Decent game gets thrashed by fans of the series.
The main story is pretty good (although somewhat cliche) with even the expected plot twist being somewhat unpredicted. The main story consists of you (the standard group of heroes who don't realize it yet) uniting the clans of Chedian to battle against the force that marches from the west. After you unite the clans the story takes an interesting turn. You'll learn of the hand that the Gods play in the land of Chedian. Meet with them, quest for them and do battle against them.
The graphics are decent, also. The people models look pretty good except their faces look like paper masks glued onto a featureless doll. The wilderness looks excellent. The arcitecture is pretty much standard with almost everything having sharp angles with hardly any texture.
The color could have used improvement. Everything seems to be grey or brown (it may not be as severe as I make it sound because I am color blind) and just bland. I like more vivid coloring in the games that I play (even if I don't see the color intended).
Some of the side quests are fairly ridiculous. Imagine working your way through sewers to find a persons manuscript. How did the papers end up in the sewer? What kind of magic is it imbued with that kept the paper from disintegrating in the waste filled water that runs beneath a city? An almost better question would be, "why do they have a sewer if no one has a toilet or chamber pot?", but that's not really quest related.
All in all the main story is pretty good and it has decent graphics. The classes are pretty well balanced. The overall experience was good but it could have been better. I feel that this game is definitly worth at least one play through. Had this game not had the Might & Magic title attached to it I'd probably have given a better score and I imagine that other fans wouldn't have judged it as harshly either.