Heroes 6 - Discussion

The fifth installment was a breakthrough for the series in the sense that it was the first game rendered in 3D. Apparently, they considered this a significant innovation in itself. Although the fifth game essentially resembles the third (I think the developers at that time didn't want to take risks and make any serious changes to the gameplay), important new features are still present, such as the initiative panel. And when do serious changes ever please fans of any series? In the new Starcraft, for example, everything remained the same (I haven't played it, but I've read about it), and the fans are happy, with colossal sales. In the fourth Command & Conquer, on the other hand, the gameplay was significantly changed, resulting in a lot of negative feedback. The same applies to Heroes, I think; from the screenshots of the sixth game, it's clear that the gameplay hasn't changed much. The main question now is what new features will be included, but there isn't much information available yet. Still, it's unlikely that the sixth game is just the fifth game on a new engine; they must come up with something new.