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Heroes of Might and Magic...

Discussion in 'Playground' started by Ray192, Oct 25, 2002.

  1. Ray192 Gems: 5/31
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    anyone here played the series?

    [ October 25, 2002, 20:07: Message edited by: Taluntain ]
     
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    2, 3 and 4. Played 2 the most, and love number 3 the most. Number 4 was kind of ruined. I mean, how can there be gargoyles and imps in the necromancer castle? :rolleyes:
     
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    [​IMG] * slight SPOILER *

    I have played all four of them, with every expansion and mod there is (except HOMM III: Wake of Gods or smth like that). IMHO HOMM IV is a setback. I mean, c'mon, you find out that the world you lived in for the previous three games is destroyed, and you get in return a mixture of all the creatures and places of the HOMM universe...oh, how I miss HOMM III, and without those interminable add-ons...

    For a better HOMM, you don't have to simulate a bigger sword.

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    I have played III. It was fantastic.
     
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    I played HOMM3 and its expansions about 2 years. It is just great game. But HOMM4... :(
     
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    Homm 2 introduced me to the series, got a demo one day and now 5 or so years later I have homm 1 till homm 4 and mm 6 till mm9 :D

    Pity the last games of both series weren't really what you would like to see :(
     
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    [​IMG] III is by far the best. IV has its ups, but many, many downs too.
     
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    Am I the only one who will say that Heroes 2 is the best?

    Damn, there just was something magical with those simple graphics and easy gameplay. The game was really atmospheric for me. Heroes 3 was a good sequel, but it didn't have the edge Heroes 2 had. Well, at least for me...
    Heroes 4 is dissappointing, and I never played neither King's Bounty, or Heroes 1...
     
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    heh, in my opinion Heroes 2 was the best one too, it just had this quirkey humor..... while Heroes was far more serious..... but I like humor more and Heroes 2 sure had a much better music.
     
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    [​IMG] I have only played HOMM 3. It is an excellent game.
     
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    Sound Effects are AMAZING in homm II, I just love those grunts from the chars when they get hit, especially the vampire: *blooood*
     
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    [​IMG] I have played HOMM 2 and 3, but I cannot say which one was the better. HOMM 2 had a great music and FX, but 3 was less kiddy and its graphics were better. Were the Al smarter...

    Now that I think of it; HOMM 3 was better. Probably the best in the serie.

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    I think the AI is good enough...... but then I might jsut be a extremely crappy player.
     
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    I played a version of Heroes on the PS2: please someone tell me that the rest of the games are better! I didn't like that game and it was the first game I had bought for my console and after doing more reading in other places it seems like the rest of the series was different. I want to pick up Heroes IV but am a bit reluctant after my previous experience.
     
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    Woooooo-hooooooooooooo (second time i write this today) :)
    My most beloved games are Heroes series.Didn't expected that i can post something for them here :D

    @Apeman - you rule man vampires were my favorite creatures too - "Blood"

    @Virne - and all the others that miss heroes 2 music an FX - just download them as i did, there are a couple of russian sites with heroes 2 stuff made MP3.And replase them with these from H3 using the same names.

    heroes 2 was good as you can say magical but the copmps AL was stupid....Also towns were not balanced - you try to win with castle or the barbarian town - they sucked....

    Heroes III with BOTH expansions (wake of the gods is not official and a bit stupid if you ask me) rule all the way.I find it actually good that they started something new with H4 - I don't think they could improve Heroes 3 more :D :cool: :D there are no perfect games but Herose 3 is the closest i can think of :)

    It's good that they made new heroes but H4 just isn't the way.I play heroes series since Heroes 1 but could not stand H4 more than 3 days - what a @#$# @@#$%%# @#@!!!Every beginning is hard but after @#$%#@#@% Tarnum's stupidness i beleved they gained enough money to sacrifice themselves and spend more time and effords making a better game.Seems gold is never enough haha :( :(

    @Atreides - I don't know what's the PS version of the game but i'll suggest (STRONGLY) that you forget Heroes 4.....Also i don't think that PS version is the same as PC-s.Buy a comp and Heroes 3 no need for nothing else (except for food and something to drink) for the next mounth or two....

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    The PS2 Heroes game "Quest for the Dragonbone staff", isn't Heroes series game. It has only same name, just like BG Dark Alliance for Baldur gates. :(

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    :mad: Yup using the name for getting more $$$$ :mad:

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    [​IMG] I played a single-level demo of Heroes 2 and borrowed the full thing (with expansion) for a little while from my friend (who still has my BG2 and IWD cd's grrrr) and played the full thing. It's good fun when i had the time but i find myself with frequently less and less time.
     
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    [​IMG] I'm curious to know: those of you that have played the games, have you played all the "Normal games" + the "Campaign game"?

    I'm currently playing HoM&M II and I just finished one of the Normal games, which took me some 3 or 4 hours. How many hours can I expect to play if I do all of them?
     
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    Depend on the size and difficulty of the map.In Heroes 3 the computer plays hmmmm VERY good so some maps I've playing for days even :) No save and load you know.....

    Ah you are playing Heroes 2.... Hmm then it depend on yout start town too :D .Human and barbarian towns suck big time :mad: Just get wizard or warlock towns - dragons and especially titans rule.

    [ December 01, 2002, 04:30: Message edited by: AlexGK ]
     
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