Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Reviews
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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is, without a doubt, a great game to play. With every facet of what you'd expect in an RPG fully exposed for your gaming pleasure, you can certainly believe that Arkane Studios have not left a single stone unturned in their pursuit to create the near-perfect RPG. And the question of the day - is it better than Oblivion? That we just can't say but we can certainly vouch for the game on its own merit and rank it as a game that could easily give Oblivion a run for its money. Bottom line, if you are an RPG fan, you won't want to miss out on Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, especially so close to the Christmas season.
And the second is at Gamer's Hell with an overall score of 6.7/10:
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a let down; not a terrible game, but disappointingly short of its potential. In focusing on shooter-like combat, the open-ended RPG greatness of games like Arx Fatalis was sacrificed--why not give us both? Nice art direction and atmospheric lighting are ruined by jarring voice acting that takes us out of the nicely-imagined world. Potentially interesting physics-based combat is overused. In short, for every impressive element of the game, there is something that doesn't quite work. Patching will fix the bugs, but not bring back the choice, freedom, and depth of a satisfying RPG experience.
