Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

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8.7

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  1. vangomaextreme
    Mar 19, 2013
    0
    Great festering pile of frustrating rubbish!!! Appalling voice dialogue, dull, dark dungeon crawling with an annoying amount of spiders and towards the end of the game after all that frustration the game takes forever to load and sometimes doesn't load at all. Complete waste of time stay well away!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Janmanden
    Nov 20, 2014
    6
    Might and Magic? Where?! This is a completely linear and fast-paced dungeon rhomb of a Thief game with a bit of magic and there isn't any Might - it's called Strength in this game. No races, no classes, no attributes, no party, no open-world exploration, nothing that justify the use of the Might & Magic brand.

    I don't know what the deal is with combat. I played the game with a focus on    Might and Magic? Where?! This is a completely linear and fast-paced dungeon rhomb of a Thief game with a bit of magic and there isn't any Might - it's called Strength in this game. No races, no classes, no attributes, no party, no open-world exploration, nothing that justify the use of the Might & Magic brand.

    I don't know what the deal is with combat. I played the game with a focus on Magic and Archery, because I was never able to make heads or tails of the Melee fights in this game with daggers, swords and staffs, because there is a lot of distracting flamboyant swings and handling on the weapons in between strikes and a general lack of blood splatters and health bars on enemies, which makes it very hard to tell whether I am shadow boxing or actually dealing damage. Eventually, as I felt I wasn't making a difference, I started to use Charm a lot to let my enemies kill each other.

    At first it felt a bit like Gothic and it has a bit of the same mechanics where you have to combine strikes with movement keys, but with all the sneaking around in darkness, bows and daggers it started to feel much more like a Thief game. Fortunately enemies makes noise as they talk to each other or themselves, sounds of foot-steps or cripply-crawly noises give away their position so you don't have to sneak around all the time. The most important utility is the rope bow, that you will be using a lot to dodge traps and move on to the next level of whatever..

    The graphics and sounds are pretty decent. Looks a bit dated now, of course.

    It's not a bad game per se, but it's not a Might & Magic game and without that brand I would never have bothered playing it at all.    … Expand
  3. Tomle1202
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    Dark Messiah of Might and Magic's patchy visual presentation and relatively clunky controls are, to an extent, redeemed by a fun and creative combat system.
  4. MWSoapMactavish
    Dec 29, 2015
    6
    I enjoyned this game back in 2006 and decided to replay it recently, this game was a gem back in those times, it has a pretty short story, but the fast paced combat made this game very enjoynable, but being realistic it's a very simple concept, as we have a lineal game where we advance through maps like Half-Life, this game is powered by Source Engine, Dark Messiah of Might and MagicI enjoyned this game back in 2006 and decided to replay it recently, this game was a gem back in those times, it has a pretty short story, but the fast paced combat made this game very enjoynable, but being realistic it's a very simple concept, as we have a lineal game where we advance through maps like Half-Life, this game is powered by Source Engine, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic offers pretty good graphics for the era (2006) and to me, even in 2015 still looks good, considering from which era comes from, the Inventory and Leveling System are pretty simple too, as they are adapted to be a short tree of perks and three stats: Magicka, Stamina and Constitution.… Expand
  5. Voyou
    Jan 24, 2016
    7
    Fun, fun, fun.
    Surprisingly.
    I was hoping for some RPG. What I got is what many will call a FPS, but what I simply call a platformer. Not really my kind of game, and it started with a less than impressive tutorial, yet as soon as the story began I was enjoying it, from the narrative tricks to the scenery design, the pace and the liveliness. It's a game where killing is fun. Killing    Fun, fun, fun.
    Surprisingly.

    I was hoping for some RPG. What I got is what many will call a FPS, but what I simply call a platformer. Not really my kind of game, and it started with a less than impressive tutorial, yet as soon as the story began I was enjoying it, from the narrative tricks to the scenery design, the pace and the liveliness. It's a game where killing is fun. Killing easily is fun, backstabbing is radical, low-level spells are powerful, a staff is a proper weapon (whereas in other games it's always designed as a wizard limitation,) and your foot is a true catapult.

    I'll tell you some flaws, but they don't stop me from playing at all: it's as linear as a platformer can be. It has the occasional invisible obstacle that inexplicably blocks you between 2 planks. And progression might be too quick, as I am already more than satisfied with the full set of thieves skills and a couple of fun spells. That's pretty much the worst I can say.

