One by one the dead fell again, too damaged to do more than twitch or thrash about where they lay. Broken skeletons and corpses began to fill the valley between the burial mounds upon which the necromancers were standing.
The dead began to clamber atop the piled corpses in their efforts to slay the opposing necromancers. But the battle raged on, filling the valley between the mounds 'til morning, then from morning to afternoon, and then again to blackest night. Aye, the battle raged a full five days, filling the cemetery with a stench the world has never known. The armies of the dead dwindled as the supply of working corpses was used up. Soon the bodies had been piled so high that a kind of bridge formed between the two burial mounds, and the necromancers approached each other, urging their remaining servants forward.
Still the killing continued, and the necromancers drew within spittin' distance. And as the last of the walking dead finished themselves off, the two met and came to blows. The exhausted necromancers fought and wrestled over the mountain of corpses when suddenly Death caught hold of Darkness' throat, and Darkness of Death's. There Darkness and Death gasped out their last breath together, dying as one at the very top of the hideous mountain they had created.
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I really didn't like the "here's a magical floating book on a pedestal out in the middle of nowhere FOR NO BLOODY REASON" implementation. One of my least favorite decisions in MMXL. Would prefer they had just stuffed them in chests or shelves or whatever. Even barrels would be preferable to what they did.
The point is to make old games with proven gameplay visually appealing to newer generations (and to milk money). However most remakes fail that by delivering crappy 3D models, blurry textures, wooden animations - worse than the pixel graphics of their predecessors
Remakes are great if they improve the interface, like The Ultima 6 Project, or making the game smoother (thus not causing motion sickness!), like Marathon:Resurrection.
I wasn't able to enjoy the originals, but really liked the remakes.
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Agreed, the whole glowing pedestal thing is stupid.
Abelian
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That's the first thing that came into mind after seeing the screenshot with the floating book with magical light. I can understand this mechanic in an action-packed FPS where you need to find power-ups quick, but not in an exploration-based RPG.
Still, the books look neat and Limbic certainly put in a lot of effort (especially when you count translations) to add lore to the game and I appreciate the effort as a gift, if not the "wrapper" it comes in.
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Dorateen
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It appears 2014 will be starting off on the right foot.
(Barring any unforseen delays in the production schedule...)
edit: Well I'll be... that's a Thursday. There's an Age of Decadence joke in there somewhere, isn't there.
(Barring any unforseen delays in the production schedule...)
edit: Well I'll be... that's a Thursday. There's an Age of Decadence joke in there somewhere, isn't there.
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Jack Dandy
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Next month, huh?
I hope it will end up great. Have any of the guys in early access notice how it's progressing? Did they fix some of the stuff that annoyed many people? I remember slow movement being a big criticism.
I hope it will end up great. Have any of the guys in early access notice how it's progressing? Did they fix some of the stuff that annoyed many people? I remember slow movement being a big criticism.
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