I have actually purchase M&M 9 and after several hours here are my thoughts: 1 You need to download the 1.3 fan patch right away or prepare for many crashes. 2 This game is not pure garbage IMO. At worst it is meh. I do not like the system of having to go find a trainer in a city to level up my characters. I also miss my RPG loot which seems few and far between in the first few hours. The combat system is somewhat simplified from previous games, but I enjoy it. 3 The music is pretty great for an older game and the graphics are acceptable. You can not compare this game to today's games. It's hard to even compare it to something like Planescape since I think the 2D engine gave artistic advantages back then. 4 I found the story somewhat boring in the first few hours. This wouldn't be a problem with exciting dungeons and monsters, but IMO the monsters and dungeons are meh as well. A whole lot of monster bugs and lobsters for some reason. 5 The game seems to have strange difficulty spikes going from super easy to death in a few steps. There is a dungeon on the first island that will kill almost all beginners. Finally: For six dollars and a need to scratch an old school 3d crawler, I don't think you can really go wrong with this game. I would rather see Wiz. 8 myself, but I do not feel like I wasted my money.
