Where is the fifth installment that combines all the parts into one? It just turned out to be a mainstream remake. Everything is the same as in the original, only it's plush and pink.
After all, it was the plot that brought such fame to the series. It was thanks to it that the Might and Magic universe appeared. And if you remove the plot, instead of a game, we get pop music.

What are you talking about? The plot in Heroes (all parts) is terrible, and to say that the RPG series started after the strategy game is complete nonsense. Heroes 5 is the peak of the series as a strategy game. Here, they are talking about the atmosphere lost in the fifth installment, but the atmosphere was lost starting with the third part. In general, Heroes is primarily a strategy game, and if you want to enjoy the atmosphere of the Might and Magic universe, you should play Might and Magic, not Heroes (unless it's the second or first...).

Yes, by the way, regarding the old-timers who say that the third part is a spoiled second part with a few good innovations (specializations, underground level of the map), I'm not an old-timer (I'm almost 14), but I also think so.