Might & Magic X Teased by Ubisoft, To Be Revealed at PAX East

[Zoraptor]

While Ubisoft is about the only big publisher this was even possible from it's still a lot more old school looking than I would have thought possible. Dev is a bit of a question mark but I guess there really aren't that many (available) developers around with any actual experience in the genre any more, what with it being 'dead'.

[C2B]

I, still cannot believe Ubisoft publishing an old-school-like, turn based RPG... Is this some kind of fantasy O_o

 

 

Limbic sounds OK, though their first work is only repairing M&M6 (they are the ones built city screens for starters)

 

That's not their first work, they've been doing pc shovelware for nearly a decade.

[HoonDing]

Never heard of Limbic. They should have gotten Nival interactive on board again, or any of the many other Russian devs that still dish out turn-based shovelware.

[Cultist]

HoMM VI was a product of incompetent, and now rightfully bankrupt, studio. Why they decided to build their story upon this crap?

Well, i bet they will once again pay IGN for high ratings, like they did with HOMM VI - IGN back then praised it as a new era of turn-based strategies and bezt gaem evur!!!111oneoneone.

[HoonDing]

If the big publishers are actually going to publish old-skool games again, Fargo will have to find another quip for his Kickstarter hype videos.

[IndiraLightfoot]

 

 

Well this is exactly what I was hoping for, they are definitely going for a Legend of Grimrock old school style of game.  That doesn't guarantee success, but it does get my interest.

I'm maybe the only person on the planet that didn't like Legend of Grimrock.  With that said, I'm still excited for the direction this game is taking.  

 

I doubt you are the only one.  I'm actually a bit torn on the game itself, the setting itself lost my interest quickly.  I mean, you are in a dungeon, and you are solving puzzles.  That's it.  Pretty shallow, and eventually I got bored.  I've never been a huge fan of long dungeons.

 

But the style of gameplay was a huge kick for me.  I loved the party of four, the mix of abilities, the formations, the simple movement and combat.  If you take all that and put it in a full world with actual skies, NPC's, stores, etc.  I will be happy.

This is exactly how i feel about Grimrock! 

[Sannom]

Why they decided to build their story upon this crap?

Because HoMM VI was in the continuity of HoMM V and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic?

 

I'm surprised that Ubisoft would ask such a small studio to handle their first foray in the RPG genre, you would think that they would go bigger!

[Malekith]

 

Why they decided to build their story upon this crap?

Because HoMM VI was in the continuity of HoMM V and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic?

 

I'm surprised that Ubisoft would ask such a small studio to handle their first foray in the RPG genre, you would think that they would go bigger!

Bigger in a turn based blobber? You must be crazy. This will be a low budget excperiment for them. They want to know if the "old school" market is big enough to support such games made in a low budget.(1-3M$)

Edited March 21, 2013 by Malekith

[Keyrock]

If the big publishers are actually going to publish old-skool games again, Fargo will have to find another quip for his Kickstarter hype videos.

Or he could get publishers to actually fund the old-school games he wants to make.

 

Little Kid CEO in limo - "Brian, we'd like you to make Starflight 3"

 

Brian Fargo - "Let me guess, you want it to be a linear first person shooter"

 

Little Kid CEO - "Nope, make it just like Starflight 1 & 2, but with updated graphics and UI, oh and make it for PC, Mac, and Linux only."

 

Brian Fargo - *jaw drops*

 

Or, alternatively, and MUCH more realistically, when Wasteland 2 releases, and if it is well received and a success, he can stop playing us vs. them and just pitch it as "we made this really cool game using Kickstarter, now we want to make another".

 

Or, he could just find something else to gripe about publishers.

Edited March 21, 2013 by Keyrock

[alanschu]

Precisely why I find Kickstarter intriguing.  I feel there's a lot to be gained if they can knock the ball out of the park with their games.

[Keyrock]

Precisely why I find Kickstarter intriguing.  I feel there's a lot to be gained if they can knock the ball out of the park with their games.

Absolutely.  Just like the first high profile failure (and this will unfortunately happen) will leave a sour taste in people's mouths, the high profile successes can really give a small to mid size developer leverage.

[alanschu]

The level of failure will be hard for those that contribute to said project, but when that failure occurs (and it will happen) is important.  If it comes after 42 successful projects, it's less of an issue that if it's the first or second big project.

[LadyCrimson]

*looks at the teaser trailer*

 

Hm. Well, turn based is good. The graphic look that I can see is sorta "meh" - and I don't mean because it's not "shiny" (I actually hope they won't go too crazy graphically). But it's a start.

[BruceVC]

 

If the big publishers are actually going to publish old-skool games again, Fargo will have to find another quip for his Kickstarter hype videos.

Or he could get publishers to actually fund the old-school games he wants to make.

 

Little Kid CEO in limo - "Brian, we'd like you to make Starflight 3"

 

Brian Fargo - "Let me guess, you want it to be a linear first person shooter"

 

Little Kid CEO - "Nope, make it just like Starflight 1 & 2, but with updated graphics and UI, oh and make it for PC, Mac, and Linux only."

 

Brian Fargo - *jaw drops*

 

Or, alternatively, and MUCH more realistically, when Wasteland 2 releases, and if it is well received and a success, he can stop playing us vs. them and just pitch it as "we made this really cool game using Kickstarter, now we want to make another".

 

Or, he could just find something else to gripe about publishers.

 

 

Precisely why I find Kickstarter intriguing.  I feel there's a lot to be gained if they can knock the ball out of the park with their games.

 

 

End of the day this is what I am hoping for. The result of KS is to convince some Publishers that there is a market of PC based CRPG. It would be great to have the enthusiasm and skills  of the likes of Brian Fargo making the game how he wants but the financial backing of Ubisoft

 

Oh Keyrock, you are funny

 

"Brian Fargo - "Let me guess, you want it to be a linear first person shooter"

 

Little Kid CEO - "Nope, make it just like Starflight 1 & 2, but with updated graphics and UI, oh and make it for PC, Mac, and Linux only."

 

Brian Fargo - *jaw drops*

Edited March 22, 2013 by BruceVC

[Cultist]

 

 

Why they decided to build their story upon this crap?

Because HoMM VI was in the continuity of HoMM V and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic?

I'm surprised that Ubisoft would ask such a small studio to handle their first foray in the RPG genre, you would think that they would go bigger!

 

Bcause HOMM 6 set 400 years BEFORE HOMM 5 and virtually a new setting. but my complains mostly not about new setting - they could expand it as they like, but about how bad it was implemented. Low quality of HOMM 6 will harm M&M X in the end.

Edited March 22, 2013 by Cultist

[HoonDing]

They had to go prequel since after HoMM V the world is destroyed at the end of Dark Messiah (canon ending, although there was also a lame goodie two shoes ending).

[Cultist]

What makes you think freeing demon lord is the canon ending? is there any official statements about it?

[LadyCrimson]

This will be a low budget excperiment for them. They want to know if the "old school" market is big enough to support such games made in a low budget.(1-3M$)

Yeah, that's how I'm seeing this venture too. They might be better off creating a new low-budget IP instead, tho. I'm concerned that there's not enough of an audience for an old-new MM-rpg, and then they'll be back to thinking that because one didn't work, that there's no audience at all.

[Amentep]

I never actually played any of the M&M games, but I'd be willing to give this a shot - particularly if it gets good word of mouth.

[rjshae]

I used to play M&M back in the day, and found them okay for passing the time but never really that enthralling. As soon as I played the group tactical combat screens in Ultima I realized that's the way to simulate combat, and the GoldBox games only reinforced that preference. I'm not sure I want to go back to the first person click-fests of M&M and Wizardry. Only if there isn't something better available.

Edited March 22, 2013 by rjshae

[Zoma]

Am hoping for great and memorable music like HoMM4

 

Grassland theme: 

 

 

Sea theme:

 

 

Hoping Rob King will get to compose again.

[TSBasilisk]

A short Q&A with some interesting facts

Highlights:

- Release window is currently within CY 2013

 

- Single-player only

 

- There will be no arranging of party members; ensuring your meat shield takes blows for the casters will require activating related skills instead

[BruceVC]

A short Q&A with some interesting facts

Highlights:

- Release window is currently within CY 2013

 

- Single-player only

 

- There will be no arranging of party members; ensuring your meat shield takes blows for the casters will require activating related skills instead

 

 

I think it sounds really promising, or am I missing something?

[Zoraptor]

No, it does sound really promising. It'll be interesting to see if it's actually a good game at the end of it but all the right noises are being made. 

[Keyrock]

 

1) It looks cool.

2) It looks like honest to goodness, bona fide, genuine Might & Magic.