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Indemaijinj · 02-13-2006, 04:11 PM

Well, I used to lurk around a bit at the HeroesCommunity forum and from the gossip and beta-tester reports I got following impressions:

1. Gameplay-wise it is going to be very similar to Heroes 3. It seems like Ubisoft thought that the Heroes4 experiment was a minor failure and the Heroes3 formula is a golden one that is better not messed with.

2. While a lot of the visuals are pretty and full of character (I especially like the undead town screens) I think they are borrowing a bit too much from Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures for their own good. I mean, if you play (or know some friends who play Warhammer) then take a look at the Rampart faction troops and comparet them to a Warhammer Wood Elf army. The similarity is very very striking. Even the Dendroid looks like an electronic copy of the Wood Elf treant figure.

The Dungeon faction rips off the Warhammer Dark Elves in a similar faction, even down to the reptile riders and the witch elves.

The undead faction is less blatant, but I still think the vampire and zombies have taken some cues from their Warhammer equivalent.

02-13-2006, 04:11 PM	#13
Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 44 Posts: 1,163	Well, I used to lurk around a bit at the HeroesCommunity forum and from the gossip and beta-tester reports I got following impressions: 1. Gameplay-wise it is going to be very similar to Heroes 3. It seems like Ubisoft thought that the Heroes4 experiment was a minor failure and the Heroes3 formula is a golden one that is better not messed with. 2. While a lot of the visuals are pretty and full of character (I especially like the undead town screens) I think they are borrowing a bit too much from Warhammer Fantasy Battle miniatures for their own good. I mean, if you play (or know some friends who play Warhammer) then take a look at the Rampart faction troops and comparet them to a Warhammer Wood Elf army. The similarity is very very striking. Even the Dendroid looks like an electronic copy of the Wood Elf treant figure. The Dungeon faction rips off the Warhammer Dark Elves in a similar faction, even down to the reptile riders and the witch elves. The undead faction is less blatant, but I still think the vampire and zombies have taken some cues from their Warhammer equivalent. __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.