Наистина, на хоризонта се задава Heroes VI- Иде!
- Кой иде, бе?!
- MM:H VI!
- Къф е тоя...
.От няколко месеца нещата около Might and Magic се раздвижиха значително и освен, че беше обявен spin-off-а за DS "Clash of Heroes", имаше някои доста директни подсказки относно бъдещето на поредицата. Ще направя един бърз и до колкото мога хронологично точен recap на събитията преди официалното известие.
- В края на Юли един от разработчиците на "Clash of Heroes" се появява с тениска с логото на Heroes VI във видео за първата.
[Source] - В началото на Aвгуст в интервю за PlanetDS същият този господин загатва недвусмислено, че не е било грешка или шега.
[Source]I’m such a fan of Might & Magic that I wear its future like a second skin, very close to my heart… - През Oктомври изплуват слухове и предположения за преименуването на заглавията във франчайза от [Х] of Might and Magic на Might and Magic: [X], които скоро бяха потвърдени и обяснени.
[Source] - Преди почти една седмица към официалните форуми се присъедини Community Developer-ът "Xhane", като обяви, че ще служи като двупосочен канал между разработчиците и феновете, като, естествено, всички, включително и аз, се налепихме като мухи.
[Source] - Xhane си удържа на думата и предаде отговори на различни често задавани въпроси:
[Source]I have gathered a few of your questions and I have been able to find some answers to them. It will hopefully explain a bit more our strategy and reassure you about the future.
- Is Clash of Heroes a « real » M&M game and just a way to make money on the brand?
Clash producers:
As for Dark Messiah, the first intention has never been to sell off the brand by adapting it to all gender and platforms, but really to add another branch to the Might&Magic tree in order to broaden its public, always keeping in mind its values and quality standards. Clash of Heroes is the result of a really nice encounter between Ubisoft and Capybara, a young Canadian studio. We haven’t heard the last of it!
Apart from the continuous “universe” which is obvious (Clash of Heroes is situated in Asha world, 40 years before Heroes V), this game is faithful to what we consider the pillars of the M&M brand: among other stuff, the faerie and epic alliance, the Manichaeism disinclination, a simple first hand but rich in strategic choices game play, a game rhythm that adapts to every player and the central existence of 1 or more heroes that are carrying out the action.
- Why this choice of anime/manga graphics for Clash of Heroes? Aren’t you scared to grieve a part of the regular M&M public?
It is indeed a risk. We are carefully following forums on different community websites dedicated to M&M and we know that part of our public is reluctant to the Final Fantasy or Zelda visual style.
We think though that it is particularly adapted to the DS and other Clash of Heroes components (game play, history). The artistic orientation gives a really readable and attractive game, according to us, despite the platform technical constrains. Within Ubi and Capybara (Clash of Heroes Developers), everybody is fan of this visual style. This enthusiasm has also been seen when the game was presented to the press, which let us think we have made the good decision.
- Heroes Kingdoms, Clash of Heroes… Ubi seems to capitalize on the “Heroes” name. What are the chances to see one day a real Might&Magic X desperately wanted by the fans?
For Ubi, M&M is now an umbrella brand, which will be therefore more associated to a identifiable and indentified universe, to “commandments” or “values”, more than to a specific game line-up.
About that, we have decided with the strategic marketing team of Ubi to unify all titles on a world wild level and to name them M&M blabla instead of blabla of M&M.
The M&M tag becomes therefore for our fans and players the guaranty of a heroic fantasy universe, incredibly rich and profound for all the games series.
But, to answer the question, it does not mean that there’ll never be a RPG Might&Magic. Only that it won’t be called M&M X.
Then, what will make it different from the 3DO M&M, only future will tell…
- Are there other projects linked to the M&M license that you can already talk about?
We cannot say anything but some hints have leaked: on some video where some nice producers are showing a new cloth collection dedicated to the brand! - Въпросният Community Developer има Twitter акаунт и днес tweet-на следното нещо:
[Source]Can't wait to launch what I have to launch. Hope M&M fans will like it ^^ (The art of saying nothing while speaking :p) - Горното е е или Facebook страницата за М&М, която беше пусната днес или някакъв двоен блъф.
И в двата случая изглежда, че скоро ще сме свидетели на обявяването на следващия Heroes.
Amen!
Discuss.
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/hype
ПП По всяка вероятност Nival няма да я разработват, понеже по вътрешни данни* едвам са смогнали да свършат TotE навреме и дори им се е наложило на outsource-нат повечето графична работа.
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*Много достоверни слухове
Къде са ножиците? /wrists
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