Anyway, this is just a thread for people to say what they like about the game. And no pseudo-compliments like "the pretty pictures distract me from the crushingly poor gameplay" because the complainers (you know who you are!) have made themselves heard abundantly clearly in other threads.
So a top 3 from me:
Skill system - Far and away what I like about this game best is the complex and quite different skill system. At every level up I'm confronted with difficult decisions about which direction to take my hero in, and these decisions have a big effect on how that hero plays. The unique abilities which are supported by unique town buildings are also great.
Challenge - I have a confession - the AI beat me on a campaign map! I know, it's a disgrace, but it was the one where you had to race to get the gryphon heart and I was a couple of days too slow. The next time I went faster but I was only just strong enough to kill the final hero and so the other guy beat me. This still wins the map technically, but I don't want no technical victory so I'm gonna have to re-play the map to get the balance between speed and army devlopment just right. There's some difficult strategic decisions to be made
.Factions - I definitely like how each faction has a very unique feel (if not a unique set of spells), keeping up the Heroes IV town philosophy and not the 'more is better' of the previous on in the series. Everything from creature abilities, supporting skills and terrain seems very different about each of the factions which is good. This is something I'm sure to appreciate more as I play through the rest of the campaigns.
If you've played the full game, feel free to add your favourite bits. You don't need to be as long winded as me either
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