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Ubisoft teases Might and Magic X. Reveal at PAX East(?)
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crimsonheadGCN
Banned
I think Obsidian had said that they signed onto a big project in December.
Yup they did. Kind of hoping it's not related to this IP though.
Herbspiceguy
Member
This isn't actually going to be a dungeon crawler right?
I'm sure putting one million people on it will make it great.
Well, Ubisoft is publishing their South Park game now too. So perhaps they have confidence in them.
A Black Falcon
Member
Obsidian? Why would you want Might & Magic from them? Obsidian has never made a first-person RPG, and if this game is going to be anything at all like the series it's numbered to be a part of, it certainly should be a first-person type RPG...
WorstUsernameEver
Member
It would be a bit early to announce it though, wouldn't it?
Glass Rebel
Member
An Obsidian game under Ubisoft has the potential to be more boring than Dungeon Siege III. I have to see that.
A Black Falcon
Member
True, I forgot about that one. Also I remember that Black Isle was working on Stonekeep 2 through the late '90s, too.. though given that that project was in development for like five years but never even got far enough along for a single screenshot to release, it has to have been pretty troubled.
Huh, nothing subtle about some of the VERY classic sprites in that X.
I'll key my optimism down to 'cautious' levels.
Honestly, it's not like the mainline franchise didn't really stumble towards the end there anyway.
I'm ready for a reboot.
More than ready.
I'll key my optimism down to 'cautious' levels.
Honestly, it's not like the mainline franchise didn't really stumble towards the end there anyway.
I'm ready for a reboot.
More than ready.
better Obsidian than anyone that I dont have any trust in.
Actually I never believed in a sequel but with the successes of Elder Scrolls, Dragons Dogma, Dark Souls, Dragon Age... there is a big market for RPGs of this caliber and Ubisoft wants its share.
However, I cannot even begin to imagine how they would stay true to its roots and at the same time be "mainstream".
At least Open World and group based adventuring should be mandatory. I just have to try to not expect anything similar to IV/V or VI...
Actually I never believed in a sequel but with the successes of Elder Scrolls, Dragons Dogma, Dark Souls, Dragon Age... there is a big market for RPGs of this caliber and Ubisoft wants its share.
However, I cannot even begin to imagine how they would stay true to its roots and at the same time be "mainstream".
At least Open World and group based adventuring should be mandatory. I just have to try to not expect anything similar to IV/V or VI...
It's not like this franchise hasn't seen bad games before. What's the worst they could do?
almostheathen
Member
Oh wow, I hope they keep the first person dungeon crawl roots. Please dont suck!
The mainline RPG's were all strong except for 9, which would have been great if it wasn't so rushed.
A Black Falcon
Member
I don't think they could help it with IX though, 3DO was going under... but yeah, the main titles were mostly solid, but those spinoffs... some of those were pretty bad.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Oh god yes! i love M&M!
Hopefully they keep the MM6-8 aesthetic. Looking at that X image makes me want to load up MM6 again and finish my portrait journey.
edit:
They already kind of are.
Hopefully they keep the MM6-8 aesthetic. Looking at that X image makes me want to load up MM6 again and finish my portrait journey.
edit:
They already kind of are.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Not sure because i avoid the X Siege brand like the plague but Fallout New Vegas is the rpg of the generation for me.
Cautiously optimistic.
Might and Magic VI has ten times more depth that any modern Skyrim-esque RPG could hope to have, but I doubt that that is the way X is going to take.
Please, just do not copy Skyrim. Please. You have a much, much better base in the form of the older games.
Might and Magic VI has ten times more depth that any modern Skyrim-esque RPG could hope to have, but I doubt that that is the way X is going to take.
Please, just do not copy Skyrim. Please. You have a much, much better base in the form of the older games.
They always make mechanically sound games. DS3 is a lot of fun later on. It takes a while to fill out the skill tree, and that makes the first few hours a bit of slog, granted. But I wouldn't call it mediocre at best.
I also found it impressive how decent New Vegas was, even under the constraints of Bethesda's crappy engine. They made the combat suck much less, they made weapon choices meaningful again, they completely fixed the skill/attribute system etc.
When I run down my mental list of western studios still actively making RPGs, Obsidian is pretty high up in my book.
Only to people who don't like good RPGs.
granted Fallout 3 did all the lifting but still
What the devil are you talking about!
Glass Rebel
Member
If you meant my comment, I wasn't exactly talking about Obsidian there.
the fact that gameplay/graphics-wise it was the same thing with some changes? Bethesda laid the ground work for what New Vegas became.
Sure, reboots and all, but a game called Might & Magic X, teased with graphics from Might & Magic VI-IX pretty much has to be a first person RPG, no matter how dumbed down.