    Casual sneaking and cutting throats at its best.    … Expand
  6. Mobile
    May 24, 2018
    6
    ENG-RU
    Throw everything that comes to hand, kick all who will run into the foot, wander (sometimes) without a card horseradish understand where, try to understand the love of development in spiders, find closer to the end of the sword of fire and sucking HP, rejoice, vykuy your own sword - an invaluable experience, get rid of the desire of both girls or one, Yes finally, the end is one    ENG-RU
    Throw everything that comes to hand, kick all who will run into the foot, wander (sometimes) without a card horseradish understand where, try to understand the love of development in spiders, find closer to the end of the sword of fire and sucking HP, rejoice, vykuy your own sword - an invaluable experience, get rid of the desire of both girls or one, Yes finally, the end is one and then for 20 seconds...all!
    Кидай всем что под руку попадется, пинай всех кто под ногу нарвется, блуждай (иногда) без карты хрен пойму куда, попытайся понять любовь разрабов в паукам, найди ближе к концу меч огненный и на высасывание хп, возрадуйся, выкуй свой собственный меч - бесценный опыт, избавься по желания от обоих девушек или от одной, да ваще без разницы, конец один и то на 20 секунд...все!    … Expand
  7. canceRnya
    Oct 29, 2018
    1
    Трэш. Ужасная боевка, ужасные локациий. Очень жалка потраченных 5 минут жизни на это.
  8. Kotofon
    Feb 3, 2020
    7
    Плюсы:
    + хорошие персонажи
    + неплохая в меру хардкорная боевка + вариативность прокачки + несколько концовок. + наличие стелса Минусы: - ближе к концу игры ощущаешь себя чуть ли богом, все враги становятся просто хиленькими мобами, та же ситуация и с финальным боссом из-за чего не чувствуется грандиозность финала. - к сожалению концовки мало чем отличаются - игра иногда не прочь    Плюсы:
    + хорошие персонажи
    + неплохая в меру хардкорная боевка
    + вариативность прокачки
    + несколько концовок.
    + наличие стелса
    Минусы:
    - ближе к концу игры ощущаешь себя чуть ли богом, все враги становятся просто хиленькими мобами, та же ситуация и с финальным боссом из-за чего не чувствуется грандиозность финала.
    - к сожалению концовки мало чем отличаются
    - игра иногда не прочь вылететь    … Expand
  9. 4ya5h1
    Mar 24, 2022
    7
    this game is really fun to play, i like it. gameplay is good and story is interesting, characters are fine
  10. rezo_21
    Sep 18, 2021
    7
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  11. Goiti_2002
    Nov 3, 2022
    4
    Este juego lo compré porque me lo encontré en las ofertas de Steam y me sonaba de un video de Dayo en el que lo mencionaba comparándolo con el Skyrim y él decía que el juego era de acción con lo cual el combate era más divertido que el de Skyrim, y por un video de Joseju en el que él también hablaba maravillas sobre lo divertido que era el combate del juego. En ese video Joseju tambiénEste juego lo compré porque me lo encontré en las ofertas de Steam y me sonaba de un video de Dayo en el que lo mencionaba comparándolo con el Skyrim y él decía que el juego era de acción con lo cual el combate era más divertido que el de Skyrim, y por un video de Joseju en el que él también hablaba maravillas sobre lo divertido que era el combate del juego. En ese video Joseju también mencionaba que la historia no era nada del otro mundo. Y la verdad es que en eso estoy de acuerdo. He quedado muy decepcionado al terminar este juego. Porque la experiencia ha quedado muy desfavorecida debido a la cantidad de bugs que he sufrido. El juego tenia caídas de fotogramas, cosa que no entiendo teniendo en cuenta que tiene el mismo motor gráfico que el half life 2 y ese juego me funciona perfecto y además el half life 2 se ve gráficamente mucho mejor. El combate no me ha gustado tanto como pensaba al principio. Me ha parecido muy chulo todo lo que se puede interactuar con el entorno del juego para solventar puzles o salir de situaciones en las que estas rodeado de enemigos. La experiencia habría sido mucho mejor si el juego de repente al cargar un capitulo nuevo o una parte nueva del mapa no se cerrará por la cara. El juego también se cerraba a ratos solo por estar utilizando otro programa y tener el juego minimizado. En general me ha dejado una sensación agridulce y tengo claro que, si no fuera por el video de Joseju y de Dayo, no le habría dado la oportunidad que le di y no le habría dado tanto esfuerzo en terminarlo.… Expand
  12. bancandrei
    May 14, 2020
    7
    The most underrated game I have played. This is just fun and mechanics are slightly different than other mainstream titles, making it an experience worth checking out. The story is simple, but effective and fits the tone, I would dismiss criticism of it. The only thing it would benefit from is more openness in progression through the game world.
  13. Nekellor_Met
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    Начало и моменты пред концом неплохи. Но вот когда запихивают в подземелья вроде храма паука или последней локации, начинается душнота.
  14. JesseO.
    Jul 1, 2007
    9
    When you beat a game and the only thing you'd change is to have more content to play through, you know a game has hit spot on. The controls are very intuitive and you can change the story as much as you could in this, my only complaint is that it's very difficult at first, and becomes much much easier toward the end.
  15. TommyH.
    Jul 10, 2007
    10
    Great game! BUt the indoor-levels are *****, they are like a maze ~ but the online-mode is wonderful.
  16. RichardM.
    Jan 20, 2008
    10
    Its a fun game, with a really good story. Just make sure your computer can handle it and you installed it right with steam, otherwise its a headache to try to play.
  17. KDep
    Oct 18, 2006
    9
    After playing the demo thoroughly, I really enjoyed this game a lot. It's the standard "Start with a regular character and customize them to your playing style". Create a warrior, rougue, mage or combination. The beautiful and interactive environment is just a great thing to behold.

