Might and Magic The Might and Magic Discussion Thread

[octavius]

Mine were lvl 98 and I'm pretty sure I cleaned every map completely too.

 

[Shadenuat]

isn't most xp from xp well not from monsters?

 

[fantadomat]

isn't most xp from xp well not from monsters?

I am not so sure about that,you do kill a lot of monsters in the game.Especially in the later game,when there are almost no quests left. For example the biggest exp quest is the cube,it gives you 500,000 exp,while killing a dragon is around 10,000. So killing 50 dragons is equalling the biggest quest,and there is shit ton of dragons and other strong monsters. Thus you get more exp from killing that quests in generally.

 

[zapotec]

I lost the will to play (and to live) during castle darkmoor quest , so i rushed to the end. Weirdly, i liked Varn tomb.

 

[fantadomat]

I lost the will to play (and to live) during castle darkmoor quest , so i rushed to the end. Weirdly, i liked Varn tomb.

You are a weirdo. Castle darkmoor is blast,last time i did it in a 30minutes maybe an hour. You just have to use layd's beacon and teleport to new sorpigal to get patched at the temple,don't bother sleeping and such. It is a good place to test your MM mastery.

 

[d1nolore]

Which is better out of M&M7 and 8?
I've played M&M6 a heap tonbut wanting to play some M&M.

 

[Darth Canoli]

VII, by far and if you still want some more after this one, play VIII.

Or just jump for the real incline and play Isles of Terra.

 

[octavius]

Or just jump for the real incline and play Isles of Terra.

It's funny how one man's incline is another's decline.

 

[Lacrymas]

For whom would a remaster/remake be though? Blobbers aren't really sales powerhouses or secret nostalgia bait. People who like blobbers can play ancient artifacts like M&M1, Wizardry 1, even Akalabeth and such.

 

[Shadenuat]

too dead, as all blobbers are.

if you have more than 4 classes and 2 stats, and not using tiles, you're not indie enough.

 

[Lacrymas]

The most modern "true" blobber I can think of is Elminage Gothic and maybe Lords of Xulima. I wouldn't say Legend of Grimrock was all that good or interesting, but I haven't really played it for more than 15 minutes.

 

[fantadomat]

The most modern "true" blobber I can think of is Elminage Gothic and maybe Lords of Xulima. I wouldn't say Legend of Grimrock was all that good or interesting, but I haven't really played it for more than 15 minutes.

Operemcia is better than both of those games,sadly is a bit too weak. Also there bard's tale the nu shit,which is not that bad. Lords of Xulima is really shit,i just finish it and it was painful. It had a great oportunity to make an open world game,the map system was great and the dungeons were decent to good. But the story and the combat were terrible,also that retarded levelling system.

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[fantadomat]

or 10

Go kill yourself faggot!

 

[Daidre]

I tried to get into both Legend of Grimrock and came to conclusion that I rather hate modern blobber's obsession with the puzzles. I do no not mind them in some moderate quantities, so I vastly prefer combat-heavy M&M Legacy to everything recent blobber-y I have tried. I was eyeing Operencia for some to time, maybe would try it next when mood will hit me again. Or Legend of Amberland.

I also played Elminage a bit, but too much japanese farm fest for me there.

 

[Darth Canoli]

Can't say I like it nearly as much as 3-5 or 10, but it had its moments.

How to ruin a sentence with 4 characters.

It's curious that none of the Might and Magic titles have received a "remaster/remake" treatment. Too niche, or simply not their time yet?

Ubisoft should have been the one doing it, as much as i dislike BT4 combat and save system, i have to salute their efforts to remaster the BT series.
On the other hand not only ubisoft released a retarded M&M but they didn't even bother to go for a remaster when it'd have been so easy, it only needs new sound effects compatible with modern computers.
Conclusion : Fuck ubisoft!

I'm probably going to buy BT4 DC because of their commitment.

Spoiler

As an "additional gift" because i'm not going to play it ...

 

[JarlFrank]

I tried to get into both Legend of Grimrock and came to conclusion that I rather hate modern blobber's obsession with the puzzles. I do no not mind them in some moderate quantities, so I vastly prefer combat-heavy M&M Legacy to everything recent blobber-y I have tried. I was eyeing Operencia for some to time, maybe would try it next when mood will hit me again. Or Legend of Amberland.

I also played Elminage a bit, but too much japanese farm fest for me there.

Grimrock's obsession with puzzles is not so much a "modern blobber" phenomenon, but a feature of the Dungeon Master lineage of dungeon crawlers.

Dungeon Master clones were already wildly popular in the late 80s and up to the mid 90s.

It's sad that this particular subgenre of crawler was resurrected in the modern age, and not M&M or Wizardry.

 

[fantadomat]

Operencia

Legend of Amberland

Those two are pretty good and interesting games,would recommend giving them a try,a lot better than grimrock or mmx. Also if you are annoyed by puzzles,then stay away from bard's tale the nu one,it is filled to the brim with them,it is very annoying.

 

[whocares]

I will not eat the bugs. I will not live in a pod. I will not use 2FA.

 

[Darth Canoli]

Oh come now, 10 is alright.

Exactly, Might & Magic X is alright.

Isles of Terra and World of Xeen are monuments to the gaming industry.

I feel like this thread is a time loop repeating itself.
Sure, X is alright but everything they did wrong was right under their noses because it was done masterfully 20 years ago with processors that now run calculators.
How retarded do you have to be to miss that ?

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

The most modern "true" blobber I can think of is Elminage Gothic and maybe Lords of Xulima. I wouldn't say Legend of Grimrock was all that good or interesting, but I haven't really played it for more than 15 minutes.

You forgot Grimoire.

And for those saying blobbers are dead: the aren’t, they’ve just mostly migrated to handheld consoles and been weeabooified.

 

[Modron]

Handhelds are dead, it's just the switch and smartphones now.

 

[Lacrymas]

You forgot Grimoire.

And for those saying blabbers are dead: the aren’t, they’ve just mostly migrated to handheld consoles and been weeabooified.

I didn't, I just wouldn't say it's modern. It's obviously a 90s blobber that happens to be released 20 years too late. That's not a bad thing.

 

[<3sRichardSimmons]

Fair enough. I suppose if we’re talking modern graphics and UI/QoL stuff, then yeah, it’s basically Elminage, LoX and the LoGs on PC. Also for what it’s worth, I was overall underwhelmed by LoG1, but loved 2; I thought it was a massive improvement on the framework laid in the first game.

 

[Dorateen]

Grimoire does have an automap, auto walking, and in-game journals. That makes it more modernized than Grimoire's predecessors, while stile maintaining the early 90's aesthetic. This is why the design is so brilliant.