Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

dommiel74 · Post by **dommiel74** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:44 pm

Anyone know about this game? I just herd about it and am hoping for an old school RPG. A real RPG not this hack and slash linear garbage gaming companies have been spoon feeding the masses.

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:51 pm

I'm afraid the info I've read does indicate it's a short-winded hack 'n slash.

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:19 pm

It be nice to have once in a while an old style RPG... I guess all I can hope fore is that your info is wrong, fable.

IN your opinion does it seem like a worthwile game to get?

fable · Post by **fable** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:44 pm

Not what I've heard about this one, no. If you're familiar with the old series, then the developers speaking today about "pulse-pounding action" and how "nobody really likes those endless RPGs that go on forever" will sound like the deathknell of Might and Magic. It was always about having the time to figure out what you wanted to do, or could do, in any battle or anywhere else; and the games all took about 100 hours to play, each. They were heavy in plot and combat, had moments of humor, very cleverly constructed with plenty of skills and profession types, and pretty near as non-linear as could be.

If you don't mind the poor look of early 3D games, try M&M VII. It's still great fun, and the Arcomage cardgame you could play in its taverns (there was a quest associated with it) is worth the price, alone. Or go back to M&M III or IV/V (which could be played together as the World of Xeen) to see what the team could do back then. Better still, for the toughest puzzles, try M&M II. That was extremely difficult to play, but fun.

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:17 pm

Ive played the long and open ended RPGs...I liked it. Unfortunately, I am looking for a newer one, as my computer yells at me when I try to put in an older game.

It confuses me greatly. Mostly because it thinkg that these games are using non existent technology. Like sticking a floppy in an xp without the slot. There was a long winded technical explanation, but they lost me half way through.

If anyone wishes to know, Ive found out that this title is to be released in the summer of 2006, about 10 months away.

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:47 am

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Mr_Sir's mentioning Dark Messiah of Might and Magic in the [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/non-rpg-game-discussion-15/heroes-of-might-and-magic-77121.html"]Heroes of Might and Magic[/url]thread got me interested in watching the E3 demo of that game. Was quite impressed with the demo. So, I've decided to start a thread about Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. The reason I've started this thread is because I wanted to know what are your impressions of the game. What is your opinion regarding this game?

Oh, by the way, if you're not familiar with this game, I'd advise you to head over to the [url="www.mightandmagic.com/us/darkmessiah/teaser/"]Dark Messiah of Might and Magic official website[/url] to learn more.

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 4:44 am

It looks ok, but still undecided about it. I must admit though that I haven't really done much other than look at the screenshots, so I may have to watch some of the videos lol.

(On a side note, Dark Messiah is included in the Might of Magic forum, its just Heroes that isn't so feel free to post about it there

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DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:02 am

Well, you could try looking for the [url="http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?fs=1&id=2089"]E3 demo trailer[/url] at GameTrailers.com. Its resolution is much better. By the way, just one question. Isn't Dark Messiah of Might and Magic some sort of 1st person action game? I've seen the E3 demo and the guy demonstrating the game said that its a 1st person action game himself. So why is this game in the Might and Magic forum even though its not an RPG?

EDIT: Forgot to include the link to the site. My apologies.

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:21 am

According to the developers it is an Action RPG. I'm not entirely sure why it is included in the Might and Magic forum rather than have a forum in the Action RPG section, but the description for the Might and Magic forum says that it includes Dark Messiah.

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:45 am

Well, I went and take a look at [url="http://www.gamespot.com/"]Gamespot[/url] and they classified it as a Fantasy First Person Shooter. Also went to Ubisoft's website but they classified it as 'Action'. I knew that game looks and played like an FPS except that you use swords and magic instead of guns.

P.S. Thanks, Mr_Sir and Bloodstalker.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:52 pm

Thread moved from Non RPG Game forum per users request.

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:05 pm

Threads merged - post in this thread for anything to do with the upcoming Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.

Hill-Shatar · Post by **Hill-Shatar** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:40 am

Alright, folks, Buck the great, Buck the wise, ect, ect, has put up a wonderful thread for screenshots regarding the Multiplayer pics just put up on the official website.

To view 'em, click [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/gamebanshee-news-73/dark-messiah-of-might-and-magic-screenshots-78315.html"]'ere[/url].

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 7:11 am

There is now a demo available for download. If you want to check it out, there is a post in the Gamebanshee News section with the link. You can find it [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/gamebanshee-news-73/dark-messiah-of-might-magic-demo-now-78607.html"]here[/url]

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:20 am

Just finished playing the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic demo and here's its system requirements according to the demo's readme file:

System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows® XP
Processor: AMD Athlon™, Pentium® 2.2 GHz (3 GHz recommended)
RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX® 9-compatible video card (256MB recommended)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9 or higher
Hard Drive Space: 3 GB free
Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible mouse and keyboard
Supported Video Cards:
NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX/6/7 families
ATI® Radeon™ 9/X families

Laptop versions of these cards are not fully supported.

When I downloaded the demo, its a whopping 1.38GB. Upon installing it, it ballooned up to 2.8GB! This is the first time I've installed a demo of this size before.

Here's my take on the demo: Since my computer has 512MB RAM, the loading is kind of slow so I'd recommend getting 1GB RAM for this game. As for the performance, I could play the game quite smoothly though thanks to my RAM, the game sometimes hitches here and there but nothing serious that will spoil your play time. As for the graphics, its good to look at even though I disabled HDR lighting.

The game managed to perform fairly well on my Geforce 6200 so for those whose computer can run Half-Life 2, this game will run fine on your system.

The game is quite fun to play, though I only get to play it for only 15 minutes before the demo ended.

The concept of using the environment to your advantage is really cool here. Just kick some idiot to a wall full of spikes and he's dead.

Even the combat itself is kind of solid too. Feels a bit like playing an FPS except with swords and magic plus bows too.

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:08 am

What kind of graphics features can you disable? Also, do you know which version of DX9 it uses and if it needs all the fancy shaders and stuff?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm trying to figure out if it will run on my machine although its probably wishful thinking on my part :laugh:

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:16 am

Most likely this game uses DX9.0c. As for graphics settings, you might want to turn down shaders all the way to low. Same goes for shadows too. As for Anti-aliasing, make sure its set to none. Set Anisotropic filtering all the way to bilinear. Disable V-Sync as it will severly impact gaming performance. The game might activate HDR lighting so I advice setting that to none. Water effects, hmm, I think I put it to reflect world but its best to put it at a simple reflections. GFX details might need to set it to low, I guess (didn't try to tinker with it). As for model and texture detail, I usually set mine to high.

My, that's a long paragraph. :laugh:

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:00 am

Thanks for the info

I think I may have a go at downloading it and see if I can fiddle with the settings until it works at a playable standard on my PC

Its a huge file to download but I guess its better than buying the actual game only to find out it won't work lol

DesR85 · Post by **DesR85** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:54 am

I hope you can run the demo.

Speaking of which, I have yet to find out a certain method as to how to disarm an enemy. The guy from Arkane Studios demostrated in that video as to how he did it but I have yet to figure it out.

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:51 pm

New official Dark Messiah Website has been launched, as mentioned here.

The direct link is Dark Messiah | Official site | Ubisoft