    Combat is also highly interactive. Fight / swing swords - fine, that's standard. Drop a    After playing the demo thoroughly, I really enjoyed this game a lot. It's the standard "Start with a regular character and customize them to your playing style". Create a warrior, rougue, mage or combination. The beautiful and interactive environment is just a great thing to behold.

    Combat is also highly interactive. Fight / swing swords - fine, that's standard. Drop a barrel on a goblin's head. Hmm... Kick your enemy over a cliff or shove them into a spiked wall. Nice...    … Expand
  18. TimP.
    Oct 30, 2006
    9
    Great game. Though very linear, this game is beautiful and really fun to play. I have a dell XPS m1210 laptop, 1.83ghz,1gig ram,256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400. I'm running it at the lowest resolution and had to adjust some shading aspects, but it runs and looks fantastic now. Had some sound issues but fixed that by going on the Steam forums. If I would have been unable to install it or Great game. Though very linear, this game is beautiful and really fun to play. I have a dell XPS m1210 laptop, 1.83ghz,1gig ram,256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400. I'm running it at the lowest resolution and had to adjust some shading aspects, but it runs and looks fantastic now. Had some sound issues but fixed that by going on the Steam forums. If I would have been unable to install it or get it to run correctly I wouldnt be playing it, therefore I wouldnt have bothered giving a review based on my anger at not being able to play it. Hate to sound arrogant, but if your system is incapable of installing this game, you should think about upgrading, getting a new system or just stick to console gaming. PC gaming is inherently more involved and requires a bit of research and the understanding that the game you pick might not turn out the way you want. Stop blaming it on the game maker.… Expand
  19. MichaelL.
    Oct 30, 2006
    9
    The game is remarkable. It keeps you on the edge of your seat like no other. Oblivion? What's Oblivion? Dark Messiah is atleast MULTIPLAYER. The singleplayer campaign isn't like Oblivion however, but to think that if it did, everyone would say "Oblivi-who?"
  20. Mr.S
    Oct 30, 2006
    9
    Must say that I was somewhat sceptical towards this game at first, but deciced to buy it anyway. Luckily the game turned out to be really entertaining. It's not free, vast and doesn't have a deep storytelling element, but as a lightweigth action/adventureRPG it's a winner. I enjoyed Oblivion immensely and Gothic 3 keeps entertaining me, but at times they're Must say that I was somewhat sceptical towards this game at first, but deciced to buy it anyway. Luckily the game turned out to be really entertaining. It's not free, vast and doesn't have a deep storytelling element, but as a lightweigth action/adventureRPG it's a winner. I enjoyed Oblivion immensely and Gothic 3 keeps entertaining me, but at times they're exhaustingly open and there's way too much to do. Dark Messiah keeps it small and focused, which is an excellent option to the large games. The graphics are excellent and the game runs on full detail with no mentionable stuttering. Gameplay is great and so far I haven't encountered any bugs. Thoroughly enjoyable game. If you're into rpg/action adventures I'd suggest you try the game. Only thing keeping the game away from a 10 is that from what I've heared the game could be a tad longer.… Expand
  21. KirkL.
    Jan 10, 2007
    8
    This is a great step in the right direction. The pros are to many to list but the melee combat is fantastic. The cons are that some fighting and play can be slightly repetative but not enought to ruin the game, however I do suggest hardcore gamers to begin playing at a hard setting otheriwse it can get boring until a challenging monsters comes along.
  22. JoeA.
    Jan 14, 2007
    9
    I loved this game! The physics engine and blade fighting is the best that any game has offered to date. Better than Oblivion! No other game allows you to kick opponents off of ledges, into fires, and against sharp objects. No other game allows you to bounce a stray skull off of your opponent. The imagery of the scenes and the monsters that are encountered are second to none. Sure, there I loved this game! The physics engine and blade fighting is the best that any game has offered to date. Better than Oblivion! No other game allows you to kick opponents off of ledges, into fires, and against sharp objects. No other game allows you to bounce a stray skull off of your opponent. The imagery of the scenes and the monsters that are encountered are second to none. Sure, there are a few glitches, of which most have been patched now, but this game is well worth it either way.… Expand
  23. VolkanO.
    Jan 8, 2007
    8
    Good graphics & audio. Got nothing to do with Heroes of the Might and Magic RPG Series nor has a fluent gameplay where Hexen or Heretic were more Fun. I'm giving this game an 8 because it's oldschool. Otherwise 6.5
