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~3 minute off-screen youtube video (PAX East 2013)

Might & Magic X: Legacy Q&A (Part 1)

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Coming this year for PC.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Ise3lFST4&feature=youtu.be

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 21, 2013 - Today, Ubisoft announced Might & Magic® X Legacy, just in time to showcase the game at PAX East. Developed by Limbic Entertainment, a team of devoted Might & Magic fans, Might & Magic® X Legacy brings a new chapter to the Might & Magic RPG series, with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features.

In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in and around Karthal. The city, on the verge of secession, is prey to competing factions vying for its control. Your actions will determine the fate of the city. Might & Magic X Legacy is an authentic solo experience in the classic first-person RPG genre. Create and lead your group into an exciting world and battle powerful mythical creatures while collecting ancient magical treasures. Through a turn-based gameplay system, defeat creatures and bosses to accomplish unique quests and make your way through dangerous dungeons, cities and labyrinths full of traps. Dive into vintage Might & Magic and play old school, new rules!

http://www.bluesnews.com/s/140096/might-magic-x-legacy-announced

 

[Soviet]

Looks like tablet crap.

And judging by Limbic Entertainment experience, it will be a tablet crap.

But I want to believe.

 

[Cameron122]

Most excellent.

 

[Durante]

Everyone wants a piece of the old-school RPG pie now.

I can't really find a reason to complain about that.

 

[2+2=5]

OMG OMG OMG! I want it!

I don't want to buy a pc for gaming

 

[TrutaS]

So.. Ubisoft's answer to Legend of Grimrock ?

 

[Sinatar]

That actually looks like Might & Magic... complete with Xeen era tile based movement!?

Hype levels set to maximum.

 

[Drazgul]

Everyone wants a piece of the old-school RPG pie now.

I can't really find a reason to complain about that.

Name one rehash that has been released already and was actually good and true to the original games.

 

[Santiako]

YES. The era of classic rpg revival is upon us!

 

[Radogol]

Told ya.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Looks like even outside of dungeons movement is still grid based.

I hope it is good, new rules has me scared though.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Surprising would have thought Ubi would jump for the Skyrim money.

 

[Sentenza]

Fuck caution. I'm hyped.

*Incline.gif*

 

[ghostmind]

Please be good.

 

[DenisQc]

Seems fine

 

[Durante]

Name one rehash that has been released already and was actually good and true to the original games.

Have there been any released? I can only think of Grimrock as a spiritual sequel to Dungeon Master, and that was pretty damn amazing.

It seems the wave is just starting. Anyway, I expect Wasteland 2, Divinity: Original Sin, P:E and Torment to be good and true to the original games. This could be good as well, or it could suck. In either case, there is now no doubt about a revival of sorts happening, and even big publishers paying attention.

 

[Frumix]

Artwork looks like piss.
Nostalgia for the sake of nostalgia is not a good sign.
Other than that, hype? I guess?

 

[almostheathen]

Looks like tablet crap.

And judging by Limbic Entertainment experience, it will be a tablet crap.

But I want to believe.

Let's hope it's better than tablet crap .

 

[SuomiDude]

Damn, I was hoping for M&M VI,VII,VIII style gameplay, this seems to go even further back... haven't played any of the older M&Ms, but I'll still keep an eye on this one.

 

[kpjolee]

Maybe there is a gaming god after all. Hopefully it turns out to be good.

 

[Alexios]

It looks alright, but that's superficial, it needs a lot more to prove good.

 

[Muddimar]

Please be good.. I need this.

 

[alexandros]

Everyone wants a piece of the old-school RPG pie now.

I can't really find a reason to complain about that.

Me neither! This is excellent news, I was fearing some action-RPG abomination.

 

[Frumix]

Enemy models appear to be lifted straight from HoMM6.

 

[Miletius]

Publishers paying attention to the RPG kickstarter wave. Hopefully they also set their budgets and expectations in check to that level though. I'd pay for this, but hopefully they aren't budgeting 10M and expecting to make back that kind of bank.

 

[Nairume]

Not going to lie, I was both expecting and hoping that the game would mechanically play like M&M6 and up because it'd have been an easier sell to the market.

Them going for something closer to the Xeen games is actually really cool and ballsy.

 

[V_Ben]

Wow, have to give them props for making something that looks very old school. By all rights, people should have been nervous when this was teased. Hope the PAX impressions are positive!

 

[vagabondarts]

I am very intrigued.

 

[Sentenza]

Enemy models appear to be lifted straight from HoMM6.

Can't really say I have a problem with that, as long as the game is good.

 

[Alexios]

Enemy models appear to be lifted straight from HoMM6.

