Might & Magic X: Legacy Review

RPGWatch’s Dteowner has published his own favorable take on Might & Magic X: Legacy, the unexpectedly old-school first-person dungeon crawler developed by Limbic Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, and latest addition to the venerable RPG franchise. His conclusions should help contextualize the 4/5 score:

The game plays like a M&M game, with modern graphics and modern game mechanics (do we really pine for the days of needing graph paper to map, or even the days when there were in-game maps but they couldn’t be annotated?). In a big callback to an easter egg from an earlier M&M game, there’s a bonus dungeon that mimics the developer’s offices.

There’s puzzles and riddles. There’s a variety of monsters to kill and a varied world to kill them in. While the world isn’t MM6-huge (very few games are, after all), it never feels small. There’s character development out the wazoo. Simply put, Might and Magic Ten: Legacy can wear the Might and Magic mantle with pride, unlike that game released after MM8 which won’t be named in polite company. Limbic got it right, folks. It’s just plain fun to play. If you enjoyed the M&M series or the Wizardry series back in the day, quit dithering and buy the game. Trust me on this one.

There’s no requirement to have previous experience with the M&M franchise. While I do think old farts such as yours truly will have a greater appreciation for the game and be able to glory in a heaping helping of nostalgia while playing, there’s plenty for newcomers to like. The game stands up well on its own merits. If nothing else, newcomers will gain a first-hand understanding of what we’re talking about when we start waxing poetic about, “I remember when…” Before we yell at you to get off our lawn…