The official Might and Magic portal has word of the first review of Dark Messiah. The U.K. edition of PC Gamer magazine gave the game a 'Must Buy' award, in addition of several praises:

"Developers Arkane have succeeded in their goal of making the combat feel like a particularly violent pub fight. Dark Messiah’s fighting is a purely physical thing: there are no dice rolls governing the success of a smack on the face; just timing and brute strength."

"There’s really nothing that can match Dark Messiah’s combat. The mixture of weaponry and convincingly cause-and-effect physics really does take firstperson fighting to new places. The sense of speed, power and control over what you’re doing is unmatched. A superb and brutal action RPG."

The cover of the magazine describes the game as Half Life meets Oblivion, which is definitely a game I'd like to play. Let's wait and see if other publications feel the same way about the newest Might and Magic game. If that's the case, Arkane and Kuju will deserve our eternal love.