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Vor gut einem Jahr vergab Avault.com mit 4 von 5 möglichen Sternen Might & Mgaic VII eine faire Wertung. Wie wird nun der Nachfolger Might & Magic VIII gesehen?

Might and Magic VIII is a prime example of "old school" CRPG design, and while it is nice to revisit the traditional every once in a while, this was amply accomplished in the previous two Might and Magic titles. Excluding a few minor details such as the inclusion of the quasi-addictive Arcomage side game and the leeway to commit your party to a few morally binding quests, Might & Magic VIII is a wholly unremarkable experience whose primary characteristics are repetition, repetition and more repetition. Even the ability to play traditionally evil characters such as necromancers, minotaurs and vampires offers a small degree of variety in terms of character development, but in the end works out to being little more than a novelty. If the Might and Magic role-playing series hopes to have any kind of staying power, it absolutely must overhaul its extremely tired and outdated graphical engine, lest it lose all credibility with gamers who long to enjoy an old-fashioned, traditional-style CRPG. Until then, they'll have to settle for Might & Magic VII, which is not only a much better and more finely tuned product than this newest installation in the series but also manages to feature all of number eight's positive elements with far less of its negatives. All in all, Might & Magic VIII monotonously travels down the path of repetitious mediocrity, accomplishing precious little in doing so.

Das Ergebnis mit 2 von 5 möglichen Sternen ist schon hart. Aber die Kritik ist in Teilen sicherlich gerechtfertigt.