Master of Magic

A great update to the classic. After having gone through the base game and the DLC, a few of the big mods are keeping things interesting. I'm sure I'll still be playing from time to time for years.

Tolle Atmosphäre, ein zeitloser Klassiker.

It's good. I was a huge fan of the original back in the day, and this is exactly what it should start as: a faithful replication of the original. Everything from the original is there, plus a hex grid instead of a square one, which is nice. The interface took a bit to get used to, due to some differences between how this game plays and how many other 4x games play (the biggest to get used to was the fact that new units don't start out activated, which initially lead me to not realize units were done building. But it wasn't that hard an adjustment. There are a few changes I wish had been made. More than five wizards per map would be nice. Without it, the larger maps are just a massive empty field, which ends up being nothing but endless micromanagement. But it's good for what it is, and if you just play it as what it is, it's a fun game.

Uhhh, on one hand I give it that this is somewhat of a faithtful remake. But the thing is... This is also the bad part of it? The attempts to balance the game failed, the OP strategies (summoning) are the same as they were, the AI is just as braindead and a cheater as it was in the original, the early game continues to be very slow and dull as it was. And the additions didn't really add to the game at all. The gameplay loop is just bad and outdated. It is extremely boring to pass days early on to be able to have enough production to be able to pump a decent army to clear out lairs. The low level lairs have terrible rewards that almost always aren't even worth the time investment to reach it, which means exploring isn't rewarding at all. I don't know guys, But playing this reminded me of why eventually I got bored of the original MoM. Got it on a very deep discount and I still think it wasn't worth it. There are better alternatives with better and more polished gameplay. I would recommend going for this only if you still enjoy playing the original and even then I don't feel like this game did anything to justify being played over the original.

I like that someone made a remake of a beloved classic, but this one is not done right. Two biggest problems are: 1) AI massively cheats, swimming in money and mana. He still loses combats but is only limited in his production regarding unit building, and his casting power regarding combat spellcasting. Economy does not exist for AI playesrs, which leads to them doing dirty tricks, like always buy overpriced (and overpowered) artifacts from traders, contibuting to unkillable hero problem. 2) I dislike the fact that the capital is now protected by player tower shooting magic at attackers. While it protects from early rushes, it also means that even in mid or late game units with low magic resistance (that's most racial units) are effectively useless in attacking enemy capitals. The tower can inflict heavy losses or wipe out such units. Overall, the two mentioned problems severely limit playble strategies and choices. I will probably not play without at least 1 sorcery book, and will probably never again try to play as orks, poor boys just can't compete with other races, even with orcmancy.

Incredible remake of one of my favorite games of all time. While the remake will never be able to reach the amount of hours and joy the original brought me... this game is true to the spirit of the game and adds a wonderful modern engine and a lot of really fun features. I was a massive MOM fanboy back in the day, and love this remake. It was rough around the edges at launch, but it is polished and a beloved addition to my library now. Not a lot of remakes of classic games capture the soul of the original as well as this game does.

Purtroppo non mi ha entusiasmato, troppi turni per fare una qualsiasi cosa, meccanismi poco chiari... Il prezzo pieno è eccessivo per questo gioco