Posts from Story and voice acting.

I agree with Helm regarding the characters. I'd also add that Azkaal is well-written; he turned out to be a rather charismatic demon. However, Sarah annoyed me when I played through Kirill's campaign.

I realized there was a significant error in the campaign's plot: Azkaal mentions in a conversation with Kirill that they will need to cross the entire Shio to reach the Claw of Urgash, conquering Azkaal's former territories along the way, now occupied by other archdevils. However, Azkaal was imprisoned by Michael eight centuries ago, even before the Elder Wars and the Birth of the Seventh Dragon, when Shio didn't even exist; Sar-Elam created it in the 40th year of the Common Era. A smaller, but similar error: Michael mentions that he "defeated the Princes of Shio." Again, Michael died long before Shio was created. On the other hand, it could refer to the Demon Princes, that is, the archdevils who later became the Princes of Shio when the demons were imprisoned.

I'm enjoying the plot so far; I'm playing with pleasure. I also have no complaints about the voice acting – I'm not too picky. I started the fifth game a couple of times, but I just haven't found the time – and then, suddenly, I did.
Although I agree that sometimes the actors have to rush to fit within the time frame of the English version. Because, as I understand it, the point of localization is that the audio files are the same size and duration so that it's easier to replace them.

I liked the game's plot, and the voice acting is good. Azkaal's voice acting turned out well, and the other heroes and bosses were also voiced excellently.

I liked the voices of Kirill and Anton. Svetlana also blended in well with Kraal and Sandor. Their mother, Kate, also turned out quite well. Azkaal blended in perfectly. But the voices of the angels, Michael, Uriel, and the others are terrible. The voices of Irina and the veteran centaurs don't fit at all. It's just awful.

I liked the voices of Kirill and Anton. Svetlana also fit in well with Kraal and Sandor. Their mother, Kate, also turned out quite well. Azkaal fit in perfectly. But the voices of the angels and Michael, Uriel, and the others are terrible. The voices of Irina and the veteran centaurs don't fit at all. It's just awful.

And why Irina in particular?

Some of the references to the original Might and Magic universe in the campaigns.

Sorry for the off-topic, but is there a complete list of references to the old games somewhere? Not just in the campaigns, but in general. I'm just curious if I've noticed everything I've encountered. For example, in the weapons of the Dynasty, there are so many references - Iron Quill, Alliance of Angels, Soul Eater, Sword of Wiselbon, Flaming Tongue of the Dragon, Staff of Sandro, Sword of the Griffin.

By the way, the legend about the fake and real Griffin's Blade – I don't know exactly where its roots lie, but it also appears in Heroes 4.

I mean the same thing.

Here's the most comprehensive list.

Another reference – Jolly Raven in the final mission of Sandor’s campaign. This was the name of a pirate ship whose wreckage needs to be found at the behest of Lord Ironfist in Might and Magic 1.

The Griffonheart Blade is a family heirloom of the Griffonhart dynasty, rulers of Erathia. It appears in Heroes 4.

Here's the most complete list.

Yes, I saw that; I even quoted you from that post

Yes, I didn't notice that. It seems that almost all the references that appeared in the campaign are there.

And also, several heroes are named after characters from the original universe.

By the way, does anyone know who Corvus Bluebeak is? So far, it is known that he used to be a woman. Is there any other information about him? Or do I need to complete the campaign to find out everything?

Bluebeak wasn't a woman before; she's simply of the female gender. She's an enchanted raven, magically taught to speak.

It happened that I first played through the campaign (skipping all the dialogues), and then I became interested in the plot. Could you tell me where I can read a detailed description of the plot in the game?