  24. LiamM.
    Feb 9, 2007
    7
    I love this game its full of good combat and the graphics are stunning unfortunately I got bad bugs when I was playing the game but apart from that I loved the game with its great combat and visual effects this is a thumbs up for me and is recommended by me for all gamers.
  25. AlexM.
    May 6, 2007
    10
    Awsome story, graphics and atmospher. It grabs you by the arms and throws you into a world were dieing is not an option. Briliant!
  26. AnonymousMC
    Jun 28, 2007
    10
    Minor problems and bugs cannot hide this game's brilliance. I was kind of disappointed at the beginning to the point of almost abandoning it but then it really grew on me. The hand to hand combat system and body awareness combined with Source's physics engine creates a really unique experience where you can feel the blows you deal and the hits you take from enemies as much as aMinor problems and bugs cannot hide this game's brilliance. I was kind of disappointed at the beginning to the point of almost abandoning it but then it really grew on me. The hand to hand combat system and body awareness combined with Source's physics engine creates a really unique experience where you can feel the blows you deal and the hits you take from enemies as much as a game can convey. And it gets 10/10 because it has catacombs. I love games with spooky tombs and traps ... :)… Expand
  27. AxelD.
    Jul 5, 2007
    10
    I think this is one of the best games i have played in all my time on this earth...i love games...ive made them my life, career, and everyday life...but this is still close to my 1st favorite game...the only problem i had with this game is a cooperative aspect of the game...this is why i am so excited to play Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements...but other then this minor flaw I think this is one of the best games i have played in all my time on this earth...i love games...ive made them my life, career, and everyday life...but this is still close to my 1st favorite game...the only problem i had with this game is a cooperative aspect of the game...this is why i am so excited to play Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements...but other then this minor flaw because of major time needed to program cooperative play I both respect and hope to work with Ubisoft.… Expand
  28. JamesS.
    Sep 7, 2007
    10
    10-no doubt about it, one of the best games i have ever played- dunno where everyone is getting these crash problems, because it never happened with me, uber gfx, great storyline and the AI is fantastic!!
  29. MikeN.
    Jul 1, 2008
    10
    This game was incredible. The story is simple, and the action is great. With realistic physics and detailed graphics, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic keeps me wanting more! A must have for most people, and an absolute must have for fans of the source engine.
  30. PaulM
    Mar 19, 2009
    10
    This game is amazing. The storyline is fulfilling and addictive to the last moment. I couldn't get enough of the combat. There's multiple ways to execute people just by moving a slightly different way. Dark Messiah definitely has the best graphics of any game made in 2006, and I can play the multiplayer all night long. The gore in the game was at a perfect level; there This game is amazing. The storyline is fulfilling and addictive to the last moment. I couldn't get enough of the combat. There's multiple ways to execute people just by moving a slightly different way. Dark Messiah definitely has the best graphics of any game made in 2006, and I can play the multiplayer all night long. The gore in the game was at a perfect level; there wasn't too much, but it wasn't like playing a child's game. I highly recommend you add this game to your collection.… Expand
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#91 Best PC Game of 2006
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2006
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2006

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Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 44
  3. Negative: 2 out of 44
  1. PC Gamer UK
    88
    There's really nothing that can match Dark Messiah's combat. The mixture of weaponry and convincingly cause-and-effect physics really does take first-person fighting to new places. [Nov 2006, p.62]
  2. PC Zone UK
    84
    If the game suffers, it's from over-explanation, the occasional lapse in the combat, and the repetitive nature of the environmental weaponry. But I was kept entertained all the way through, and I've never felt so directy responsible for chopping off a goblin's arm. [Dec 2006, p.70]
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  3. PC Format
    88
    An outstanding experience. It manages to create a constant sense of threat, includes some stunning set-pieces, and introduces a cast of breathtaking beasts, all within a combat system that is one of the most versatile and violent we have ever seen. [Dec 2006, p.98]
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