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Shouldn't graphics get better??

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have been a big fan of all the Heroes games. I came in at II, LOVED III and thought there were some good improvements with IV....And then came V. I was really hoping for better graphics and it almost looks like a lot of detail was lost in making this a "3D" game. The graphics actually look worse then the previous games. The creatures are less detailed and look more cartoon like. The towns look poor as well. I don't see any improvements in this new version. I only see a big disappointment.

Heroes of Might & Magic V

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Heroes of Might & Magic is one of those games you keep coming back to. I get dizzy with many 3D games. I do not get that bad feeling with this series of games.

heroes V

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

we don't know how this product is cause it doesn't work and i can't get a hold of anyoe from the company to send it back, would not ever recommend this seller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Greatest Heroes

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: March 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wonderful game to play gaving you hours and hours of fun. Love the way you can change your view and move around the map!!! Great fun for anyone who loves games!!!

Slow

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: May 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is easy to install but slow to run. I have a pretty decent machine I got in 2006 but this thing just runs in molasses. I really don't get why they make something so slow that it is unusable? My advice is not to waste your money.

Game is way too slow with addition of 3D views

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: October 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

argh... I love HOMM series and played every one of them. Also played the entire series of Age of Wonders.

Heroes 5 has got to be the worst possible candidate to have 3D worldview. I kept moving around trying to click the heroe to touch an object of interest and missing it because the damn 3D view is never accurate. And it runs slow as a turtle on my Dell 8600 notebook.

My recommendation is to skip it. The 3D worldview is as useless as it gets and Ubisoft does not get it for some reason. They also made Scrabble 3D and it is so damn slow and crappy that I rather play a free version with nothing more than lines and letters than their version. Stuff like that just boggles the mind. Why make something so pretty and but unplayable and adds no value?

SKIP this game and get Age of Wonders or whatever else is out there. Maybe Ubisoft will finally get it right one of these days.

Heroes 3 with a pretty cover

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played Heroes III and loved it. I've played Heroes V for about 6 hours now; below is a list of the differences I have noticed so far:

the combat maps are grids rather than hexes
the graphics are 3d instead of 2d

That's it. I am using the exact same tactics I used in Heroes III. The units are all the same, the unit upgrade progression is the same, the buildings are the same. All the little things to find on the world map are the same. The hero's skills are the same.

The graphics are better than Heroes III. We get 3d graphics which look like they were ripped off from Warcraft III...which were pretty slick in 2002. Not exactly state-of-the-art right now.

About the plot. You've got 6 scenarios, and the idea is you play through them in sequential order. You click on the first one and are taken to a subscreen where it lists out the five subcampaigns to the scenario. The problem is that just by reading the subcampaign names and the single-sentence description of each map you now know exactly what all the "plot twists" are going to be. It's a miserable way to tell a story. Let me give you an example: ***WARNING, SPOILERS BELOW***
the first scenario description "a king falls, a queen rises'. Okay, straightforward enough. Then, for the next 5 subplots, the whole big drama is over your main character trying to get reinforcements to the king in time to save him. Not very dramatic, in my opinion, since you knew the guy was doomed the second you started the game.
Or let's take subplot #4, 'The Trap'. This subplot starts off with a little cutscene of your character meeting a priest on the road. Priest says 'Oh hey, you don't know any magic! If you head just a little bit out of your way and go to the chapel over there, you'll learn magic. It could help you save your king." Hmm. What could possibly happen? Could it be...a trap? Nah.

In closing, I think that Ubisoft took Heroes III, slapped some ripoff graphics on top, and called it a new game. The only reason I gave this game a second star is because Heroes III was a very good game...so if you never got a chance to play that one, you might find this interesting. If you already have the other game, save yourself the money and reload the old one.

Heroes of Might & Magic 5

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was good until the updates came.
If you do not know the Might and Magic system it will be hard to play.

good intentions but didn't deliver

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game was appearantly rushed out,i have a fairly new dell that i ordered especially for gaming and before i could play the game,i had to install 3 patches before the game would run,the game freezes when you try and save it before battles,when your in the city and trying to move troops from the garrison to your army,frankly it is a royal pain,you putan army group over a block in your army and it takes forever to place them in,the game has excellent graphics but i was disappointed when you enter the cloud city is darkened out,to the graphics and new presentation of a great game was wasted in poor execution

Best HOMM Installment Yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard that Heroes V was coming out, I was a little skeptical. The third installment was so much fun, but the fourth was so disappointing. This is just what I hoped they would have come out with. They got back to the basics of the third installment, and just made it so much better. Not only is it in full 3D, but the scenery of the the towns is AMAZING compared to anything fans have seen before. The creatures and heroes have definitely received a major upgrade. Not only is this a plus, but the battles are also very fun due to the new battle system.

For those of you who complain "It didn't work on my computer, it lags in graphics" deal with it. By a new computer, and stop whining. You are supposed to be leaving a review for the game based on the game, not your computer.

Anyways, the storyline is detailed and about the same length as previous installments. If you don't want to jump into the campaign, you can always jump into the multi-player maps. The only criticism I have for the multi-player maps when playing against AI is the lengthy time it takes between turns.

When it comes to the battles, they are much more exciting visually and strategically. The only problem I found with the battles was during a siege a hero can attack a creature even if there are walls, which doesn't make sense. Also the turns for which creatures can attack jump around often. There is no clear order for which a hero and his/her creatures attack.

I would recommend downloading all the patches from Ubisoft before you play the game, which fixes a lot of minor bugs and things.

Overall this game will keep you interested and entertained for hours and hours at a time. It's very easy to really get into. This game is a must buy. This is the best installment yet, and if there is another one in the works I doubt it will top this one.

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