Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - Closed Beta [Hands-On]

**{_Lancellot_}** · 16-06-2006, 11:54:57

Aí galera, até que enfim os servidores voltaram a funcionar e deu para eu testar um pouco desse jogo que é muito esperado, com fotos exclusivas do closed beta. Por enquanto só conteúdo multiplayer foi liberado com apenas 1 modo de jogo e 1 mapa.

O jogo faz uso da engine do HL2 (Source Engine) aprimorada, então tudo o que vimos em HL2 e EP1 está presente no jogo, inclusive o HDR q caíu muito bem. Mesmo eu achando que tem ainda bastante o que melhorar, já está bem aceitável para o que a engine oferece.

O modo multiplayer promete, o único modo de jogo liberado "modo "campanha" funciona como se fosse um RPG mesmo, vc escolhe o seu time (Humans/Undeads) e a classe (Archer/Assassin/Knight/Priest/Mage) e sai acumulando experiência para se ganhar levels e assim comprar skills novas e ficar mais forte. Se vc mata um oponente de level menor vc ganha menos XP, se mata um maior ganhar mais XP. Mas tudo q vc faz no jogo para ajudar o time lhe rende XP também, mas parece q matar os inimigos garante um maior número.

O modo campanha é baseado em rounds, no estilo de conquista de territórios, já bem conhecido por todos. Não sei como funciona direito ainda, mas pelo o q eu vi, creio eu que o seu progresso na classe fica salva, então sempre q vc retornar em algum servidor irá encontrar o seu personagem de acordo como estava antes.

O jogo está bem crú ainda, bem prematuro mesmo, mas a produtora viu a necessidade de criar esse beta para ajudar no equilíbrio das classes e no desenvolvimento como um todo. Com esse sistema de evolução de personagens o modo multiplayer deve fazer bastante sucesso, resta esperar até o final do ano quando o jogo finalmente vai para o público. O modo single-player também promete muito, basta ver o vídeo da E3 desse ano, espero que liberem aqui no beta para que seja testado também.

Algumas fotos em wide e com tudo no máximo, inclusive AAx8 / AFx16:

**{_Lancellot_}** · 16-06-2006, 11:55:57

**{_Lancellot_}** · 16-06-2006, 18:31:11

Já q ninguém comenta vou postar a história do jogo q saíu agora pouco.

Nearly a thousand years ago the Wars of Fire raged across the face of Ashan. Men, Elves, Dwarves, and their allies pitted themselves against the hordes of Demons. Great devastation was wrought, but in the end the allied forces were victorious. Their victory was largely due to the heroic sacrifice of the wizard known as Sar-Elam, the Seventh Dragon.
Using his almost god-like powers and supported by his fellow wizards, Sar-Elam cast the Demons out of the world into a limbo of eternal fire. From the essence of his spirit, Sar-Elam wove a prison to contain the Demons forever.

Something went wrong during Sar-Elam's ritual, however. The magic he summoned failed to create a complete prison; the tiniest of flaws remained in the otherwise impervious barrier, a weakness that allowed Demonic influence to seep into the world during times of a lunar eclipse.

Angry but patient, the Demons remained into their prison to wait...and to plan.

All that remained of the Seventh Dragon was his skull. Now called the Skull of Shadows, it was spirited away by those loyal to the goddess Mother Asha, creator of the world and source of all magic. They hid it in an ancient temple on a deserted island, far from the machinations of Men, Elves, or Demons. There the Skull sits, awaiting the day when its powers might be needed again.

The Prophecy of the Dark Messiah

Sixty-seven years after Sar-Elam’s death, his disciple Sar-Shazar prophesied that a half-demon, half-human child would one day be born; a walker between worlds who would be known as the “Dark Messiah” and would use the relics of the Seventh Dragon to shatter the Demons’ prison forever.

Only three complete stanzas, fragments of the original prophecy, remain. They could be translated as follows:

Ten centuries shall the fortress stand
Walls of spirit wrapped in walls of fire
And horned lords shall bow their heads
To one not yet born, of the darkest sire

One century of blood and strife
The moon shall darken and none know why
The resting place at last is found
Of the Seventh who soared so high

Last daughter of a forlorn line
Shall guide him into history
Beneath the crypts prophecies clash
The war of ancient enemies

In Dark Messiah, you are Sareth, young apprentice to Phenrig, a powerful wizard. Phenrig has raised you for a single purpose, training you in the arts of magic and war.

At the beginning of the game you are sent to the free city of Stonehelm, home to the mage Menelag, a friend of your master. Your task is to help Menelag retrieve the Skull of Shadows, an ancient and powerful artifact, the only remaining relic of Sar-Elam, first and greatest mage of Ashan.

Sar-Elam used the Skull in the distant past to create the prison that sealed the demon hordes away. Only the Skull can seal the prison permanently – or destroy it and unleash the demon armies upon the world.

With the help of the wizard Menelag, Stonehelm’s ruler, and his niece, the young mage Leanna, you undertake the quest to find and retrieve the Skull of Shadows.

