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Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer

20006.6/ 10 · 45 votesTeen4

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About

For over a thousand years, the races of the Ancients and the Kreegans were waging an interstellar war. Eventually, the heroes of the planet Enroth and their allies managed to stop the invading Kreegans. However, the Ancients would rather see an entire world annihilated than let it fall into the hands of their sworn enemies. A planeswalker named Escaton, serving the Ancients, arrives on the continent of Jadame and unleashes a great storm, damaging the borders to Elemental Planes. Terrifying creatures begin to invade Enroth. Unexpectedly, the fate of the world lies in the hands of a lowly caravan guard from Dagger Wound Islands.

Day of the Destroyer is the eighth installment in the Might and Magic series, and a sequel to For Blood and Honor. The game's engine is virtually unchanged from the one used in the sixth game, apart from a few minor tweaks. The biggest difference from all the previous games in the series is the player's inability to create an entire party. Instead, the player generates one character, while the others at first act as NPCs in the game world and must be recruited. The active party can hold up to five characters. Instead of the traditional classes, the differentiation of the characters is mainly manifested in their races, which include, among others, minotaurs, vampires, and dark elves. The player can also choose to ally with different factions and complete different quests for them.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Languages (3)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English
French
German

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Media Type

CD-ROM, Download

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

GOG.com

Cloud saves, Single-player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

32 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

Full screen

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

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Also known as

MM8Common abbreviation

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Facts

Released

2000

Series

Might and Magic

Platforms

PCWindowsPlayStationPS2

Age ratings

ESRBTeenUSK12ACBM15+ELSPA15+SELL12

Standing

Top 16% by visits

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Tags

1st-personReal-timeTurn-basedDirect controlMultiple units/characters controlFantasy