The latest expansion pack has been released. Now, certain things are clear.

Okay... Arandor, sorry, but where is the Warcraft-like graphics? I don't see any similarities at all.
Furthermore, regarding the atmosphere - I've played all the Heroes games (though not much of the first and fourth). And playing the fifth one, I feel it, and I don't think it's far from the atmosphere of the third part. The question of how to find the atmosphere is just as inappropriate as the question of how to get enjoyment; it's all subjective, and everyone feels this atmosphere differently.
And the fact that a debate has arisen - is that a bad thing? It seems like no one is arguing, everything is fine, so why not discuss this issue? If there are no such discussions, it will become boring...

I'm not saying that all the graphics are Warcraft-like, but there are many similarities... mainly, this is visible in the units... Haven (all, except maybe the angels), Demons (almost all), Necropolis (especially skeletons, zombies), Orcs, and even the heroes themselves - Knights, Demons, the Necropolis's hands... it's just crazy.

Ex, you're probably confusing the atmosphere...
In Heroes 3 and 2, it's the atmosphere of the world itself, but in Heroes 5, it's more the atmosphere of the location... for example, yesterday I was playing the Necropolis campaign, and I was walking through a dark forest... I agree, it looks more ominous and so on than in Heroes 3 and 2, but it's something completely different...

P.S. in general, let's stop spamming, because everyone will still stick to their own opinion...