tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post999340730923534326..comments2024-01-29T18:11:40.469-08:00Comments on The RPG Consoler: Game #35: Might and Magic: Gates to Another World (Genesis) - Might I Have Some More?Zenic Reveriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-66900885274577759212017-07-05T22:30:53.008-07:002017-07-05T22:30:53.008-07:00It's a unique RPG where even grinding up to ma...It's a unique RPG where even grinding up to max level doesn't allow you to beat the game. Did you ever take on the Orc God?Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-35892554839013832772017-05-07T11:49:49.675-07:002017-05-07T11:49:49.675-07:00I remember this game! It was the first open world ...I remember this game! It was the first open world RPG I've ever played. I never finished it, but I came close after I combined the dumbest spell with the dumbest easter egg to make myself basically invincible. Too bad that wasn't enough to solve most of the puzzles in the game. But I sure as hell killed a ton of monsters before I gave up!Libluinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524606710871977666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-35495278222328026302015-02-11T08:02:15.094-08:002015-02-11T08:02:15.094-08:00I made sure to make note of it in the next post. I...I made sure to make note of it in the next post. It's fairly easy to work around, but very strange indeed. Distance combat isn't a thing either, which kind of makes my archer's and robber's bows a bit unnecessary. Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-42557206392635208752015-02-07T11:29:46.263-08:002015-02-07T11:29:46.263-08:00It made me in fact stop playing the Genesis versio...It made me in fact stop playing the Genesis version a long time ago, because I thought it was a severe bug. I'm planning to eventually start again with the Amiga port. From what I remember, characters also can't attack from the back with close-combat weapons in the computer versions.Trypticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-38651338957779996052015-02-06T20:09:52.874-08:002015-02-06T20:09:52.874-08:00@Raifield: Sounds fun, but Might and Magic on the ...@Raifield: Sounds fun, but Might and Magic on the console stops at the third unfortunately. I've beaten Drakkhen before, but really didn't explore much of it. It's funny, I didn't even know there was a shop in the game until I watched someone else play it. I only bought things from the wandering merchants. We'll see how the SNES version differs.<br /><br />@Victar: Some of the monsters in Drakkhen are downright nasty. One of the reasons I enjoy console more than PC gaming is how much more stable everything runs.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-13670785966655014352015-02-06T20:04:07.113-08:002015-02-06T20:04:07.113-08:00I have, it makes the player order a little less ne...I have, it makes the player order a little less necessary (even though the manual suggests the players in the back take less hits), but I still like putting my sorcerer in the back.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-4174483318004190302015-02-06T19:38:09.196-08:002015-02-06T19:38:09.196-08:00Have you noticed that characters get attacked alwa...Have you noticed that characters get attacked always in the same order one after another? Trypticonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-65070709423632286872015-02-02T20:29:22.698-08:002015-02-02T20:29:22.698-08:00I'm also looking forward to Drakkhen; I played...I'm also looking forward to Drakkhen; I played it on the SNES years ago. The game wasn't soul-crushingly hard, but there was one optional boss (it was an outdoor area dragon-ish thing) that I just could not beat. Also, I can't remember if there was any reasonable way to resurrect dead party members. I had to reload a few times.<br /><br />Given the Addict's horror stories of endless bugs and byzantine UI, I think the CRPG version of Drakkhen must be much worse than the SNES version. I certainly didn't encounter game-destroying glitches at every turn. Just a fairly bland RPG with some amusing puzzles and "automatic combat", which sort of played like an ultra-simple real-time strategy game.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-56494380768238823852015-02-02T17:19:57.503-08:002015-02-02T17:19:57.503-08:00My first foray into Might & Magic was with the...My first foray into Might & Magic was with the sixth game, Mandate of Heaven. I remember be amazed at being able to freely walk around an entire world and moreso when I wandered out of the starting town and into a camp of hundreds of enemies. That party didn't last long, but man was it satisfying to go back later with a new party and slaughter the whole lot of them with a meteor strike or three.<br /><br />I don't have a lot of experience with the earlier Might & Magic games. I prefer the Ultimas when I'm feeling a need for 80's RPGs, though I have been meaning to give the second Might & Magic a try one of these days.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to your play-through of Drakkhen. It's a very 'French' game in that its rather off-the-wall and not very serious, despite starting out that way. After reading the CRPGAddict's review of it, I think it would have been a better game if it wasn't weird just for the sake of being weird.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-74556231933660907942015-02-01T19:55:42.250-08:002015-02-01T19:55:42.250-08:00Thanks for the tip, I was actually just about to g...Thanks for the tip, I was actually just about to go on an eating and drinking binge. :)<br /><br />I'll hold off until I get proper hints and clues. I have one about a meal being a real riot, which probably leads to a large battle. I did manage to eat some soup de ghoul, which seemed to prevent a certain battle.<br /><br />I've been enjoying the exploration, but it's just really hard to know where to go next or how powerful I need to be before I venture further. One thing I haven't tried is resting in the middle of a cavern, but even if that works there are some fights that can obliterate the party at full health.<br /><br />I'm definitely making progress, it's just hard fought and maybe that's not such a bad thing. It feels like I'm save/loading more than any other game, and that's the part I'm not really enjoying.Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946916641850178817.post-52335967567737962942015-02-01T16:01:50.368-08:002015-02-01T16:01:50.368-08:00MM2, and the series, is quite open-world. There...MM2, and the series, is quite open-world. There's easily 80+ hours of content, but the majority of it is optional. I would think someone out there has speedrun it in a few hours.<br /><br />It's a little too easy to wander into an area or a fight that's stronger than your party. The MM series sometimes puts powerful optional bosses, or portals to high-level areas, in low-level areas. Having to reload and remember "okay, I don't go there/do that until I'm much stronger" is just part of the game.<br /><br />Wow, I'm making this game sound terrible, aren't I? But I loved it back in the day, I really did, and I know I'm not the only one.<br /><br />One more tip - be careful about eating expensive gourmet meals, especially early in the game. There are advantages and disadvantages to consuming them.Victarhttp://www.victarfanfics.comnoreply@blogger.com