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They’re not really all that impressive, but the creatures you encounter are nicely done. You can also go on some side quests (not really needed to complete the game, but this is just a way of expressing the more open type of a game then a strictly guided adventure) and even if not, there are many treasures to be found.Įnemies are numerous, but if you’re not too reckless and hasty you will be able to improve your characters before reaching enemies they couldn’t handle at first (so moderation is the key).

Then there are goodies, like the leprechaun (only found in the first city), who can transport you to any other city, providing you can pay him. I mean, should it really be necessary to slam your nose into every wall just to check if it’s not a secret passage there? And would a simple drawing of something grey really be so difficult? Why do you have to walk into an empty space to get a notice that there’s a statue there?īut apart from these three setbacks, the game has a lot of good sides as well.įirst of all, there’s the huge world which you (once you activate your real life map drawing skills) can spend days uncovering. I could understand one or the other, but both? At least they have some food to start with.Īlso there could be more things shown on the screen. Still the fact that most locations within a city look almost identical and that there are no real orientation points outside cities (not to mention a lack of compass) make this game really difficult to navigate.Īnother turn off was the fact that every new character you create has no gold to start with and only carries a club.

Now, returning to the game I can say some parts are down right frustrating, but that might be because I’ve gotten spoiled by the games which have better overview. I must say when I first played it on C64 I found it overwhelming and started drawing up maps of my very own. Might and Magic certainly is a famous RPG series and there are still new games being released following up on this classic. Many mazes, many creatures, many fights, many secrets, many possibilities… It’s all what make up a good RPG game.