HoMM5 Demo

Post by **King of Creation** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:40 pm

Anyone played it yet?

I ended up beating the Custom Scenario mission because the AI got stupid by leaving its castle and then not coming back after I took it. I won due to the "7 days" rule. Can't seem to win the Campaign mission, though, as the AI has a ridiculous advantage and somehow busts out high-level troops after the first couple of days. They rush the castle and decimate my people. Maybe it's just because I'm terrible at the game or something.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:59 pm

Nobody cares about HOMM. 3 was the best anyway, and 57385237 addons to it scared everyone away.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:41 am

Some kids in one of my computer classes used to always play HOMM3 hotseat and they seemed to have a lot of fun. I will try the demo but I dunno if I will survive the learning curve.

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:17 am

I didn't play it yet and don't plan to.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:47 am

I liked HoMM2 and HoMM3 took a grat deal of fun hours back in its day. The 4 was obviously crap, and 5 is supposed to be a spiritual succesor of 3 but with better gRapHics. All in all, I'm gonna give the full HoMM5 a shot, but I'm pissing at the demo.
How big is it anyway?

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:48 pm

the age of wonders series is better than Homm...
by far actually.

Post by **King of Creation** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:34 pm

I never played 4, so I don't know why everyone says its crap. But everyone does say its crap, so I probably won't play it.

PiP wrote:How big is it anyway?

The demo comes with 3 missions. 2 campaign and one custom scenario.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:58 pm

How dreary.

Insane-Lark · Post by **Insane-Lark** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:58 pm

To my mind, HoMM 3 Complete is the perfect time waster game when there is nothing one wants to do. I suppose Ishall eventually get around to checking out the demo to 5.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:29 pm

well, Ive tried it for fifteen minutes or so...
I suppose it isnt that different from the other ones gamewise.
However the explosion like effects generated when units strike eachother makes the game bloody unplayable. I just cant stand it.
Whats wrong with gore?

edit: I know the other homms didnt have (much if any) gore, but they didnt have cartoon like explosions either.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:43 pm

Screw the demo, I'll wait for the official Tacticular Cancer review before I make my purchase decision.