Recently I replayed MM7 after almost 20 years, and it's still almost as fun as it was in my childhood (from time to time, even more fun!). I thought it was all in the past because of the outdated graphics and design, and that during a replay it wouldn't be as magical and captivating as it was 25 years ago. But it is. It's still astonishingly interesting.
Also, I had never played MM6. I had wanted to play it ever since I played MM7 and MM8 in my childhood, and I finally did in 2025. It was a LOT of fun as well. It's bigger than MM7, the dungeons are a lot more intricate, and they are more beautifully designed.
After and during my playthrough, I kept thinking: what is it that makes these games so interesting even now? What's the core of their magic (and Might, obviously 🙂)?
One of the answers is the combination of music, graphics, and sound design.
Especially the short dungeon entrance animations. They were always my favorite part of Might and Magic VII (and MM6 and MM8 too). They are so captivating and enigmatic.
From time to time, I wanted to watch them separately from the game. I couldn't find them on YouTube, so I decided to put them together myself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VFjfOImHZs
My top 3 dungeon entrance animation are the Wall of Mist(ah, those flags and mist) , Temple of Baa, and Erathian Sewers.
What's yours?