Dark Messiah of Might & Magic II

[Exceptional player]

Who here wants to see a sequel to this game? I personally would love to see it as Dark Messiah of Might & Magic has great combat mechanics that stand the test of time, great atmosphere and a cool storyline based on solid lore.

[Awakened Gamer]

bulletskater eredeti hozzászólása:

I pray for the sequel. This is my favourite game of all time, better than Baldur's Gate, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and a lot of other games in my personal ranking. Dishonored is not even close in terms of gameplay and interesting story. This is what I found on wiki page:
"Sequel
In an interview with Dutch gamesite Gamer.nl, Might & Magic creative director Erwan le Breton mentioned they are discussing a possible sequel to Dark Messiah. However Arkane Studios has left Ubisoft and the Might & Magic team is still searching for a new studio to take over the sequel."

Also screw Bugthesda with their mediocre games, too bad Arkane Studios works under them now :/

Also if you like/love Dark Messiah and would like to play something on the same level of combat mechanics, go and try Severance Blade of Darkness for single player, and for sure buy and try Chivalry: Medieval Warfare - for me Chivalry is like unofficial multiplayer sequel for Dark Messiah.

Cheers ;)

If he is still searching this highly suggests he is actually looking for developers who care about the game design and the direction, I also agree that dishonored isnt half as interesting as dark messiah.

[Exceptional player]

Steed eredeti hozzászólása:

+1, sure a kickstarter would be sucessful if devs are worried about low sales. This is one of the few games I come back to every year or so

Excellent idea, we need a kick starter!

[Princess Luna]

There was that game The Crossing that Arcane started to make after DM. It had the same fighting mechanics and some wierd multiplayer features. The game got canseled and shortly after Arcane faced some financial troubles. With time The Crossing evolved in Dishonored but u still can find the original trailer on youtube. Also, Techland was making Hellraid, game that looks 80% like DM, but its got deleyd for unknown period of time.
Speaking of DM2, i would buy it for sure, but there is no chance for it to come to life. Ubisoft has no interest in that franchise anymore and original HoM&M getting more casual with each new game.

[Awakened Gamer]

Skyrim deadly combat mod is similar to dm, missing the kick but I think there is a mod for that as well lol.

[corund]

Chivalry is multiplayer DMM&M for me but it lacks magic. Creators of Chivalry trademarked MIRAGE: ARCANE WARFARE and i hope it will be swordfighting with magic.

[corund]

And you should check Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. It is coop swordfighting game with mages and guns. Game is very challenging on higher difficulties.

[randybirsch]

Would be pretty sweet! It's got my vote!

[Jedi Tech]

Love this game. Played it when it first came out and continue to replay it over the years. Still has it's moments.

[NewCenturyCenturion]

yes please! a new story map is good as well!!

[Dryspace]

Understand that a primary reason that Dark Messiah is so good is that it is a PC game.

I too have wished for a sequel ever since I first played it, but even if that did happen, it would be conceived, designed, and coded for console just like every AAA game released since 2008.

I have console games that I very much enjoy (Arkham City, Far Cry 3, Just Cause 2, um....BIOSHOCK), but I do not know of a single instance in which the consolized sequel to a PC game was not at best an enjoyable disappointment (F.E.A.R. 2) and at worst an unspeakable abortion (F.3.A.R.).

[Dr. Rockenstone]

Dryspace eredeti hozzászólása:

Understand that a primary reason that Dark Messiah is so good is that it is a PC game.

I too have wished for a sequel ever since I first played it, but even if that did happen, it would be conceived, designed, and coded for console just like every AAA game released since 2008.

I have console games that I very much enjoy (Arkham City, Far Cry 3, Just Cause 2, um....BIOSHOCK), but I do not know of a single instance in which the consolized sequel to a PC game was not at best an enjoyable disappointment (F.E.A.R. 2) and at worst an unspeakable abortion (F.3.A.R.).

I think it's possible to make an incredible Dark Messiah type game for consoles. Even if it is only then ported to PC after it is made it can still be good even if the textures aren't super high fidelity. One of my gripes with games that are designed primarily with consoles in mind that the menus are made for a controller and not KB&M. As long as a little extra work is put in to tailor for different input devices, all is well. Well... as long as the game is optimized, bug free and runs well. But that goes for everything regardless of platform :)

[Dryspace]

@Rayniac

I just think you are being optimistic instead of realistic. I'm not talking about what I want, of course--I am talking about what I am 99.9% certain would actually happen, based on my experience of the last 10 years.

Having said that, I admit I am not familiar with HoMM lore, so it is not clear to me what kind of game a sequel could be. I mean, if there were a sequel, it wouldn't actually feature the "Dark Messiah", would it? Wasn't that a one-shot prophecy that pretty much played itself out?

Like I said, I'm ignorant of the lore, so I could be wrong, but I figured that a sequel would be a game with the same mechanics that is set in Ashan.

[Dr. Rockenstone]

Well... that has certainly been the trend. As for the world or universe and the lore, those things really don't matter. A game's quality is not affected by whether or not it is an official sequel to a franchise. It is entirely dependent on the people who make it.

[Dryspace]

@Rayniac

I suppose it is my fault for not being clear, but my speculations on the nature of a sequel weren't related to the issue of consolization or overall quality. It was just something that I wondered about.

To comment on your comment, though, I don't believe it is entirely dependent on the principals involved. If we are talking about a sequel, whether literal or "spiritual", there is the expectation that the fundamental gameplay is going to be the same, or a reasonable evolution thereof. Otherwise the concept of a "sequel" would be rather meaningless. As you indicated, a game with the same basic mechanics but different setting could be a sequel, but not a different genre with the same setting.

I think that recent years provide examples of ostensible sequels that--whether they are good games or terrible--are in no way sequels of their namesakes...sometimes to an offensive degree.

[Blue Lightning]

Yes and the sequal could have temple of the scorpions and we have to fight giant scorpions and hold their tail while stabbing them just like in the movie clash of the titans! :D

OF COURSE there should be a sequal to one of the best FPS of all time. I doubt that the studio will after just finishing the sequal to Dishonered but who knows?