I realize that programming has limitations, but the real problem here is failure of the imagination. The vast, vast, vast majority of CRPG's are 99% recycled swords-and-sworcery--there might be a cute twist here or there, but otherwise every idea is bastardized from Tolkien and world mythology and then blended together. Even the fantasy worlds that make some attempt to avoid this (like Final Fantasy VII or the Ultima series) are either barely adequate(Final Fantasy) or deadly dull (Ultima). With the barely-arguable exception of the Fallout series, I'm tempted to believe that the greatest and only innovation in computer role-playing has been the advent of graphics.
If you can accept these limitations, though, you'll find Might and Magic VI to be an enjoyable and absorbing distraction. Sure, there are still classes and levels. Sure, realism has taken a hike and it isn't coming back. Sure, of the 57 monster types, there might be four that aren't in AD&D's various Monster Manuals. But once you get past that, an otherwise colorful and well-executed game presents itself. The Might and Magic series has always offered vast worlds with endless things to do, and this installment is no exception.
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Perhaps the best operative phrase for Might and Magic VI is "Functional, but not mind-blowing." I found that this phrase could be applied to the interface, to the graphics, to the characters, to the magic system, to the story, and--naturally--to my impression of the experience of playing it.
The interface is about as good as can be expected, especially since the industry has been all but swallowed by the moronic demand for real-time combat in strategy and role-playing games. Point, click, occasionally read something, right-click if you need help or descriptions--controlling the game might take even a dim-witted person all of five minutes to learn. The only real problem comes with combat. By default, you fight in real time, where you will quickly die from not having any real control over what your characters are doing, but, thankfully, you can set the game to turn-based at any time.
And you'll be seeing a lot of monsters. Outdoors, you might turn a bend or climb a hill and find at least 20-30 monsters rushing to attack. Of course, it's not always _that_ many, but sometimes it's even more. The dungeons rarely stick that many on you at once, but there will be something in just about every room and corridor, so you'll still be fighting almost every step of the way. And, needless to say, the dungeons have a much higher ratio of really nasty things--most of the outdoors life are really pansified forms of life, at least before you get to the last maps, where groups of titans, dragons, and devils wander about. There is likely, without exaggeration, more combat in Might and Magic VI than there has been in any CRPG ever.
This gives the combat system surprising complexity, as all the weapon skills have these special effects--bow Mastery allows you to fire two arrows at once, for example, while staff Mastery grants a chance to stun. This system works well for the game's magic, as well. Each magic skill governs an entire category of spells, with skill points providing the basic power behind each spell and expert/master ratings allowing faster recovery or more complex effects. I'm not saying character creation here is as good as Cloneworld or Fallout, mind you, only that it works.
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