This time, careful team selection will pay dividends because each character has their own allegiances and personal agenda, meaning that their personalities develop uniquely as the plot unfolds.Īs a result, individual team members are as likely to be ruthless (handy when it comes to fisticuffs and spell-casting) as approachable and friendly (essential for gleaning information from locals, and for trading purposes), so a good balance of character traits and physical attributes will be required to produce an effective team. Those fearing another shoddy-looking affair need only look at the screenshots to realise that Ubi Soft have addressed all the previous incarnation's visual shortcomings - they've added full 3D support, tidied up the animation and dramatically increased the frame rate.īut it's not just the graphical overhaul that's impressive throwing off the restrictions of the dated prequel, you're offered a more diverse range of characters to add to your team, including elves, dwarfs, ores and human combatants.

Leading a band of four adventurers, your quest is to amass wealth and, perhaps more nobly, restore peace to your homeland. However, despite its shortcomings, those who persevered were gripped by the cunning multi-layered plot of regal deception and intrigue.įor the uninitiated, the latest in the series is set in the war-torn mystical land of Erathia. It was also considered far too challenging for novice role-players, proving inaccessible to all but seasoned campaign veterans. The previous instalment of this long-running RPG series, Might And Magic VI, was let down by a poor software-only graphics engine and patchy animation.

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