Heroes of Might and Magic V [Game Discussion]

Heh) I've always told Arandon that elves are just pop music. But he doesn't listen to me. Elves are the most cliché race... along with dwarves, strangely enough. Dwarves are the same everywhere – beer, hammers, swearing, beards. But I actually like dwarves much more. Vikh... and what does "the trilogy of Uncle Tolkien" have to do with it? He didn't just write *The Lord of the Rings*. The quintessence of his elves is *The Silmarillion*, which, if read for a long time, can drive the average person to the brink. I wouldn't say that the rangers in Heroes 5 embody all these qualities; they seem more like... clumsy oafs, or something? They're so comical that none of their magic, super-swords, or even archers help them. There's little or no pathos in the Heroes 5 elves. When I think of a *Real* Elf, I think of the archer from *Heroes of Might and Magic III*, with the appropriate music playing in the background. I can't say the same about the forest alliance. Maybe it's all because of the comical, cute graphics. I like the dark elves, even if they are cliché, because I've always had a personal fondness for dungeons since Heroes 2. P.S. As I've said many times, the best elves for me are from *Disciples*: "What music? What armor? What crafts, oh my god? Just slit their throats, and that's it!" And the best dark elves are, yes, the Dark Eldar from *Warhammer 40,000*. Complete anarchy, piracy, crazy races on jetbikes covered in scythes and blades under the dome of the arena... mmm... awesome. Added after 55 seconds P.P.S. They're also pretty good in *The Elder Scrolls*, I like them. I just don't like the games themselves