![]() ![]() The battle map is where your armies engage other armies and maneuver your units, trying not to undo the last 30 minutes of economy grinding by losing your Hero and his army to completely fair and balanced enemies and random dice rolls. The beauty of Master of Magic comes in the fourteen fantasy races, from elves, dwarves, trolls, to orcs, gnolls and more, all with a wide variety of units and spells you and your heroes cast that have an outsized impact compared to other games. ![]() Many of the units and spells can be used against a player unprepared for them, or your strategy that worked so well – casting earth to mud on the enemy and picking them off with an army of archers, could come up against an army of phantoms immune to your shenanigans. This extreme disparity in relative power leads to immense replayability, with as much cheering and celebration as there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth – and it’s glorious. With the recent steam release of Dwarf Fortress, I’m reminded of its decidedly old school motto – “ losing is fun”, and just how different modern gaming is compared to 20 years ago both for good and for ill.Īt a basic level the gameplay is stock 4X fantasy empire builder taking place on two main map modes. The overworld map is where you settle towns, construct buildings and train units in them, and move your armies. Master of Magic can be punishing as there are many “unfair” things in the game. It is exceedingly faithful to its roots, both to its benefit and sometimes detriment. There is something to be said for updating an old game and preserving its gameplay while improving the graphics, sound, usability and interface, but it *has* been 28 years and there have been some developments in gameplay that might improve the game even further, but that’s a subjective call. As it is, it’s faithful and fun in a very old school way. ![]() Master of Magic is a remake of the “cult classic” Master of Magic from 1994, developed by MuHa Games and published by Slitherine, it will release on Steam on December 13, 2022. ![]()
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