Master of Magic

This is a solid, dependable remake if the original. I cannot blame them for not innovating, the originals fans would have destroyed them, but some pieces of this feel rushed, such as the controls and interface. Still, if you want to experience this classic in 2022 or beyond, this is a solid way to go about it.

This game needs multiplayer and hot-seat please add. I love the graphics and the art work, Allow me to zoom in more. I never played the original. The most similar to this is Age of Wonders 2, and I prefer this 1. I like all the cool stuff this game allows me to do. Like turn my units into werevolves. Summon a flying island and fly my units around. Turn my dark elves into flying fire breathing elves. Every faction plays differently. You can mix units from different factions like you are playing a Heroes of might and magic game. You can summon units and never use your faction if you want. If you think this game is slow, you need to change your strategy. Try starting with 3 spearmen into houses for 10 turns. Use the 1 swordsman you get at the start + the 3 new spearmen to capture every neutral town you see. The houses you build will allow you to get more workers faster. So you dont slowly build buildings. 10 turns per building should be the max you wait. Use the magic summons to bolster your army and keep up the conquest. Use the magic spirits to scout, they will find extra resources on the map. Or use them as soldiers, they are good for it too. If you are having a hard time, stay with the game. Try different things. Like I said, never played the original, but managed to figure a lot of it.

I got a game and started to play, but... OK, nice graphics, etc... But the game is SOOOOO SLOW! After about 300 turns I have 10 cities (half of them well developed, but another half not), and totally 15 units... It takes centuries to develop cities and build powerful army... No, thanks!

I enjoy what's here and I loved the old MoM also. but you can tell it was made on a big budget because there's so many little details missing graphicly. The biggest thing that hit me was casting. when you get transported to your wizards tower on spell cast completion they just use the same wizard image in a picture frame and I felt like it was cheap, I wanted to see my wizard in a 3d image like the original. There are many minor details that need to be fleshed out, like the 2 city screens, giving me the option to do everything in both screens would be a better choice. the build Que is a downgrade from CoM which I don't get either. I have more gripes but these are my biggest, I don't like the fact one of my favorite games was on such a tight budget but there is still fun to be had in this game, some of the magic is lost due to over budgeting.

The original MoM was an instant classic when it came out in 1994 and rightfully so. However in the almost 30 (even typing that makes me feel ancient!) years since, other games have come and gone that have improved on the fantasy 4X formula. Meanwhile this game remains what it always was, just hex based and much prettier. If you really need that nostalgia fix with a modern look, this may scratch the itch, but quite frankly it doesn't do anything the Age of Wonders series (and probably a few others I can't think of) haven't done better in the years since. With AoW4 almost out, there's really no reason to play this unless you're an absolute die-hard fan of the original. If you absolutely have to grab it, at least wait until it's on sale.