Might and Magic Might & Magic X Pre-Release Thread

[Dorateen]

Sweet. That monstrosity doesn't stand a chance against the dwarf.

 

[Zeriel]

I really like the art style of the 2D pieces. The terrain bits that seem to be new to Legacy (in the ingame screenshots) also look pretty decent.

 

[Luzur]

Previous pictures in higher resolution here: http://www.gamekult.com/actu/zoom-might-and-magic-x-legacy-A108359.html

box cover?

 

[escom]

box cover?

Looks like.

 

[Monkeyfinger]

someone with "limbic" in his name just registered an account

 

[Jaesun]

Has there been any mention of a release date?

 

[theSavant]

Me wants boxed version!!!

 

[Infinitron]

Has there been any mention of a release date?

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...-east-game-to-be-released-in-september.81582/

Might and Magic X Legacy is set for release in September as a downloadable title on Windows PC. You can watch Ubisoft's reveal trailer here.

 

[Jaesun]

OK September. Thanks.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Shadow Demon Dragon?

Dwarf!

 

[Kosmonaut]

Fuck. As much as I try to keep myself from being excited about this game... This shit looks better and better. Cautiously optimistic.

 

[norolim]

A few first looks in several languages:

GRY-Online [Polish]

• they complain that the demo was short, shallow and way too easy: the party was powered up, so most enemies could be killed with a single ranged attack;
• equipable armour includes breast-plates, helmets and gauntlets;
• ranged weapons vary in terms of max. range;
• currently can't flee from battle;
• critical hits are calculated for every attack type separately, e.g. a mage in the demo had 100% chance with a sword, but only 20% with a magic attack;
• all characters have more than a dozen skills to improve; they vary depending on race;
• a mage can learn all magic schools; a rogue has access to only two;
• you are free to go where you want in the wilderness (some journalists on other sites claimed exactly the opposite);
• they mentioned the world is supposed to be huge;
• dungeons are much less claustrophobic, than in Grimrock;
• graphics will improve before release, according to the developers.

gram.pl [Polish]- this "jurnalist" starts by saying that M&MX is shit because it's more like Xeen, and not like the more recent games in the series...I didn't read the rest obviously.
Spong [English]
ComputerBase [German]
games.de [German]

 

[Infinitron]

Wait, what? It's not actually turn-based?

Combat is done in real time, but is ultimately turn based with all combat actions having a cool down before being able to be used again.

 

[norolim]

Wait, what? It's not actually turn-based?

Combat is done in real time, but is ultimately turn based with all combat actions having a cool down before being able to be used again.

I hope this is just a false impresion of a moron...I realy hope so.

 

[Broseph]

Wait, what? It's not actually turn-based?

Combat is done in real time, but is ultimately turn based with all combat actions having a cool down before being able to be used again.

I hope this is just a false impresion of a moron...I realy hope so.

Haven't the developers themselves said it was turn based?

 

[Jaesun]

Didn't they say the "demo" was not balanced (the characters were already high level)? Also I assume the not turn based is just a mistranslation. The official site specifically states turn-based battles.

It's probably just stupid Professional Gaming Journalists™ who have never played a cRPG before getting facts wrong.

 

[Falkner]

Wait, what? It's not actually turn-based?

Combat is done in real time, but is ultimately turn based with all combat actions having a cool down before being able to be used again.

I hope this is just a false impresion of a moron...I realy hope so.

Considering he thinks that cooldowns turn real time combat into TB, he probably IS a moron.

 

[Broseph]

Didn't they say the "demo" was not balanced (the characters were already high level)? Also I assume the not turn based is just a mistranslation. The official site specifically states turn-based battles.

It's probably just stupid Professional Gaming Journalists™ who have never played a cRPG before getting facts wrong.

Yep. In the Spong article the guy kept referring to World of Xeen as Might and Magic 5 & 6.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Given how the other previews mention turn-based, I suspect that real time guy is a moron.

 

[Infinitron]

Can anybody find a non-retarded preview in English? FFS I don't wanna newspost this crap

 

[Broseph]

Can anybody find a non-retarded preview in English? FFS I don't wanna newspost this crap

And your Kotaku copypastas don't qualify as crap?

 

[Sceptic]

• they complain that the demo was short, shallow and way too easy: the party was powered up, so most enemies could be killed with a single ranged attack;

I hope Limbic sees these complaints and doesn't compromise on the difficulty in the finished product.

• equipable armour includes breast-plates, helmets and gauntlets;

I hope "includes" means "not limited to"...

• ranged weapons vary in terms of max. range;

• currently can't flee from battle;

It never worked in MM1 either, so I see this as a good back-to-the-roots

• critical hits are calculated for every attack type separately, e.g. a mage in the demo had 100% chance with a sword, but only 20% with a magic attack;

That's... weird, shouldn't it have been the other way round?

• all characters have more than a dozen skills to improve; they vary depending on race;

But not class?

• a mage can learn all magic schools; a rogue has access to only two;

That's a bit decline... does this mean no more distinction between cleric and mage magic?

• you are free to go where you want in the wilderness (some journalists on other sites claimed exactly the opposite);
• they mentioned the world is supposed to be huge;

Sounds good.

• dungeons are much less claustrophobic, than in Grimrock;

Does this mean they're small? that'd be a shame, MM5's were pretty expansive.

• graphics will improve before release, according to the developers.

Couldn't care less, but it'll make some people happy.

 

[Infinitron]

Less claustrophobic means larger.

 

[IDtenT]

I will be taking all these early previews with a bit of salt.

 

[Zeriel]

This game is endlessly entertaining already, if only for the previews. Apparently it's been so long since there was an RPG of this sort that journalists don't even know what "turn based" means. It reminds me of talking to my three-year-old nephew. He's gesticulating wildly at the ceiling. "Moke feffetor! Moke feffetor!" Three hours later, we discover he wants to turn the smoke detector on and off. Why? Because it beeps! POP THAT MOLE, DAMNIT.