King's Bounty: The Legend

Bought it. Played it. :) In my opinion, the game is excellent! Even at first glance. I was very pleased with the colorful world, the abundance of colors, the contrast, and the decent graphics... The creatures are well-designed, and the soundtrack is beyond praise. All together, it creates an incredible atmosphere; it feels like I've entered a medieval fairy tale. Although everything is done in an even more "toyish" style than in Heroes 5, it doesn't harm the game; on the contrary, it enhances it. I think a game with a simple plot, an abundance of quests, and a variety of game locations should look exactly like this. I would give the visual and sound design a top score. By the way, although the game looks great in the screenshots, it looks even better in the animations. At least, that's how it seemed to me. The graphics aren't super, but they are significantly better than in Heroes 5, and they are on par. There are no frills or fancy technologies, but the most important elements are done excellently. For example, I have no complaints about the shadows, although even now, in some quite modern games, they can't be done properly. However, it's also worth considering that the game should run on high settings even on a mid-range configuration, and this can be seen as a plus. In general, at least in this regard, I wasn't disappointed. The large amount of text was also pleasing; in my opinion, it's better than the scripted cutscenes from Heroes 5, where the characters are even shy to move their lips and occasionally furiously wave their staffs/bang their swords against their shields, etc. Although, it seems that both of these things don't require huge amounts of effort and time. But still, it's a matter of taste; not everyone will read the texts, but will only skim through them... Long reading can also be tiring, especially at the beginning of the game when you want to start playing as quickly as possible. But for true connoisseurs and fans of the single-player mode, this should be appealing. However, I wouldn't say it's a minus, but it's definitely not a plus either. Let it be as it is. After all, they are written well and, as Sandro has already noted, with humor. In general, my personal rating of the game is approaching the maximum. I can't say for sure; I've only played it for a couple of hours, but I have a lot of impressions. I'm very glad that expansions are expected, but we shouldn't forget about sequels either. But somehow, I think that KATAURI will do a great job. P.S. Sandro, I think the topic can already be renamed by replacing "announcement" with "discussion" and removing "(King's Bounty in the style of Heroes 5)". IMHO, this inscription is unnecessary.