Posted September 03, 2009
I managed to get hold of a boxed copy of this a few years back and it has to be about the best value game I've ever bought. The amount of gameplay here for $10 is ludicrous. I'm not hugely familiar with the first two games and these will probably be a bit too dated for most people but the rest of the series is still highly playable, especially World of Xeen (4 & 5) which are both enormous games in their own right, and link together to form one collosal world.
The graphics are extremely large and colourful with an enormous variety of monsters. The games don't have a huge amount of story with them. There is some dialog but it's quite limited. Might and Magic games are about roleplaying at its more basic level, and you spend your time building up your characters and exploring gradually tougher areas. It's the gameplay that makes these titles and despite the simplicity they are always fun and completely absorbing. I would usually found myself playing them for hours when I'd just sat down to play for 20 minutes.
Just for World of Xeen on its own, this has to be an essential purchase for anyone who has an interest in RPG's. Add in the other games and this is just too good to turn down.
The graphics are extremely large and colourful with an enormous variety of monsters. The games don't have a huge amount of story with them. There is some dialog but it's quite limited. Might and Magic games are about roleplaying at its more basic level, and you spend your time building up your characters and exploring gradually tougher areas. It's the gameplay that makes these titles and despite the simplicity they are always fun and completely absorbing. I would usually found myself playing them for hours when I'd just sat down to play for 20 minutes.
Just for World of Xeen on its own, this has to be an essential purchase for anyone who has an interest in RPG's. Add in the other games and this is just too good to turn down.
