<s>
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Limbic	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IX	I-Application
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Ashan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
characters	O
can	O
increase	O
in	O
level	O
during	O
a	O
playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
titles	O
like	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
characters	O
can	O
advance	O
in	O
level	O
without	O
going	O
to	O
a	O
training	O
centre	O
and	O
paying	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
advancement	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
skills	O
known	O
along	O
with	O
increasing	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
new	O
statistics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Might	O
,	O
Magic	O
,	O
Perception	O
,	O
Destiny	O
,	O
Vitality	O
and	O
Spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
movement	O
system	O
in	O
Legacy	O
reverts	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Xeen	I-Application
portions	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
move	O
around	O
a	O
grid	O
system	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
no	O
matter	O
the	O
location	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
,	O
with	O
time	O
flowing	O
when	O
moving	O
from	O
grid	O
to	O
grid	O
;	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
time	O
differs	O
depending	O
on	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
travelling	O
in	O
a	O
town/dungeon	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
featured	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
much	O
bigger	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
featured	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
providing	O
more	O
locations	O
to	O
explore	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
skill	O
system	O
as	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
debuted	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VI	I-Application
and	O
was	O
then	O
later	O
improved	O
upon	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
follower	O
system	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
returns	O
,	O
it	O
reverts	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
set-up	O
prior	O
to	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
IX	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
followers	O
confer	O
benefits	O
to	O
the	O
party	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
fight	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
changes	O
in	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
comes	O
from	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
was	O
however	O
removed	O
with	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
requirement	O
of	O
function	O
present	O
only	O
in	O
Pro	O
version	O
of	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
take	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
war	O
that	O
occurred	O
during	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Karthal	O
,	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
Falcon	O
Empire	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
planning	O
to	O
secede	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
raiders	O
begin	O
initially	O
with	O
investigation	O
into	O
a	O
dark	O
elf	O
presence	O
at	O
the	O
Elemental	B-Device
Forge	O
-	O
an	O
ancient	O
structure	O
in	O
the	O
centre	O
of	O
the	O
peninsula	O
,	O
housing	O
elemental	B-Device
beings	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
find	O
themselves	O
fighting	O
off	O
one	O
such	O
being	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
,	O
freeing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reporting	O
back	O
on	O
what	O
they	O
found	O
,	O
Morgan	O
soon	O
sends	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
woods	O
near	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Seahaven	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Lord	O
Kilburn	O
and	O
ask	O
for	O
his	O
help	O
in	O
identifying	O
the	O
handwriting	O
of	O
a	O
message	O
that	O
was	O
found	O
after	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Portmeyron	O
;	O
Morgan	O
also	O
asks	O
them	O
to	O
carry	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
king	O
,	O
Crag	O
Hack	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
establish	O
a	O
truce	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
finding	O
Erobos	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
quickly	O
learns	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
influenced	O
Markus	O
in	O
staging	O
an	O
insurrection	O
in	O
Karthal	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
against	O
the	O
Falcon	O
Empress	O
and	O
her	O
plans	O
for	O
reform	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
also	O
driving	O
Montbard	O
mad	O
by	O
making	O
him	O
think	O
demons	B-Operating_System
were	O
running	O
the	O
Peninsula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
releasing	O
a	O
hidden	O
teaser	O
page	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
website	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
tenth	O
title	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
trailer	O
on	O
YouTube	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
featuring	O
tile	O
based	O
gameplay	O
inspired	O
by	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
I-V	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
Limbic	O
claimed	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
no	O
"	O
always-online	O
"	O
DRM	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
require	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
UPlay	B-Operating_System
system	O
for	O
a	O
one-time	O
activation	B-License
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
updates	O
and	O
obtaining	O
bonus	O
in-game	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
modifiable	O
by	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
however	O
required	O
a	O
function	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Pro	O
version	O
,	O
creating	O
controversy	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
Limbic	O
dev	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
during	O
2015	O
OpenDev	O
page	O
section	O
on	O
official	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
website	O
was	O
deleted	O
and	O
is	O
currently	O
giving	O
Error	O
404	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
DRM	O
servers	O
responsible	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
games	O
including	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
were	O
deactivated	O
;	O
players	O
found	O
that	O
this	O
rendered	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
proceed	O
past	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
act	O
or	O
play	O
the	O
DLC	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
attempt	O
to	O
authenticate	O
itself	O
and	O
fail	O
,	O
prompting	O
complaints	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	O
were	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
but	O
not	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
gaining	O
71/100	O
points	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
aggregating	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
found	O
the	O
tenth	O
installment	O
of	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
to	O
be	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
a	O
successful	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
retro-style	O
of	O
gaming	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
gives	O
Legacy	O
its	O
old	O
school	O
charm	O
though	O
is	O
that	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
weighed	O
down	O
by	O
an	O
obviously	O
low	O
budget	O
and	O
the	O
mechanical	O
sacrifices	O
of	O
jumping	O
back	O
a	O
decade	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
love	O
for	O
its	O
style	O
underpinning	O
the	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
other	O
additional	O
point	O
of	O
critique	O
was	O
that	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
service	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Stace	O
Harman	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
not	O
everything	O
is	O
gloriously	O
old-school	O
-	O
as	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
insistence	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
authenticate	O
through	O
its	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
platform	O
attests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
sketchy	O
difficulty	O
and	O
paper-thin	O
dialog	O
"	O
,	O
Niche	O
Gamer	O
nevertheless	O
found	O
Might	B-Application
&	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
X	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
addictive	O
game	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
would	O
enjoy	O
.	O
</s>
