Dark Messiah (of Might and Magic)

Post by **linflas** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:33 am

I downloaded the (2Gb) demo when i connected to Steam. It's a medieval FPS that reminds Hexen or Ultima Underworld : it's a (gore!) fighting game but with all the classic RPG additions : inventory, XP system, spells, potions, levers to pull down, ...
3D engine is an enhanced version of Valve's Source.
Hi-res Videos are here : http://ftp.ubi.com/emea/Dark_Messiah/video

I think i'll buy this one !

Tom Hatfield · Post by **Tom Hatfield** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:11 pm

Massive disappointment, especially after Arkane's last game, Arx Fatalis. The videos really chisel out the game's very best, but they must have played it for weeks before getting enough viable footage to throw together any kind of presentable video, because all that stuff they show is random and impossible to do intentionally. And it's all the game boils down to anyway: pure hack and slash. That, and half the people who bought it can't run it. There were reports to the Better Business Bureau because Ubi released a game so bugged out that it wouldn't even run on so many systems. Not that it will do any good, because both Ubi and Arkane are French companies.

Save your money for DM3. Should be out about the same time as DNF.

Adamo · Post by **Adamo** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:32 pm

"Save your money for DM3"

?????????????

oh, yeah, Dark Messiah..

by 5 seconds I though... never mind

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:06 pm

No, it's a joke - dungeon master 3 will be released at the same time as duke nuke'em forever : )

Post by **Gambit37** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:18 pm

Dark messiah looks interesting but if what Tom says is true then I'm happy to leave well alone.

I'm more interested in Assassin's Creed though I'll need a new PC to play it properly (and pretty much anything else released in the last 2-3 years!)

Tom Hatfield · Post by **Tom Hatfield** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:23 am

To each his own. Don't abstain from playing it on my account. Just be prepared for a fairly weak action game with obnoxious load times and zero role-playing. Also be prepared for some serious bugs, if it runs at all. Ubi couldn't be bothered with testing the game before its release.

Yes, I was joking about DM3.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:33 am

Hmm, my friend just played it at the weekend and said he liked it. Of course, he's finished all four endings by the end of the weekend, and he didn't actuially get it until half way through Saturday : (

Post by **linflas** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:40 am

Erm... coming back here to say that this game really rocks ! and yes, it's a hack and slash game and i looove H&S games !

I didn't go very far but i haven't noticed any bug yet.

Assassin's Creed looks great too, like a Prince of Persia clone, no ? Will it be released for PC ? I've only seen Xbox360 and PS3...

Adamo · Post by **Adamo** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:14 pm

Beo wrote:

No, it's a joke - dungeon master 3 will be released at the same time as duke nuke'em forever : )

don`t be so sure - one of the designers (Java, RTC or CSBwin) could name his custom "Dungeon Master 3" and we will have the 3rd part

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:02 pm

Someone already tried that with a clone...it hasn't materialised, and i didn't liek the story anyway!

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:40 pm

dungeon master 3 will come!!

Post by **Sophia** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:18 pm

linflas wrote:I didn't go very far but i haven't noticed any bug yet.

Maybe it only runs right on French computers...

Tom Hatfield · Post by **Tom Hatfield** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:31 am

Maybe. Is anyone else having serious problems, like the inventory belt just disappears and you can only use weapons you pick up directly off the ground? And then the game crashes? (Big surprise there.) This game needs a patch crazy bad.

Post by **linflas** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:59 am

and it may come soon : http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/ ... 3411041005

Tom Hatfield · Post by **Tom Hatfield** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:15 am

It's out. Haven't bothered reinstalling the game to try it. The patch notes don't mention anything about all the problems I was having. I got a new video card though since my old one died. Another NVidia. That might help with the performance. Will find out some day, when I'm not busy with other things.

MasterWuuf · Post by **MasterWuuf** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:55 am

Is the XBox 360 'Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Elements'
the same as 'Dark Messiah of Might and Magic' for the PC?

I went ahead and ordered the PC version, knowing I'll probably have
some irritations trying to get it to run on a computer in the first place.

I may even set up a separate computer, just to get all the necessities
on it to run the game.

If the 360 game is the same, I'll probably just order it and try to get used to the controls.

If the 360 game is much different, I may get it for my boys.

Any clarity on this would be appreciated. Thanks ahead of time. MW

Giradius · Post by **Giradius** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:23 pm

I liked it, the multiplayer option is quite good, although the server populations are a little low now.

It does have quite high spec requirements though.

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