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YES, DARK DRAGON, you've poured your heart out, and there's nothing to add. Everything you wrote here is quite informative...
but I'll say one thing: Heroes of Might and Magic IV is a completely different game compared to all the other installments. And it shouldn't be viewed as a failure:smile35:.

Everyone has already talked enough about Heroes of Might and Magic IV:smile18:.

For me, the fifth installment was the first and so far the only truly extraordinary game!:smile20: It's not just a game for passing the time; it makes me think:)

I won't diminish the merits of the previous Heroes – they are all good in their own way (I can judge this by what my husband says – he has been playing Heroes since the beginning:smile54:).

HMM4. Why it's bad.

This is absolute nonsense and demagoguery. Moreover, it looks like a copy-paste. Heroes 4 is a different game. There isn't a single valid argument among those you presented.

I'll note that players are usually divided into two categories. The first are those who know how to use combos (and behind the word "know" here lies much more than just knowing that such a technique is possible). Almost none of them deny their usefulness. The second are those who DON'T know how. Some of them say: "I don't like it, and I won't use it out of principle."

One quote can shatter your entire passionate speech...

Everyone is already tired of hearing that it's the 4th installment.

No one is saying that it's terrible, just that it's hard to call it a continuation of the Heroes series... Because as a new installment of Heroes of Might and Magic, it failed. In general, I think that the fourth Heroes game is a complete failure as a strategy game. But as an RPG, it's quite playable, but for that, you naturally need good maps.

Colleagues, I strongly recommend refraining from expressing outright negativity towards specific aspects of the heroes, especially unmotivated negativity, in further discussions. I remind you that the topic is titled "Your Favorite Part of Heroes," so it's better to describe why you like a particular part of the game rather than why you dislike it. If there are no changes, I will start deleting posts. Section Moderator.

Troe4ka ONLY!!! :smile02:

The third part is unmatched, the fourth is lackluster, and the fifth is overly complex.

For me, the third part is the best, or rather, 3.5 with its divine creatures.

I don't remember the third game well enough to understand why everyone is so enthusiastic about it. I consciously started playing from the fourth game, and I really liked it – why? I'll try to explain. Well, the graphics were at a good level for that time. The interface was intuitive. Everything was done in a stylish way. The music especially captivated me – it was the first time I understood how important that is. There was a special atmosphere to the game. That's why I couldn't get used to the fifth game for a long time, where everything is different. But different doesn't mean worse. I just played other games for comparison, and even reinstalled the fourth game once – no, it's not the same anymore. Still, when you load up the fifth game, you feel like you've returned home. ))

1 - I set the vector in the first part, but I didn't play it much. 2 - The second part developed this idea. I played it normally and liked it very much. 3 - The third part developed the ideas of the first two parts to the absolute limit, and I won't be afraid to say that. 4 - The fourth part (definitely not for me), let others comment on its advantages. 5 - The fifth part is completely different, and at the same time, it has old ideas. It didn't bring anything new compared to the third part, but the developers managed to create a couple of interesting features, rework the graphics, and the result is a great game. I also want to add that with the introduction of alternative upgrades, it's not very appealing to play Heroes 5 and Heroes 5: Hammers of Fate, especially considering that the balance was improved with the release of Heroes 5: Tribes of the East. Personally, I like playing Campaigns or long hotseat games the most. Therefore, I would like there to be more Castles and long, diverse Campaigns. If the developers of Heroes 6 develop the idea of Heroes 5 as they did in Heroes 3 after Heroes 2, then the game will be in demand, and the quality will not suffer.

It's hard to say. Right now, I'm constantly playing Heroes 2, although I used to play Heroes 3 exclusively... I guess after Heroes 5, I wanted to go back to something simpler, less demanding on resources, less laggy, and more original. P.S., if Heroes 2 had another ten new units, one more faction, redesigned elementals, and an improved map generator, it would definitely be my favorite game.

I only played the 5th game, so that's the one I like the most:smile54:

I had a chance to play the third game for a bit, and I almost finished the fourth game completely. Just a few days ago, I managed to beat Biarra and complete the fifth game with all the expansions. Each game had its own pros and cons. In the fourth game, I especially remember the heroes who participated in the battles themselves. And their models were quite nice. But the most important thing is the game's structure: you could start any campaign without finishing the previous one. This is good if there's an insurmountable bug in a particular mission, and you clearly can't finish it. In the fifth game, there's definitely a sense of epic scale and a great story, but I still remember the first mission for the Light Elves, where you had to guard the border. There was a lot of discussion about it on the forum. I had to replay it five or six times, I think, until Biarra appeared and ran towards the Elven city – an obvious bug that many people encountered. At one point, it seemed like I was going to stop playing altogether, because you can't progress to the other missions without completing this one. If you ignore that, the fifth game seemed to me to be the most memorable and engaging.

My favorite parts are 4 and 5, but I also like 3 (it used to be my favorite).

The third part. I have nothing against the second and first, I respect the classics and old games, but I like the third one more in terms of graphics, sound, and gameplay.