Might & Magic X: Legacy Reviews

Might & Magic X: Legacy is ranked in the 40th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Digitally Downloaded
Matt S.
Top Critic
Jan 26, 2014

Games like Might & Magic X, where you can take a couple of minutes to work out a clever strategy to deal with an enemy, are few and far between. I'm glad this game does it, though, because it means that the enemies can have more complex strengths and weaknesses, because players can take more time to figure out how to beat them.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jan 26, 2014

There are two types of people as far as Might & Magic X: Legacy goes, those who upon hearing "Might & Magic" think of a role-playing game, and those who think about a strategy game. The former category will greatly enjoy the new game and ignore its shortcomings, and the latter, well, not so much.

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8.3 / 10.0
Jan 23, 2014

Fans of the series looking for a true successor to the earlier groundbreaking titles will find a pleasing trek down memory lane. Newcomers will find delving into the title much easier than any other recent attempt at recreating the core PC RPG experience

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8 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2014

It certainly has its downsides, as most games of this type often do, but if you are used to sketchy difficulty and paper thin dialog and just like the character building/dungeon crawling of the genre's storied past, then Legacy is what you'll be spending your next 50 hours worth of free time playing.

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7.5 / 10.0
Jan 23, 2014

Might and Magic X: Legacy is an uncompromisingly old school trip into forgotten territories. It's a risky move, but it's one that should attract plenty of gamers who want less new school action and a more cerebral roll of the dice in their RPGs.

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73 / 100
Jan 23, 2014

Retro and proud, understanding why these games were fun even if they are in the past.

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Leif Johnson
Top Critic
7.3 / 10.0
Jan 28, 2014

Might and Magic X: Legacy delivers tough, but fair turn-based fantasy combat that largely works.

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7 / 10
Jan 22, 2014

Might & Magic 10: Legacy feels like a pleasant throwback to dungeon crawls of decades past, but its limited scope and combat-heavy focus might put off those pining for the freedom afforded by the more recent Elder Scrolls games, or the wordy character interaction of a Dragon Age. Nonetheless, for those keen on poring over stats and comparing colour-coded loot, it serves as a modern introduction to those games' precursors, delivers a heady blast of nostalgia, and preserves a little slice of history.

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7 / 10
Jan 23, 2014

A bit buggy and a bit uninventive, but a loving, enjoyable tribute to RPGs of olde.

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70%
Feb 2, 2014

A messy, bland RPG that might attract some for its nostalgic powers.

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7 / 10
Feb 10, 2014

This new entry to the age-old series is sure to to please old and new players alike looking for a challenging dungeon crawler, but Legacy is certainly not for everyone.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 6, 2014

Despite a few minor set-backs within its graphical options and overall appearance, Might and Magic Legacy X is an enjoyable game that fans of the Old School owe it themselves to play.

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65 / 100
Jan 22, 2014

Might & Magic X: Legacy certainly did remind me of fun times I had in the past with earlier entries in the series. I even had fun for several hours. But once the nostalgia wore off, it served as a stark indication that many of these design choices should have been left in the past with its predecessors. What good is a fully 3D world when you can't touch or interact with hardly anything? What sense does it make that you can't run away from an encounter in which you're clearly outmatched (or even move once you're in melee rage, for that matter)?

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6.5 / 10.0
Jan 23, 2014

Exploring ogre caves, elemental temples and naga towers with my intrepid band of badly optimised warriors still somehow managed to be fun, despite the chugging performance and irritation of grid-based overland movement. If you can look past these blemishes there's plenty of fun to be had with Might and Magic X, but it could have done with a lot more polish.

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Game Debate
Felix Nova
Top Critic
6.5 / 10.0
Jan 27, 2014

And so if you can accept M&M for what it is, a fairly ugly fantasy RPG that sticks to the classic dungeon crawler formula, then you're likely to find a hearty dose of cheesy story and quick to pick up combat, that comes with just enough layers of strategy to keep it fun and varied without being overly complicated. Games in this old style genre do not come along very often, but when done correctly can hold your attention for many hours. M&M X Legacy is a pretty good example of this just dont expect Skyrim quality emersion. Skyrim is £14.99 at the moment, with thousands of awesome mods. Just saying.

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GameSpot
Top Critic
6 / 10
Jan 23, 2014

Might & Magic X: Legacy seems like a 15-year-old leftover, for better and for worse.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 3, 2014

Despite visualizing my Dungeons and Dragons fantasies amazingly well, Might and Magic X Legacy has too many pitfalls to truly recommend it. Things start off poorly with the information-heavy prologue and get worse with the grid-based open world and poor story. The combat system certainly deserves some plaudits, as do the dungeons and enclosed spaces, but cheap tactics and technical issues even mange to put a downer on these highlights. Hardcore fans of old school western RPG's may have a good time, but the majority will find it confusing and uninspired.

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6 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2014

Might & Magic X - Legacy has the potential to be a fantastic and challenging party-based RPG in the style of old games from the genre. It is more focused on exploration and combat than it is on story. There are some weak presentation issues that hold it back a little and unfortunately, intolerable performance issues that are a fatal blow. Based upon the first part of the game, which saw thorough testing via the Early Access beta, Might & Magic X - Legacy was on track to score much higher but the poor performance in the later game compromises it significantly. If and when Ubisoft address these issues in a patch, the game will be easy to recommend to any gamer of a certain age looking for a nostalgia trip. Until then it should be avoided by all but the most patient players with high end gaming systems.

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6 / 10.0
Mar 23, 2014

In replicating everything enjoyable about the old-school, Limbic Entertainment have simultaneously duplicated the old flaws of those same games. With artificial difficulty spikes, lacklustre presentation, and the presence of complicated systems with no explanations offered, Might & Magic X frustrates as often as it entertains. It is the best, and worst, of an old generation.

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5.5 / 10.0
Jan 31, 2014

Might and Magic X is an unabashedly old school RPG experience that, despite one or two high notes, often only serves to remind us why so many of these mechanics were relegated to history.

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