You can even decide to start the game already in possession of your great temple. You can also select the spells and artifacts you posses, and the game includes several items in each of those categories. Instead of accepting the game's default settings for starting heroes, you can modify your starting army choosing units from any of the eight faiths.

Another quest is based on Arthurian legends.Īnother new feature is the lord editor, which basically allows you to modify your character at the beginning of each game. For example, in one quest you play a Death Mage and must find and recover a sacred scepter for your lord, the King of Darkness. This expansion set of five scripted campaigns challenges you to complete a series of specific quests, sort of like the scenarios in Civilization II. One of the more notable new features is the included Legends of Urak Quest Pack. Without rehashing all of the basic information on story and game flow, we'll stick to addressing the changes in the Special Edition and how they affect the overall gameplay experience. The only problem is that the game is still flawed in many ways and is not all that much more compelling than the original. Lords of Magic Special Edition promises to address the original game's shortcomings - and lo and behold it actually does.

The game had tons of potential but was marred by numerous flaws, both in the overall design and several specific gameplay elements (you can see our original review here). When we first looked at Impressions' Lords of Magic, we were less than impressed.

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