Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Preview

GameSpot has put together a preview of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, after spending some firsthand time with the FPS/RPG hybrid.

…unlike the Battlefield series, Dark Messiah will have a set of character classes inspired by medieval fantasy. The game will offer five different professions you can play as: the archer, the mage, the priestess, the warrior, and the assassin, all of which share some of the abilities of the single-player game’s hero, Sareth. However, unlike Sareth, who uses both swords and sorcery, the multiplayer classes are more specialized–but they can also expand on their powers as they gain additional points for successfully defeating their enemies, capturing control points, and aiding their teammates. In addition, all classes have a stamina bar that determines how long they can continuously sprint (warriors are the worst sprinters, while assassins are the best), as well as health and energy meters that determine how much punishment they can take and how often they can use their special abilities, respectively.