Haven't you tried thinking differently yourself??? Ask yourself, "What if it really is bad, why do people think so???"
And if Heroes 4 is a completely different game than Heroes 3, then why was it named Heroes of Might and Magic 4 and not something else, since the game is different:eek: ...
But that's not the most important thing...
I'll tell you about myself... personally, Heroes 4 just didn't click with me!
1) First, when Heroes 4 came out, I was already studying at the Academy.
2) Second, I was young, there were girls, friends, beer...
3) Third, if I had time to play alone or with friends, it was only Heroes 3, because everyone knew how to play it, and there you could create a random map and start playing, and it was also faster to move around than in Heroes 4.
4) At the "peak" of Heroes 4's popularity, I met my future wife - that says it all!!!
P.S. So my knowledge of Heroes 4 was limited to completing the campaigns and a few standard levels. And now, after about 4 years, I'm more interested in learning how to play Heroes 5 than Heroes 4.
P.S. If Heroes 4 had come out "at the right time in the right place," everything would have been "perfect"!!! :smile20: