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Another excellent Heroes of Might and Magic game. While the angled top-down playing can be awkward and sometimes makes movement awkward, the new character types and variety of scenarios add a nice dimension to play. I like that the battle mechanics seem to be consistent for the hero class (barbarians, for example, lose rage and morale from defending or waiting but gain them for hits given or taken). I'd like to see a 3DO-style printout of the town building tree--sometimes it's guesswork as to what will open the next level.
The new upgrades for the other factions are very impressive visually. I do not like the fact that you lose your shooters in some instances for an alternate ability, giving you all hand to hand characters if you are not careful. (ex: dungeon, mistress & scout no longer shoot, but have invisibility.) I don't know what it is about the orc faction, but it seems I have seen them all already. I dont know if its because I played a demo eons ago, or if there was a previous heroes that had them in it, but they seem familiar to me at any rate. Other than that, graphics, sound, & game play are all you expect from the Heroes V series.
This is the product Ubisoft should have put out the first time. This is a stand-alone, you don't need the original Heroes V to play this. The game plays faster and smoother (I have XP, it says it runs on Vista but I haven't checked), they got the random map engine working, they fixed a lot of the bugs, they added a lot of depth (new variations on most every character in the game!?!) and the Orc team is lots of fun. If you like Heroes of Might and Magic, this is a great sequel. If you were disappointed with Heroes V, try this one. It still takes a powerful computer to run well. I am taking for granted you know what Heroes of Might and Magic games are like. Turn based, build towns and resources, build and army with a hero and fight against other teams doing the same. That's it in a nutshell, seems to me. . .Read full review
the game engine is smoother than the original Heroes 5 release. my only "con" is the limited pre-made maps.. not a terrible thing though, as the map generator does a great job.
Overall, it's a very good turn base game. playable, but easily get bored, because the waiting time and the movement make you nuts on bigger maps, but small maps means less castle and less enemy, and less combat, less fun because your fights will start in your low levels, some high level skills and magics won't get a chance to see the game could end.
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