What is your opinion about Heroes IV? — General

3.5 (11 ratings)

Multiple choice Closed 2006-02-20

This poll is closed.

A revolution in the series

28.6% 6 votes

Favorite game in the series

9.5% 2 votes

Failed experiment

52.4% 11 votes

They aren't heroes at all (what were NWC thinking?)

0% 0 votes

Just an upgrade for HoMM3

0% 0 votes

Other (please specify)

19% 4 votes

Geksorin

19 years ago

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To be honest, I didn't really enjoy Heroes of Might and Magic 4. I didn't play it much, maybe a month, but then I switched to Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and waited for Heroes of Might and Magic 5. And now I've finally waited for it.

celt

19 years ago

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Now that Heroes of Might and Magic IV has stopped working, I realized WHAT I lost...

Geksorin

19 years ago

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So, I didn't understand you correctly. Did you like Heroes of Might and Magic IV?

celt

19 years ago

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Sure. At first, I didn't like it, but then I got hooked!

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Шурик

19 years ago

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Still, it was almost a successful project; you can’t say that it failed miserably! But everyone learns from their mistakes, and that’s how Heroes 5 came about. Although, where else but in the fourth installment can you fully enjoy playing as a hero? I really liked the RPG element!

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Prorock

19 years ago

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Shurik;38427

Still, it was almost a successful project; you can't say it failed miserably! But everyone learns from their mistakes, and that's how Heroes 5 came about. Although, where else but in the 4th installment can you fully enjoy playing as a hero? I really liked the RPG aspect!

NO! Heroes 5 wasn't a result of learning from the mistakes of Heroes 4.
Heroes 5 was a return to Heroes 3, to revive and continue interest in the ENTIRE Heroes series!

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Шурик

19 years ago

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Prorock;38434

NO! The 5th installment wasn't made AS A RESULT of learning from the mistakes of the 4th.
The 5th installment was made as a return to the 3rd, to revive and continue interest IN THE ENTIRE HEROES SERIES!

I think they were just afraid of repeating the same mistakes a second time, and tried to create something new from the old. If there hadn't been flaws in the 4th, we wouldn't have seen the 5th installment as it is...

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Darth Saruman

19 years ago

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Prorock;38434

NO! The fifth installment wasn't a result of learning from the mistakes of the fourth.
The fifth installment was a return to the third, in order to revive and continue interest in the ENTIRE Heroes series!

Too bad! I personally would have preferred the fifth installment to be a truly successful, playable, and modifiable version of the fourth!;)

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Шурик

19 years ago

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Darth Saruman;38473

That’s a pity! I personally would like to see “Pryadka” become a truly successful, playable, and modifiable version of the Fourth installment! ;)

That’s the right attitude, we need to be optimistic!!! :)

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Mynos

19 years ago

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I think they were just afraid of stepping on the same rakes again, and tried to make something new out of the old. If it weren't for the shortcomings of the 4th installment, we wouldn't have seen the 5th one as it is...

Unfortunately, there's no one left to step on them a second time...

And the Nival Interactive team was really afraid to do something completely new, because Ubisoft had ideas that could completely revolutionize the series.

In general, my opinion, formed over many years of playing, is this: only the company that originally created the game can continue a good series. Based on this, I'm afraid we won't see any more good Heroes games.

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Darth Saruman

19 years ago

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Mynos;38513

Unfortunately, there's no one left to attack for the second time...

And it seems that Nival Interactive was really afraid to do something completely new, because Ubi had ideas that could completely change the
series.

Yeah, Nival Interactive, and Renegade Studios...:D

Ann

19 years ago

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Hmm, everything can change. Let's hope for the best. Maybe someone will have a brilliant idea and come up with something in the spirit of the classic Heroes games.
And yet, Heroes 4 isn't bad.

Geksorin

19 years ago

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It's difficult to create a truly interesting sequel to the third game, and as someone rightly said, only the person who wrote the third game can do it, or those who first fully understand the third game and then rewrite everything from scratch, following the strict rules of the third game... I'm not very sure that such people will be found.

Mynos

19 years ago

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I'm not sure if a continuation of the third game is necessary. We need a new game with new features, but with the overall concept of the entire series.

GvozD

19 years ago

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Every installment of the Heroes series has its flaws (as does any other game). For Heroes 4, these include hero imbalance (I emphasize imbalance, not just their presence on the battlefield), the lack of hero specialization (the initial individuality is lost, and as a result, beloved heroes and their stories become less important, which diminishes the spirit of the heroes), and the Castle of the Dead (demons and undead have different ideologies, although their goals may be the same). There are, of course, other features that, in my opinion, detract from the game, but they are not as significant. **But despite all this, Heroes 4 is still Heroes, and I consider it worthy and interesting, and I can only sympathize with classic fans of Heroes 3. Because of their own stubbornness, they are missing out on a lot of enjoyment from a good game!**