Calling it now: Might and Magic Heroes 6 = Best Game nobody played for 2011 GOTY

Although obscure, the Heroes of Might and Magic is probably the best, if not THE best turn-based strategy series on the PC, although fans like to pretend that HoMM4 doesn't exist.

The reasons I make this prediction are:

1. Hot seat is almost dead anyways, though it's still fun as hell
2. Black Hole Entertainment seems to not realize that a TF2 promo instantly increases sales
3. The storytelling seems to be better than the previous games

Waiting for more reviews before I buy it. Won't win GOTY though. Thinking 7.5 or 8 at GSGeneralShowzer

I'm not saying it would win GOTY. I'm just saying that it will be one of the best games with the worst sales.

Although obscure, the Heroes of Might and Magic is probably the best, if not THE best turn-based strategy series on the PC, although fans like to pretend that HoMM4 doesn't exist.

The reasons I make this prediction are:

1. Hot seat is almost dead anyways, though it's still fun as hell
2. Black Hole Entertainment seems to not realize that a TF2 promo instantly increases sales
3. The storytelling seems to be better than the previous games

flashn00b

Ermm..it might not be popular in USA, but it's very strong brand in Europe. It will sell like crazy here.

I played the demo and was instatly dissapointed

Heroes 3 and 5 are some of my top games and 50% of that is because of the amzing imaginative cities and creature dens i can visit to increase my army

That has been totally destroyed in Heroes 6, the cities look and feel nothing like Heroes 3 and 5 and reqruiting cratures is now boring and terrible

It is the worst dissapointment i had all year, i dont even consider buying this game now at this state, i would rather play more Heroes 5

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

PAL360

From the demo seems like a huge step down even from Heroes 4, no towns, no reqruit dens in towns to click, not all resources

The feeling of what made this game amazing is 50% gone for me

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If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

loosingENDS

From the demo seems like a huge step down even from Heroes 4, no towns, no reqruit dens in towns to click, not all resources

The feeling of what made this game amazing is 50% gone for me

Really? Oh...those are bad news :(

I have to try the demo before getting the game then.

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[QUOTE="PAL360"]

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

PAL360

From the demo seems like a huge step down even from Heroes 4, no towns, no reqruit dens in towns to click, not all resources

The feeling of what made this game amazing is 50% gone for me

Really? Oh...those are bad news :(

I have to try the demo before getting the game then.

Definatly, i cancelled my limited edition pre-order after playing the demo

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

PAL360

I played the demo and was instatly dissapointed

Heroes 3 and 5 are some of my top games and 50% of that is because of the amzing imaginative cities and creature dens i can visit to increase my army

That has been totally destroyed in Heroes 6, the cities look and feel nothing like Heroes 3 and 5 and reqruiting cratures is now boring and terrible

It is the worst dissapointment i had all year, i dont even consider buying this game now at this state, i would rather play more Heroes 5

loosingENDS

I'm pleasantly surprised, and here i thought you were just a 360 fanboy with no interest in HoMM. For the definite HoMM experience, i recommend you get Heroes of Might & Magic 3: Complete Edition, In The Wake of Gods community expansion (which adds a ton of new features) and the High Resolution Mod which improve the visuals.

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

AdrianWerner

I have two different opinions now! I want to believe that this game is awesome since i really love the series. Still play Heroes 3 and 4 once in a while (hated Heroes 5).

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I played the demo and was instatly dissapointed

Heroes 3 and 5 are some of my top games and 50% of that is because of the amzing imaginative cities and creature dens i can visit to increase my army

That has been totally destroyed in Heroes 6, the cities look and feel nothing like Heroes 3 and 5 and reqruiting cratures is now boring and terrible

It is the worst dissapointment i had all year, i dont even consider buying this game now at this state, i would rather play more Heroes 5

Lucianu

I'm pleasantly surprised, and here i thought you were just a 360 fanboy with no interest in HoMM. For the definite HoMM experience, i recommend you get Heroes of Might & Magic 3: Complete Edition, In The Wake of Gods community expansion (which adds a ton of new features) and the High Resolution Mod which improve the visuals.

I have already played it with Wake of Gods of course, i am a huge Heroes fan, that is why i cant stand the new towns in Heroes 6

The good news is that i read somewhere that developers are aware of the issue and will try to make proper cities later, i will definatly wait for that to happen before i buy the game

I also loved Clash of Heroes, different style by addictive and amazing too

Also huge thanks for the high resolution mod, i could replay all of Heroes 3 with that :), i love 2D art more than anything

I am actually an old school gamer, some of my best games are BG1-2, Torment, Might and Magic RPG series, Lands of Lore, Alone in the dark 1, Arx fatalis, Gothic 1-2 etc

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[QUOTE="PAL360"]

If it´s as good as the first 4 games, then it has a good chance.

PAL360

I have two different opinions now! I want to believe that this game is awesome since i really love the series. Still play Heroes 3 and 4 once in a while (hated Heroes 5).

If its not on a mac it's not worth playing, im just checking steam right now.....nope windows only. Garbage game.Method214

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[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"]It's second best entry in the series after HoMMIII imo. Some economic stuff is simplified to make room for bigger combat focus, but expanded RPG elements make up for it. Plus it is the first entry with good story and interesting art style.

AdrianWerner

I have two different opinions now! I want to believe that this game is awesome since i really love the series. Still play Heroes 3 and 4 once in a while (hated Heroes 5).

The only thing i didnt like in Heroes 4 was the art direction. On the other hand, i liked the changes in gameplay like the fact heroes can be playable characters during battle and the fact any creature can move in the map without the need of an hero.

Just a noob question: where can i download the demo? :P

Just a noob question: where can i download the demo? :P

PAL360

On steam. ;)

I have Duke Nukem Forever running at a smooth what feels like 60FPS, all maxed out, on my MBP 15". The OpenGL api makes gaming more smoother and less resource intensive than microsofts directx api.Method214

Anyway, this doesn't matter anyway. Putting Heroes VI on Mac wouldn't simply make much sense, the target market is too little to bother.

Lands of Lore

loosingENDS

Man, I LOVED that game back in the day...Baccata is one of my favorite characters ever!

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Lands of Lore

3KindgomsRandy

Man, I LOVED that game back in the day...Baccata is one of my favorite characters ever!

I was a huge fan of the series too, as much as i liked Zelda and Fable, for the unique fairy tale feeling it had all over

Im new to the series. I played the demo for 6 and thought it was really cool. I bought 5 from Impulse as it was only $4.99 on sale and I am enjoying it. I hear alot of you complain about 5 and as a newbie to the series, I was curious what is wrong with it?ShoTTyMcNaDeS