Blood and magic demo download

In the quickly-bloating, copycat real-time strategy genre, Blood and Magic is an anomaly. It doesn't look like many other games, and it doesn't play like them either. Finally, the interface, look, and feel are both delightful and refreshing, and the game in general is quite refreshing.

This game is absorbing, and it is fun. While other games boast about resolution levels and customization features, this game quietly sneaks in and hides my Warcraft 2 and Red Alert CDs, and then keeps me busy so I don't even notice that they are gone.

It is addictive and distracting, two things I love in a computer game. There are a variety of small factors that greatly enhance the game, such as the multiple viewpoints provided.

There are five stories or episodes, and each one has several sub-stories within. Rather than picking one side and then playing through the whole game as that side, each of the five stories is somewhat disjointed, although ultimately intertwined with the others. As a result, you choose to be one of the heroes on either side of a quest, siege, challenge, or other mission, five times throughout the story. In addition, there are no "good guys" or "bad guys" such as those found in Warcraft 2 or Command and Conquer.

Instead, the story is told from your point of view, so if you choose to defend the throne of the slain king you are a hero, while if you choose the opposite side, you are a freedom fighter, not a villain. Blood and Magic's gameplay is just plain fun. For instance, in the final story, you have the opportunity to side with a group that was clearly the "bad guys," raiding human lands and carrying away prisoners.

As I developed my forces, I was provided with the opportunity to produce several creatures not available in previous missions, and left out probably intentionally from the manual. One of the greatest of these was the harpy. It is a flying unit that, while slow, can produce a net using mana, of course , and snatch enemy or friendly players away. Then you can choose to either drop the unit into a nearby chasm goodbye!

However, if the enemy gets even one shot off at your harpy while it is carrying a character, the harpy drops its cargo and becomes an easy target for both the original attacker and the character it was carrying.

In order to monopolize on this, I would send in a raiding party of goblins, elementals, and golems, then send waves of harpies to pluck opponents off of the front lines of the battle, bringing them back to camp for the final feast. Each of the 28 units all from the Forgotten Realms universe has its own distinct advantages and weaknesses, and there is a definite element of strategy that is necessary in this game. Units must be combined to be effective, but just the wide variety and different spells, special skills, and abilities make for a wide range of action.

It feels heroic to be good, and sneaky to be evil, but the wide range in between is both refreshing and entertaining. There are several new features of the game that add freshness and give it a unique feel. First of all, there are a variety of standard and magical items, many of which can be found when clearing ruins or exploring new territory.

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