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HoMM5 Demo

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:40 pm
by King of Creation
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. :hahano:

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:59 pm
by Koki
Nobody cares about HOMM. 3 was the best anyway, and 57385237 addons to it scared everyone away.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 7:41 am
by POOPERSCOOPER
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:17 am
by Thor Kaufman
I didn't play it yet and don't plan to. D:

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:47 am
by PiP
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?

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:48 pm
by Mismatch
the age of wonders series is better than Homm...
by far actually.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:34 pm
by King of Creation
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 3:58 pm
by Nicolai
How dreary. :sadblinky:

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:58 pm
by Insane-Lark
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:29 pm
by Mismatch
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.

Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:43 pm
by VasikkA
Screw the demo, I'll wait for the official Tacticular Cancer review before I make my purchase decision.