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I think the issue is a bit different. I mean, regarding the statement that "graphics don't matter"...
Everyone has their own "first" heroes, the ones they started playing with. For some, it's Heroes of Might and Magic V, and now the older games seem boring to them. Others started with Heroes of Might and Magic III when it was released, and the graphics at that time seemed so beautiful and remain that way in their memory. I personally started with Heroes of Might and Magic II in 1997.
That's why I consider the first game childishly primitive, while someone else might find the pixelated graphics of Heroes of Might and Magic II to be the standard for the series' visual design. If I had started with Heroes of Might and Magic I, my opinion might be different.
Everyone has their own "first" heroes, the ones they started playing with. For some, it's Heroes of Might and Magic V, and now the older games seem boring to them. Others started with Heroes of Might and Magic III when it was released, and the graphics at that time seemed so beautiful and remain that way in their memory. I personally started with Heroes of Might and Magic II in 1997.
That's why I consider the first game childishly primitive, while someone else might find the pixelated graphics of Heroes of Might and Magic II to be the standard for the series' visual design. If I had started with Heroes of Might and Magic I, my opinion might be different.