Posted on: November 4, 2011

SandroTheMaster

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A Bethesda Game Without the Patches

I am really impressed GoG actually bothered to go all the way to Might And Magic IX. It is abhorred by both the fans, the developers and even 3DO, the publishers (who didn't get the instant returns it expected when they pushed to launch the game ASAP). But I guess they kinda HAD to re-launch everything. The result is pretty much what a Bethesda game is without the support offered by day-1 patches and the like (see Fallout 3). A lot of people went through some herculean effort to put the game in a playing state long after there was nothing more to be gained from it and in the end it does show that New World Computing had some bold ideas for this installments. There is an entire host of radical changes to the formula that hadn't changed any since Might and Magic VI and the results could've been what the series needed for a fresh breath of air. Just a heads-up, even with all the unpaid fixes and coding witchcraft used to make the game stagger on its two feet (with a cane and a crutch) it still is terribly fiddly to get it going and it might not work on your computer at all.

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Posted on: March 12, 2025

NaturalHalfling

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Seems to work on Linux

Putting this info here it seems to run fine through Proton although I haven't played much yet. Linux Mint 22.1, just copied the whole game file from my GOG folder on my Windows PC to my steamapps folder on my Linux laptop, added the .exe as a non steam game and it doesn't appear to have any errors running through proton. I like the look of the game, there's lots of control remap options too which I like. I just wanted to say about Linux compatibility, I haven't played the game enough yet to review that part. But I like the vibe, lol.

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Posted on: July 13, 2015

ped7g

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IMO Worth playing and member of MM fam.

If you did play just MM6-8, than you may be surprised how much this game is different. If you did play almost all of them, then you will more likely see that this is still valid Might and Magic game, with almost all important elements inside. Only obvious miss is the exploration feel, like when in MM3 you went trough initial maps several times, unlocking new tiles by learning swim/etc., and the whole map was accessible. In MM9 map is now much narrower, with clear borders. But the map designs itself balance this omission to considerable extent, I really loved some maps, the look and feel of them. Another minus point is a bit clumsy UI, with inventory in list form, and not supporting keyboard shortcuts as much, as previous games, also paper dolls in MM6+ were quite nice, this time the inventory is similar to MM3-5. From there on, I think rest of the game is pretty much core Might and Magic... huge exp+levels, open world, where you can go after dungeons where you will be instantly killed, rehash of classes similar to older games... I was a bit annoyed by the story, which is quite naive in the beginning, easily expecting the outcome since the start, but after that expected betrayal climax the game enters the waters of old Nordic(?) mythology, and while it's just the old stories retold in new setting, I really enjoyed that part. Also it's not as short, was I was afraid it will be. So overall the game left me in state of "enjoying it a lot". Definitely not as bad, as some reviews suggest. If those negative reviews were done on unpatched game, then I can understand it, but if somebody expected another MM6, he probably missed the idea of MM games, I think the differences between for example MM3 and MM6 are on similar level, like MM6 vs MM9.

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Posted on: November 4, 2011

greenwiz

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Lacks the old charm

The final might and magic game, lacks the charm and scope of the old games. A smaller world to explore, fewer less crazy monsters and loot. No apparent relation to the old games and a lack of polish. If you want you can reset the dungeons because of the weird save system where each dungeon gets a file, which incidentally can also help you out if the game bugs out. Try 6 or 7 instead.

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Posted on: June 12, 2019

schickimicky

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Godlike soundtrack, very below average game

This game is only worth buying because of the wonderful soundtrack composed by Paul Anthony Romero which added the main part of atmosphere of the game. Only buy it therefore as cheap as possible. Might and magic IX was this kind of title which always has his problems. I got this version to work with the help of dgvoodoo under Windows 10 64 BIT. It never really worked under 98 or XP. I played it until late in the game but got the hang of it due to brainsick puzzles and nosferatu enemies in a dark area. My party had a high level but no chance against them. I wasn't willing to level up the party anymore because the game totally sucked at this point. At a special stage in the game you will have to make suicide with each party member to reach a new area in the game!!! What a weird and sick story decision. If I had known this before buying the game I would have skipped it. Shall this document the later fate of 3DO? The story of the game isn't worth mentioning it. I really liked the colorful cartoonish style of this open world. The jupiter litech engine is shining. The collecting mania worked so far and some magic spells were cool. The enemy models were drawn with lifeblood. Count it all together and it couldn't save this title.

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