Dark Messiah did not get enough credit ...
Sup people,
This is a PC and360 game which should be considered by anyone who likes Morrowind or Oblivion type games. This game didn't get the best reviews and many people didn't give it a try but i found it for $21 few days ago and i bought it. A cheap alternative to Oblivion i figured and I'm surprised at how much i looove this game! Below i will talk about what makes this game great and why i recommend it
How is this game played?
It's a first person game but not a shooter. It's in the old days with swords,Goblins and magic users.You see a word in your right hand and a shield in the other to put an image in your head. You can't switch to third person view.
Isn't this a game which is just a poor attempt at ripping off Oblivion?
Not at all. This game may look like Oblivion but it has it's own ****and you don't explore a massive world. In Oblivion players could wonder off for hours just admiring the world and not even following the main story line but this doesn't exist in Dark Messiah (DM). It's more action and story driven so you move from one scene to the next.
You can't explore a big beautiful world? Oblivion was good because it had exploring and fighting but the fighting was never anything special and with out exploring got boring...so DM would get boring with just fighting right?
Youwouldthinksobutthefightingisactuallyoneofthestrongpointsofthegame!It'saboutbeingcompletelyinvolved and fighting feels very solid. You have different paths you go down like being a brute force with weapons type, magic user, archer, silent killer etc: You can attack with fast strikes or do power strikes which require you to hold down the left click button (PC) for a couple seconds and then releasing.You will learn to switch between both because the enemy is pretty smart and will parry or block your attacks with their shields. Power strikes can't be blocked so it's a useful tactic. There are another 4 power strike moves which can be done with any weapon depending which direction you are moving at the time but unlike Oblivion you don't have to keep moving in that direction to do say a side swipe. Tap for example left and at the same time prepare a power strike. Now you can move in any direction and it won't be lost (unlike oblivion where you have to keep circling the enemy).
It'showtheenemyreactstoyourattacksthatbringthepleasureofplayingthisgame.Doasideswordswipefromleftto right and the Orc will stamble to the right. Swipe his face and he will stumble in pain holding his face for a moment. Boot him so he looses balance or just kick himdown the stairs. The physics are great so you can have a lota fun throwing em all over the place Combine sword attacks with booting to loose balance and magic and you got userself a good time.
Do you like blood???
Thisgamehasplentyofit!Itsprayseverywhere!!Youseethebloodontheenemy...thefloor...alloveryouronce clean weapon. It adds to the game nicely though because there is a great deal of satisfaction from slicing a head off a once powerful orc to bask in victiory.
GRAPHICS
Beautifulgamewithsexyvisuals!Charactermodels,water,fire,magiceverythinglooksgreatandsinceyoudon't have huuuge environmentsyourcomputershouldn'thavetoomuchtroublerunningit.Smallerareasmeanhighdetailandless strain on your computer.
Repley Value?
It'sfun.Youcanchoosetobeawarrioronetimeandsomethingdifferentthenexttimethrough.theres normal mode and hard to master.
COULD YOU TELL US MORE?
Ummmm let me think... uhhh NO! This took ages to write, lol. Anyway if you like Oblivion but want something more focused on
fighting and some nice blood for good measure then get this game now!!! I can't stop playing it and obviously i like it more then Oblivion (which i liked but DM is more fun).
Fix spelling mistakes if any?
NEVER!