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

Once again, you are shifting the conversation to a different plane.
We are not just discussing the graphics, but the trend in them. I'm sorry, but comparing completely different products, which, of course, belong to the same category (in the sense of animated films), is still incorrect. I repeat, "Shrek" has absolutely nothing to do with being a continuation of "Hedgehog in the Fog," no matter how much they might strive for it (just kidding). Therefore, discussing the trend is pointless (unless within the framework of animation achievements).

Listen, why should I constantly read between the lines in your messages, while you don't want to do it in mine? If you read my previous messages a little more carefully, I don't think there should be any complaints about shifting the conversation to a different plane. You are considering the development of graphics from the first to the fifth Heroes games, and I believe that the fifth Heroes game represents a fundamental shift in this regard, and it cannot be generalized with the previous three. It's like comparing the transition from "Hedgehog in the Fog" to "Shrek." "Shrek," as you rightly noted, has absolutely nothing to do with being a continuation of "Hedgehog," just as the third Heroes game is not a continuation of the fifth in terms of graphics (unless we take into account the remark that the third game, as I understand it, was also originally prepared as 3D). When "Shrek 2" comes out as a 3D Heroes of Might and Magic 6, then, in my opinion, we can talk about some kind of trend.

As for Olga's post, after reading it, it gives the impression that there are only infants and elderly people among the Heroes of Might and Magic players. The former are afraid of "breathing" creatures, while the latter cannot stand Pokémon. The middle age group, whose interests the developers should focus on, simply does not exist, and they have no common interests or views on the game. This is what the remark is about, that those who can download the game on their own will not run away from well-drawn 3D creatures.

Once again, I will give the essence of my thought. Heroes of Might and Magic 5 has definitely moved to a new level compared to Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (again, we are talking about graphics). In this regard, there cannot be any trend in the entire Heroes series. If in the sixth Heroes game, the demons have antennas or bows, then I will fully agree with you.

P.S. As for the formation of a trend through the add-ons for Heroes of Might and Magic 5, I disagree with you again. Add-ons do not form any trend, since they are released in full accordance with the graphic style of the base game.