Meanwhile, learning of the Skull’s discovery, but unaware of its location, an undead army marches on Stonehelm. Their exact agenda is unknown…

Upon this series of events, the shadow of the Dark Messiah looms large, and the world of Ashan stands frozen, holding its breath…

Characters

Sareth

A young man, student of the mage Phenrig. Trained in the martial arts and the ways of magic by his mentor, Sareth is prepared to leave the home he has known and venture out into the world of Ashan. Though great forces are at work and ancient prophecies are being fulfilled, Sareth is well-equipped to handle the situations in which he will find himself.

Menelag

The wizard Menelag, ruler of the free city of Stonehelm, led a 10-year expedition to locate his lifetime obsession: the Skull of Shadows. He finally discovered it on a savage island, buried within a ruined temple. Menelag and his crew began excavating the temple and its surroundings, harried by hostile Orc and Goblin tribes. They managed to find the crypt wherein the Skull lay, but were barred from it by an impassable stone door. The only way to open that door is to reactivate the magical energies of the temple itself, using another ancient artifact.

Phenrig

Phenrig is Sareth's tutor and mentor. He has raised the orphan boy since his childhood. Sareth owes all he knows of weapons and magic to his master’s severe but patient tutelage. Eventually Sareth has grown to be a strong young man. Phenrig sends him to Stonehelm with an ancient artifact needed by one of his old friends, Menelag.

Leanna

Leanna is a young wizard of Stonehelm, niece to Menelag and part of the expedition to find the Skull of Shadows. She wishes to retrieve the Skull and use it to defend her city, and she becomes Sareth’s companion on their search for it.

Aratrok

Aratrok is an Orc shaman, chieftain of the Orcs who dwell on the island where the Skull is hidden. He is a devoted and fair leader to his own people, and a fanatical enemy to any he considers to be a threat. Hatred for demons and wizards flows in his veins like in any Orc's, as he is aware of his kind’s origins and past sufferings. He resents the intrusion of Menelag's expedition and will order his people to fight against them to the death.

The Dark Messiah

Son of the Demon Sovereign, he is prophesied to be the one who will unlock the gate to the demon’s prison and allow their hordes to rampage across Ashan.

The Demon Sovereign

Father of the Dark Messiah and ruler of the infernal legions, he waits impatiently for the day when his son will tear down the prison that confines him and his followers in the empty spaces between the worlds.

**#$pectru$#** · 16-06-2006, 18:44:00

e qdo sai o OPEN BETA?

Lê · 16-06-2006, 19:16:29

É off também?

**ludolf** · 19-06-2006, 13:42:47

cabem quantas pessoas no servidor? os personagens sao evolutivos? digo os levels ganhos seguem pra sempre ou cada vez que voce entra voce tem que ir ganhando level?

eh um MMOFPS? ou um FPS com um multiplayer diferente?

os servers sao publicos ou sao so na empresa?

gostei dessa ideia

**{_Lancellot_}** · 19-06-2006, 16:57:37

Originalmente postado por ludolf

cabem quantas pessoas no servidor? os personagens sao evolutivos? digo os levels ganhos seguem pra sempre ou cada vez que voce entra voce tem que ir ganhando level?

eh um MMOFPS? ou um FPS com um multiplayer diferente?

os servers sao publicos ou sao so na empresa?

gostei dessa ideia

Por enquanto só tem servidores oficiais na europa, ping 250 em média. Se não me engano são 32 em cada servidor, não é MMO.
Os levels continuam sempre q vc vai jogar, já pensou se vc tem que ficar recomeçando do level 1 toda hora em que jogar? Terrível.

Lê · 08-08-2006, 15:42:20

Demo!!!

1,41 GB

http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam..._demo.exe.html
http://www.gamershell.com/download_14927.shtml
http://www.worthdownloading.com/down...d=1511&id=8252

System Requirements

Supported OS: Windows® XP
Processor: AMD Athlon™, Pentium® 2.2 GHz (3 GHz recommended)
RAM: 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
Video Card: 128 MB DirectX® 9-compatible video card (256MB recommended)
Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9 or higher
Hard Drive Space: 3 GB free
Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible mouse and keyboard
Supported Video Cards:
NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX/6/7 families
ATI® Radeon™ 9/X families

**#$pectru$#** · 08-08-2006, 16:19:55

Geforce 4 Ti 4200 R.I.P. ??

***Dr.Teflon*** · 08-08-2006, 16:22:07

Originalmente postado por Lê

Demo!!!

1,41 GB

http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/gam..._demo.exe.html
http://www.gamershell.com/download_14927.shtml
http://www.worthdownloading.com/down...d=1511&id=8252

Eu peguei faz uns 40 min.... mas tava com tanto sono q acabei durmindo

EDIT: Caralho, puta jogo escuro, tive q forçar e MTOOO a visão pra enxergar alguma coisa nesta joça, passei do training, e na segunda parte empakei, + tarde eu tento jogar dinovo, engraçado, parece q fica escuro demais em certas areas, nem splinter cell era tao escuro hahaha,