HOME | DD
Dominic-B — World of XEEN
Published: 2012-06-22 04:58:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 4626; Favourites: 53; Downloads: 96
Redirect to original
Description
As XEEN plunges sunwards and Sheltem the Dark, menace of the Ancients, plots his escape, our heroes brave the volcanic Forbidden Zone of Darkside, entrusted with the consciousness of XEEN's only hope, Corak the Mysterious, as they march on Castle Alamar.A rare piece of fan art. The default party of Might and Magic IV and V: World of XEEN (Left to right: Tyro, Badger, Arturius, Seymour, Rebecca and Zippo.) shown locked in combat with one of Darkside's most dangerous inhabitants, a Gamma Gazer. One of my favourite games, and, to be certain, one of my favourite series, it's also criminally under-represented by fan art, I think, and so here's my small step towards changing that.
Might and Magic is, tragically, the property of Ubisoft.
Related content
Comments: 15
Would love to see how you render Corak and Sheltam now.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
"Might and Magic is, tragically, the property of Ubisoft."
You made my day.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Great picture to a great game. It's nice to see a picture of that rather unknown game.
I really like MM4 and 5 and I remember well when I meet the Gamma Gazer first. Oh, the lava region and creepy scarecrown with Danger, ok let's go on. Gamma Gazer came and killed my party XD. Second time I was better prepared.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Very nice image!
I'm glad to see there are still fans putting their soul into our most beloved series 
Unfortunately, the Children of the Void now won't be a continuation of the old series, but rather a completely new and original game featuring elements from most other great series. Let's see what'll become of this.
Anyway, as a fellow fan I just wanted to note that you've got a little typo in your description. The rightmost character appears to be Zippo rather than a second Badger
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Oh goodness am I glad you decided to show up only a month before I finally show up on here again, otherwise you might have been left waiting for like, six billion years like everyone else who left me a comment! Typo corrected!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
No problem, I only login here once a year anyway
Glad I could help.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow, so magnificient!
I haven't played parts before M&M 6, but i always have been amazed of all planes, from VARN to Enroth.
Have you got the other Might and Magic arts?)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Goodness. I really should check my comments more often. I two years-old drawings of Sheltem and the Dragon Pharaoh of XEEN lying about somewhere on Photobucket - one of which, by some unholy stroke of luck, has become a first page result for "Sheltem the Dark" which is not nearly as flattering as it might sound when you realize the drawing's terrible. Besides that, for awhile I was a concept artist for the fan made Might and Magic X, and was having talks about doing a painting for the title screen, but not a whole lot seems to have become of that project, and I haven't heard from anyone on the team in about a year.
Proceeding with that in those circumstances seems, at best, misguidedly ambitious and at worst, rather careless since I was made privy to quite a few key plot elements of the game, and I'm not sure what reaches into the territory of being a spoiler and what doesn't. I wouldn't want to incorporate spoilers directly into the promotional art for the game, So I'd need the fellow who was in charge of the game's plot and script's 'okay' before doing anything in that regard. Mildly stated, the series' art direction has been a huge influence on me as a painter, so I doubt I'll settle for just one fan tribute to the series - There is a lot of potential in all the factions of the Heroes subseries that I'm really excited about the idea of exploring, but for the time I'm busy with original projects. In any case, many thanks for the favourite and and apologies for the late reply!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You're one of M&M X developers, wow ** I have heard a lot about that project from community... and wait for it)
That information sounds unreliable, however all know that how difficult to do full-blown game and satisfy fans)
Do all communities have a hope to see published Might and Magic X game, what do you think?
And what about art... I think that's one of the best universes which are multicultural and sufficiently crazy to inspire) A little thing from the USA culture with great influense. A mix of science fiction and fantasy besmirched on my creative work at all;
Nice to meet other fans
Don't worry about condition of pictures - where spectators can see a beauty, artist finds his own mistakes only, usual.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Was - and not quite a developer, I'm not sure the few pieces of concept art I submitted every other week or so was quite enough to refer to myself as a developer. Rather, more just a contributor. And after some searching I did come upon the project's Facebook page [link] and through it the official forum [link] Seems if you want reliable information those two sources would be the best places to turn to. It seems quite well managed and a bit better maintained than I remember it being when I first learned about the project; Aside from managerial issues and quality control, neither of which seem to be cause for alarm so far at least, or the usual doomed-to-fail naysaying of indie development, I can't think of a reason a fan of the series wouldn't at least be excited for the prospect of a fan-driven attempt to complete the plot. If anything I think exposure would be a problem. I just don't know how much of the Might and Magic fanbase even knows that the Might and Magic X project even exists. I know it already has a pretty sizable following, it has been liked 1200 times on Facebook, but 1200 people hardly seems like the momentum of the whole fanbase. Cross your fingers, I suppose, hope that time loans itself to a bit more recognition.
Regarding Might and Magic itself? Really I couldn't tell you what about it fascinates me the way it does. Nostalgia plays a big role, I can't deny - Might and Magic 6 was the first game I ever played. It's done as much as you might imagine to colour my impression of RPGs. I suppose that makes it sort of serve as my default; It's made Might and Magic what I turn to as my point of comparison for RPGs - and maybe not just - I suppose. Under that degree of scrutiny, well, it turns out there's a lot to love that's easily overlooked, in . . . hardly eloquent terms, hahaha. There's an unappreciated level of attention to detail allthroughout the series that's escaped the interest of most people, I suppose. That's the best answer I can think of off the top of my head at least; there's a time and a place to go into long, rambly essays about why fuck-you-it's-the-greatest-story-ever-written, but I'm not sure it's when I'm preoccupied with tending to my pregnant dog, haha.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Sorry for long silence..I have no energy for writing a lot of letters x)
I know the other Might and Magic products, for example, Horn of the Abyss addon, which beta has been released last winter. There are interesting topics and phorum, people said that world won't be supported by fans more than 40 years ( 5 and 6 HoMM series have killed all soul of series), but now progress exists.
I can't tell you about my impression of that world because English isn't comfortable for me for it ( don't have perfect level), but saving loyality for all my life told enough)
I want to cry where saw people don't know smth about Universe, Ancients and thw main series. Loving Heroes without loving Might&Msgic and spinoffs is "zero without a stick", as always speak in russian. New generation of fans scared by its closed mind and scanty knowledge about world and pretty things which created all of the atmosphere of true world by Kaneghem.
P.S. Sorry for mustakes)
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
You should make a follow up of this one in which it grew more heads.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0