Better than Heroes series
The major gaming concept remains: we still wander through maps in turns, we still maintain cities, we still buy buildings to recruit new types of units, get access to some powerful and useful magic and receive more money daily, we still develop our character from mission to mission by fighting opponents and finding and applying artifacts. oh, yes, we still do have more than one resource (gold) to extract from Mother Earth. This ends the similarities. Now - differences.
The fights( this is my favourite aspect of the game) are completely turn - based, where maximum of six fighters including Hero fight against maximum of six enemy fighters. Compared to Heroes, fighters can't move during battle. These battles look great. The graphics during battles is outstanding and unit design is brilliant. Also, you can't have stronger unit without actually involving him in fights because units also get experience from battles and when they reach a new level and the required building in capital is built, your unit transforms into stronger version.
The system of gaining the resources is unique. You have to recruit a special unit who stabs the banner of particular race in the ground and this resource source (silly word combination) is captured. Soon the ground around it os transformed into grass, lava fields, snow or black desert, depending on the race you are playing with.
I got a lot of pleasure from this game. heroes V is also a great game (I am a fan of TBS), but something lacks. I hope that Disciples III will turn out to be as great as Disciples II.