#Heroes of might and magic 8 ravenshore plus#
#Heroes of might and magic 8 ravenshore series#

On the other hand, the virtual absence of any personality in any of your characters makes you feel disconnected, so you need to take it as you will.Р”Р„dvancing the story, this time around, depends upon the staple RPG concept, the fetch quest. It lets you almost bond to your character, and actually feel as if you are him or her, something I believe is a true characteristic of a Role Playing Game. On the one hand, I found it to be a nice change from the previous Might and Magic games in which you just have a party of generic adventurers who go around to save the world. This means that the story revolves around that main characterРІР‚в„ўs exploits, not just a band of random warriors. You create him/her/it at the beginning of the game and are allowed to recruit other adventurers from the Adventurers Inn in Ravenshore ala Might and Magic 1-5.

#Heroes of might and magic 8 ravenshore plus#

The plus side (or minus side depending on how you look at it) is that, this time around, there is only one main character to play as. Throughout the game you find yourself fighting and questing for an almost predictable ending (as long as you know your M&M.) The game felt almost like a side story to the Might and Magic series, which also happens to be known for a continuous plotline. The plot is much more linear and forgets to weave an interesting mystery.

Might and Magic VIII, however, falls short in this category.

#Heroes of might and magic 8 ravenshore series#

Usually known for its non-linear story, the games of the Might and Magic series still managed to keep you fighting and searching on to learn the truth about whatever it is you set out to learn. From then on you set out to find out what has been causing the cataclysm at Dagger Wound as well as what created and for what purpose the crystal in Ravenshore was created.Р”Вay of the DestroyerРІР‚в„ўs storyline is less than impressive. Naturally the Lizardmen of the island are quite perturbed at the events, as are you. If that werenРІР‚в„ўt bad enough, the fiercesome and bloodthirsty pirates of Regna decide it is a good time to invade the island and take it for themselves. From out of the sea, a volcano rises into the sky, spewing molten rock into the sky, rock that manages to destroy all the bridges between the individual islands. After pausing for a while, the stranger magically inscribes a circle in the ground and out of it rises a huge red crystalline structure which first envelopes the stranger, then casts out energy to the far corners of the land.Р”Р„s all this is happening, you are escorting a caravan to the Dagger Wound Islands, home of the Lizardmen, for the Merchant Guild of Alvar. One day, in the city of Ravenshore, a mysterious stranger walks, calmly, into the town square amidst the stares of many of the cityРІР‚в„ўs inhabitants. It is a land of many races troll, ogres, dark elves, minotaurs, dragons, frost giants, and humans living together, sometimes in harmony, sometimes at war. Jadame is the third continent of the world of Enroth, the planet on which the previous two games take place.

The story takes place on the continent of Jadame, shortly after the events of Heroes of Might and Magic III: ArmageddonРІР‚в„ўs Blade. After playing through the game, I have to admit both sides have valid points. Opponents, on the other hand, railed against the decision, arguing that using the same engine showed a lack of creativity on the part of the programmers, as well as making the game look dated. Proponents of NWCРІР‚в„ўs decision claimed that using the same engine would make the game more stable, since most of the bugs had been worked out of the previous games, and that, since the programmers would be more comfortable working with it, they could spend more time on plot development and less on the intricacies of coding for the engine.

That argument carried over to Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer. Ever since Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor came out, Might and Magic series fans have been arguing over New World ComputingРІР‚в„ўs decision to retain the same engine they used in Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven.