There is a weird review of Hammers of Fate at Eurogamer where the author first admits he didn't like the base game, then proceeds to analyze the back of the game's box and rambles a bit ("There are certainly mountains. I couldn't guarantee they were the deepest ones though. There may be deeper ones I haven't seen. Who am I to judge?"). The expansion gets a 4 out of 10, half the score Eurogamer gave to Heroes V a couple of months ago.

"Dull on the one hand, frustrating on the other, I'd probably give it somewhere in that 4 to 5 boundary before proceeding to barricade my door and hammer shutters over the window before the outraged HoMMunity mob arrives."

Outraged? Actually, I don't care much personally. Just like that time when my little brother watched me play Heroes II for a few seconds and said the game was ugly and boring before going back to his Sega Genesis.