Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Postby Cheb » Mon May 26, 2014 10:16 am

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Genre: first person hack-n-slasher
Perspective: First-person only.
Able to see your body in first person: Yes!


This 2006 classics re-emerged in Steam a few months ago. I bought it dirt cheap for 229 roubles or so ($5..6)

At the time it got probably missed due to insane (by that time) system requirements and critics stomping on it. They called it

Adventures of Sir Kicksalot Deathboot in a Land of Conveniently Placed Spike Racks.

But you know what? Kicking your enemies is FUN! (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_kickin ... _abyss.avi 6Mb) There are lots of conveniently placed abysses and unaware enemies tend to stand on the edge contemplating the view :mrgreen:

Not to mention that fighting mechanic is otherwise hardcore and these 7 goblins would have made short work on me (medium difficulty).

Plus, for a mage build... The best remote-controlled fireball ever!(http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_best_fireball_ever.avi 39Mb)

The game is sadly quite short (on par with Half-life 2) and the plot is utterly linear. But! The fights are awesome.

Choosing a difficulty too high and making a wrong build leads to... interesting results. I found enemies wiping floor with me even at medium difficulty, so after hours of replaying a boss fight as he'd off me in two or three hits while blocking or parrying all my blows, or sending me flying with a kick, then leaping and offing me with *one* power strike... I swear, the bastard was taking lessons from Diablo Barbarian!

Orcs grab yours truly by the throat, then throw into the abyss (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_thrown ... by_orc.avi 7Mb)

But I digress. All examples below are at lower difficulty where I had a chance to kick ass without mine being mercilessly kicked in return:

Stomping orcs as a pure warrior (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_orc_stomp_might.avi 28Mb)
Stomping orcs as a pure mage (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_orc_stomp_magic.avi 26Mb)

Note that fireball doesn't do much damage (even a goblin takes 2 hits to kill) But is very concussive. Watch it throwing the bastards around like ragdolls!

Stomping goblins, then cyclops mini-boss as a pure warrior (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_goblin_stomp_might.avi 130Mb)
Stomping goblins, then cyclops as a pure mage (http://chebmaster.com/video/dmmm_goblin_stomp_magic.avi 116Mb)

[mimicking announcer's voice from Shin Mazinger] The name of this thing is... The name of this thing is... THE NAME OF THIS AWESOMENESS IS Dark Messiah of Might and Magic!

P.S. If you decide to perform exorcism and get rid of the succubus lady possessing you, you'll be given holy weapons (each requires corresponding stat to be maxed!) that down a zombie in one blow *and* the shambling pest doesn't rise again. Guess what, after that plot divergence point, the rest of the game up until the final boss goes against undead hordes. :mrgreen:
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