Caltrops - Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD

Forum Overview :: Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD

by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2013, 12:39pm PDT

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!

Judging by the brief snippets of gameplay in the trailer, this is looking like it might actually bring back the two most important features of classic Might & Magic:
1. first-person grid-based movement, with automapping, and
2. turn-based full-party combat, with player-created characters.

I admit, I'm a little bit excited. Hopefully it does well enough to eventually make its way to my platform of choice.

(Speaking of late ports to my platform of choice, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is the current XBLA Deal of the Week, meaning it's half-price ($7.50) but - ridiculously - only for Live Gold subscribers. Don't worry too much if you're not among them, though, since it's comfortably worth twice the regular price, so even at $15 you're getting a deal. It was my Game of the Year for 2012, despite technically coming out in 2011 and playing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE a traditional Might & Magic game.)

Might & Magic X announced! by Jerry Whorebach 03/21/2013, 12:39pm PDT NEW