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Wondering what strategy/roleplaying game to buy?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Lords of Magic is legendary. I couldn't decide whether to buy Diablo 2 or LOM. Well, LOM is cheaper and more complex. If you want a complicated (the best games are complicated!), longlasting, game choose LOM. It's complicated but simple stay clear of the complex rules at first and you shouldn't have a problem! Sooooooo.......BUY IT NNNOOOWWW!

Impressions of an amateur

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I'd like to say I got a demo of "Lords of Magic : Special Edition" from a friend who never liked it, and when I started playing I immediatedly enjoyed it, especially for the combination of turn-based strategy with the real-time one, which allows a lot of independence on the battlefield to the player. The way followers are being introduced to the player is also one of my preferences, but I think the methods of renewing troops is a little difficult for anyone who plays (I hate having to go all the way to my fortress to recruit warriors so that my experienced ones don't die). Other than that, the game is great. I gave it five stars.

I loved this game. Reording it just for kicks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was one of my all time favorites on any platform.

It is uniquely challenging and rewarding. It is not a game that can normally be played in a few minutes, so it does take some patience and practice, which may frustrate some people who are used to modern games that take little patience or deep thought.

As a rebuttal to those who perhaps gave this game a less than favorable review, I noticed many of those were based on percieved difficulty, particularly in the Player vs computer mode.

The Death computer DOES start with at least one extra hero, I believe two extra heros on the highest difficulty setting, but that is because Balkoth has the most enemies, and he's supposed to be over powered. It balances out though.

If you find that the computer has a much larger army than you, its only because you haven't properly balanced economy, military and exploraton. In short, try again.

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who has never played it.

Some tips to anyone who recently bought it and perhaps struggling, or a new customer.

1) Never use autocalculate unless there is no chance whatsoever of losing the fight. Never autocalculate vs an enemy's main hero even if you think there is no chance of losing. Balkoth will murder you on Autocalculate, especially on high difficulty.

2)You MUST micro and manually fight most main enemy hero parties or you will simply lose too many units. You may get lucky sometimes with autocalculate, but in general you'll lose so much stuff over several battles that Balkoth, or some other enemy hero, will end up too far ahead of you. Manual is definitely to your advantage.

3) When you get ready to fight Balkoth, do not just use one or two battalions, especially if the game has gone on long and he is max level. Balkoth is almost strictly better than any other hero in the game, so there is no such thing as a "fair" fight against his main party.

Conquer several cities and Macro up a couple dozen battalions. Then, play hit and run, killing as many of his supporting battalions and outlying towns as possible, while avoiding Balkoth himsef. After this, corner Balkoth's main party somewhere on the map. Next, send wave after wave of "expendable" battalions to weaken him. Once most of his army is dead, send in your main hero's party to finish him off.

4) After you win the game on easy or normal, play through the game a time or two AS Death so you learn more about their strengths and weaknesses. This will be a cakewalk compared to playing vs Death, but it will help you tremendously on the highest difficulty setting because it will help you learn what they can and can't get away with.

Lordie

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

nothing much to say exept this game rulzzzz. You shouold deffinately get this game, no doubt. Thats all.

Lords of Magic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a very old game- wow! 8 Years!
But the gameplay is compelling and the RPs made from this Tolkien-based game are fantastic. I give it 5 stars.

amazing- if you dont like it, you must be a failure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

wow... what a great game- i've been playing it for around 2-3 years, and I still cant stand to leave it in the middle of the game unless i have to- for those people who talk about how bad it is, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU? DONT YOU KNOW A GREAT GAME WHEN YOU SEE IT?!?!??!?!? with 8 completely different races, and a huge landscape, this is a game thats definitly worth every penny

life and air

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: October 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I liked this game it took me along tiem to understand it but after I understood it, the game got too easy now I can beet the game on normal in abotu 150 days it is too easy but also I have had the game for about liek 4 years a long time. if you leave your herrow at the place liek a thefe at the theves guild then if you buy a new thefe it will be at a much hier leve the only thing is the thef that you leave at the guild has to be at a very high level

Awful

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: April 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is possibly the worst game ever created. The graphics are awful, the music is depressing, the menu system is complicated and the battles are boring, unrealistic and difficult to manage. The only reason I got this game was because i saw it for 5 bucks. I had seen it in the store at retail(30$) and decided to wait. I am glad i did. I am a big fan of strategy games and RPG's, but this is just plain BAD. I would have given it negative stars if possible.It so utterly bad it is almost funny. Don't pay for this!...

How awful this game really is.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst game, don't even think of buying it unless you're a total "Dungeons and Dragon's" [lover]. It stinks, don't buy it.

so sweet!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: November 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ilove the graphics,music,the so-so battle,and the nonstop carecters.the fact that u get to be the bad guy(balkoth)after u defeat him the first time is not original but after u play as him everone else just stinks.the weapons are beutifully graphic and magic divercity is unparelel.also that u can command fallowers to mine for u and be trained up to worriors.this is the m,ost realistic medival game i ever played!u even have too summon mages to teach u spells from your library.after u play this game u will know what a pro is and forget the word con from your vocab.

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