No reason not to. Possibly stupid not to, even. Hopefully they put the effort in the rest of the game, but using these models sure helps reduce dev costs, and they look fine anyway. But yeah, I'm not getting hyped yet, they need more than turns and grids.

 

[Chrono Helix]

turn-based

M&M2 was probably my first RPG ever, and I'm a huge fan of the Etrian Odyssey series, so this is definitely going on my radar.

 

[MurkyZebra2417]

Party - check
Ego - check
Round-based Combat - check


HYPELEVEL RISING

 

[Sinatar]

Enemy models appear to be lifted straight from HoMM6.

This is obviously not going to be a big budget game, so that seems like an easy way to save time/money. The models in HOMM6 looked pretty good anyways.

 

[marrec]

Oh god guys. I'm hyperventilating.

M&M 1-6 are my among my favorite RPGs ever.

This game was #2 on my 'Want to be announced' wishlist.

I'm fucking Hype.

 

[Frumix]

This is obviously not going to be a big budget game, so that seems like an easy way to save time/money. The models in HOMM6 looked pretty good.

I'm not saying it's bad, but it should give us a rough idea of the budget going into this.

 

[Mashing]

Gotta love the old school RPG renaissance we are experiencing.

 

[dark_inferno]

Looks bueno. I wonder if it will be crap like the last M&M

 

[marrec]

I'm not saying it's bad, but it should give us a rough idea of the budget going into this.

It's a turn-based old school crawler, what kind of budget do we need?

Grimrock was fantastic and I don't imagine it had a higher budget than M&MX will have.

 

[Hobbun]

Hmm, not sure what to think of this. I loved MM6 & 7. But then I've never played anything before that.

I absolutely love that it's turn-based, but I have caution just for the fact is pre-MM6 is something I've never played.

In what ways was pre-MM6 different? Did it have the same skill system? The different guilds (Body, Mind, Magic)? If it had the skills, were there the basic, intermediate and master levels?

I just wish it was more based on MM6 and above (besides IX) because I know what those were and loved them.

 

[Beren]

Very nice! looking like a lot of fun!

 

[Frumix]

In what ways was pre-MM6 different? Did it have the same skill system?

They were... how do I put it, very similar. The franchise didn't experience a tremendous mechanics change until 9 and we all know what 9 is.
The skills were simplier, the inventory was a list and the movement was on a grid, but doesn't play all that differently.

 

[Ithil]

Cautiously interested, the classic M&M series is terrific.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

If this comes to the Ipad i will be there day one. I loved M&M game on PSN.

 

[marrec]

They were... how do I put it, very similar. The franchise didn't experience a tremendous mechanics change until 9 and we all know what 9 is.
The skills were simplier, the inventory was a list and the movement was on a grid, but doesn't play all that differently.

I want to say the previous ones had a larger explorable area, but that could be because I mapped the previous ones out by hand. 1-5 also had selectable races, unlike 6.

 

[kadotsu]

I'm reserving my judgment until I've seen the monetization model (fuck this industry that this might even be a problem).

 

[Hobbun]

They were... how do I put it, very similar. The franchise didn't experience a tremendous mechanics change until 9 and we all know what 9 is.
The skills were simplier, the inventory was a list and the movement was on a grid, but doesn't play all that differently.

In what ways was it 'simpler'? If you are able to explain. Did it have the different skill levels? (Basic, Intermediate, Master)? And limited in spell level by skill level?

I don't mind them going legacy for pre-MM6, but I hope they keep some of the new aspects that I felt was very popular in MM6-8. Like having the visual inventory for one (not a list).

 

[Frumix]

I want to say the previous ones had a larger explorable area, but that could be because I mapped the previous ones out by hand. 1-5 also had selectable races, unlike 6.

7 had selectable races.
8 merged races and classes together.
Whether or not 1-5 were really bigger I find hard to say, 6 definitely felt gigantic when I played it.

 

[marrec]

7 had selectable races.
8 merged races and classes together.
Whether or not 1-5 were really bigger I find hard to say, 6 definitely felt gigantic when I played it.

I replayed both 6 and 4 recently and 4 felt bigger, but I have no way of comparing actual size since 4 is grid based.

 

[Frumix]

In what ways was it 'simpler'? If you are able to explain. Did it have the different skill levels? (Basic, Intermediate, Master)? And limited in spell level by skill level?

I don't mind them going legacy for pre-MM6, but I hope they keep some of the new aspects that I felt was very popular in MM6-8. Like having the visual inventory for one (not a list).

Pretty much everything you mentioned is absent.

 

[hayguyz]

i just want Clouds of Xeen HD