It's about placing you in the world, rather than just being a hovering gun that points at things that it wishes dead. Once you understand this basic connection between man and foot, foot and enemy man, you can start to understand why Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is quite such an enjoyable game. Any and all prepositions can apply to the Mighty Versatility of the Boot. Or, as is perhaps more often the case, kicked into the great abyss, kicked off a cliff, kicked down a staircase, or over a balcony.
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Into one of the many, many, dangerously placed spiked grids that serve. Into a flimsy support beam, causing a cascade of precariously stacked boxes to crush the poor sod you just booted. More often than not, it's about kicking to somewhere, rather than from yourself. Thwack - and you've got a moment to breathe.Īlthough it's not always about space. It's a vital tool in your arsenal, there to create a little space whenever you need it, when there are too many evil men clustering around you. It's always present, either to look at or, more importantly, to slam into the faces/stomachs/groins of anyone and anything that stands between you and the Shantiri Crystal.
Often, in fact, it won't even be rendered, its hard work all but ignored when you look downwards, only to find empty air between you and the floor.ĭark Messiah of Might and Magic is a game that gave the Boot a little fun. And yet, despite all these admirable feats, the Gracious Boot doesn't often get much of a look-in in games. The Silent Sufferer of the Inevitable Sewer Level.
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