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DMMM: Might and Magic

05/17/08 12:58 pm | #1

So is this might and magic game any good? I keep seeing people play it on my friends list and I tried it before but couldn't get into it that much. If I hear good feedback on it I will give it another shot like Mass Effeect (and Im glad I did)

Let me know...Thanks everyone!

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #2

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05/17/08 6:35 pm | #3

LOL!...Well that's funny about the jealous female in your head....But thanks for the heads up.

Didn't mean to interrupt your gaming, haha...Figured I would ask you since you were playing it, haha.

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #4

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #5

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05/19/08 4:45 pm | #6

The PC version was decent at best, sadly once it was ported to the 360 it left the few actual fun portions of the game with the PC. Although its still playable if youre really interested but Id rent if before you shell out any money.

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05/19/08 6:01 pm | #7

Nah...Im alright....Thanks Everybody

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05/23/08 10:44 pm | #8

i just bought this game and its pretty good

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05/24/08 1:31 am | #9

Quote by kiddcartel:

So is this might and magic game any good? I keep seeing people play it on my friends list and I tried it before but couldn't get into it that much.

Quote by Bobby 12 light:

i just bought this game and its pretty good

Dark Messiah: Might & Magic Elements is a descent game if you are a big RPG fan. I played the demo on my monthly OXM subsciption disk and eventually bought it used from EBGames / GameStop for $30.00 (CAN/USD) used.

Now if I was asked if I would have bought this game at a full retail price... the answer would have been NO F'ING WAY!!! It's no Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion or Fallout 3 (hold out for that one... sweet atomic aftermath world)

Is the game good? It's worth a rental to find out. And if you like it, it's worth buying pre-played. BUT only if you are a true fan of RPG gaming and are interested in a differnt type of game, give this one a try.

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #10

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05/24/08 8:00 am | #11

Quote by PSORaine:

If you are a TRUE fan of RPG gaming, you take offense at this game being called an RPG. Same goes for the elder scrolls or the fallout franchises. I love Fallout and I love Oblivion but they aren't rpgs for a true rpg fan, VIP!

Take care that your syrupy indoctrination doesn't cloud your brain, madam!
J-RPGs belong to a sub-genre of the genre RPG, of which Elder Scrolls and Fallout are most satanly a part of (i don't know the officially accepted term amongst aficionados but i call them 'Western RPGs').

You can have all the Lunars and Ar Tonelicos you want, but you play 10-20 hours of Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall or the original Fallout and try to say they aren't RPGs!
On top of that, any greasy D&D nerd worth his salt in natural 20's could beat the tar out of a metrosexual otaku any day of the week!

I have only played the demo but I can definitely agree with your disdain for DMMMMMMMMM being lumped in with your chibi-headed Secret of Final Triggermana stuff. However, saying that Elder Scrolls and its ilk are of the same il-repute and questionable lineage is borderline heresy!
You walk a thin, dangerous line, edged on either side by pits of sedition and pancake batter.
Tread carefully.

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #12

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05/24/08 2:26 pm | #13

The effeminate otaku would be too busy checking their facebook comments for fighting tips and posting on their twitter, "lolz there's some guy with a 'Jesus saves, everyone else takes 2d6 dmg' shirt coming towards me!" to mount a decent defense. Assuming the D&D nerd didn't wiff their to-hit, it would be no contest. An otaku's inherent fear of real-world conflict gives them a huge negative modifier to their "nerd fight" saving throws.

Furthermore, look at you bringing up ~~our~~ their inability to get a girlfriend! And not too long after you yourself posted about how you didn't think someone's ability to get/keep a girlfriend had any merit. For shame, Raine! For shame.

I wouldn't go so far as to generalize it as "any game where you assume the role of a character," but jeez dude, if you have a game where you can create your own character and slowly grow them through action and adventure in a deep and 'compelling' world filled with tons of stuff to see, do, and loot, I think that qualifies pretty well as an RPG, ya?
I'm not saying Bioshock is an RPG because you can pick a plasmid and stick it in your veins, but I am saying stuff like Elder Scrolls' 80+ hour gameworlds with massive backstories and multiple paths depending on who you play your character and what you say to who does qualify as an RPG, just not what I call a "J-RPG" because it isn't very similar to that style.

The reason I think it's even worth the time & energy to label and discuss these like this is that the 'discerning' RPG fan is generally looking for a great story with some meat & depth to it, character customization, the abilty to make choices and have those choices impact (or seem to impact) the world in some way. Yep, you get this in Final Fantasy. But you get it way MORE in Baldur's Gate. So is Baldur's Gate not an RPG because it's not like Final Fantasy in any way except those listed?
Plus BG has dwarves.

Perhaps instead of referring to the original, traditional method of RPG play as J-RPG, calling it turn-based would be better? I know some of the newer ones, which have evolved somewhat as you said, get called things like "Active battle system RPGs". I do definitely think there should be some distinction between Final Fantasy DCLXVI and Fallout 3, since the RPG otaku would soil themselves and cry "UNCRE!" when they realized they had to atually aim the nuke launcher from a first-person perspective. But I'm serious man, saying Dragon Quest-patterned games are RPGs and Elder Scrolls, Fallout and DMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM are in an altogether seperate group of 'wannabe RPGs' is disrespectful!!

-edit- although in DMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmMMMMMMMmmm's case, it's TRUE

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05/24/08 2:32 pm | #14

Quote by PSORaine:

Ever notice how when you put western in front of something that is good as it was, it means it's a crappy version made specifically for consumption by the American masses? (except omelettes, western omelettes are great).
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Elder Scrolls and it's ilk ARE bastardized RPGs, it's what happens when you mix American impatience with the fun of leveling up. They are a sub genre as well, I like to call them "action RPGs" because- well that's obvious. J-RPG isn't a subgenre - the first video game RPG was created IN japan- they did it first and they do it best- but the games themselves have nothing to do with being from Japan.

Oh by the way, ever heard of Ultima? You'd like it. It inspired all your original J-RPGs ^^

-edit- also, it's freaking awesome that you liked Ar Tonelico & the Lunar games. I was throwing them out there in hopes of getting a catch. Perhaps your judgement isn't entirely terrible & pants-less.

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12/31/69 7:00 pm | #15

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