Pomazok1329
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Pomazok1329, I respect everyone's opinion, but in your case, it's all a matter of taste. It's clear that you don't like story-driven RPG maps, but rather strategic ones where you constantly have to exert yourself from start to finish. As other critics have noted, it's difficult to maintain difficulty and interest throughout the entire Walkthrough, and usually after a certain "point X" (usually when your player becomes clearly the strongest), the rest of the Walkthrough doesn't pose any difficulties, and the map becomes, as the English say, "a piece of cake." :)
Therefore, I'll say it again: the "Ringing of Victory" map is valuable for its story and the role-playing aspect of the goal set before the hero.
I read that "Fall and Rise" is a difficult map, and what exactly makes it difficult. It should be taken into account that this map is one of the oldest, and today, against the background of others, it is probably not very good. Perhaps the author did not think through the player's tactics that would ensure victory, and it seems that a lot depends on a lucky or unlucky outcome. I plan to play it sometime.
I'll finish "Vanadia SoD edition" soon and write a report: what I liked and what I didn't.
If there is a text, but the gameplay itself is weak, then of course, it's not very good. The same Chinese map Xiedu or Way Home - absolutely nothing is clear, but the diverse gameplay makes you want to play it again and again.
And in essence, there is a story in the Chronicles of Heroes series, which decided to make money off the fans, but besides the story, there is almost nothing else (although the story is sometimes good, so the example is not very appropriate).
This map was made by the creator of To Kill for Power, so comparing them, you can see that the difference in quality is obvious.
Would you like to try playing Heroes of Jin Yong? I haven't seen any discussion of this map anywhere, but it's actually from Season. I found it myself on a Chinese forum, somehow downloaded it, and asked to add it to the "Best" section on heroesportal.
Knowing your experience and level of play, it deserves much more attention than some Polish maps or other maps of average or lower level