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

I was actually drawing a comparison to the discussion about graphics. Honestly, I don't see a trend towards making things more cartoonish. Can you really say that "Shrek" is more cartoonish than "Hedgehog in the Fog"? Your position reminds me of an old man saying, "Back in my day, we had really interesting cartoons! But now..." (maybe the domino analogy wasn't the best).

Let's compare in a different way: "Shrek" is a cartoon, but it's interesting and appealing to adults (although kids watch it too, but they only understand the most superficial meaning). Or, for example, "Corpse Bride" – I enjoy watching it. But, for example, no normal adult would watch the infamous Teletubbies. What distinguishes cartoons for children is a naive plot and a childishly appealing visual style. Like little goats, kittens, and puppies. (I'm writing this and I'm horrified – I have to explain obvious things, I'm becoming banal). Now, let's smoothly move on to the graphics (specifically the graphics!!!!) of the fifth game – little devils, imps, puppies... Doesn't that remind you of anything? And let's take the graphics of the fourth game (oh, now the Heroes of Might and Magic experts will come down on me!) – again, just the graphics – for example, the black dragons. They look like they were drawn from life. They walk heavily, and you can almost hear them breathing. Yes, the fifth game is, of course, a breakthrough, it's 3D and all that. No one is arguing. But what if that black dragon was in 3D... So that the kids would run away from the monitors crying...
I repeat: I'm talking about the graphics. Well, I'm a designer, what can I do... But I still enjoy playing the fifth game. But it doesn't hurt to dream.