But recently I had the need to look closely at some HoMM II art when working on Ironfist. And what I saw impressed me.
For instance, if you're look me, you probably understood the Death Ripple spell as this: a wave travels across the battlefield, perverting light, and then the living creatures it touches are consumed with fire.
But actually, if you look closely, that's not what happens: that "fire" is actually an evil spirit attacking the creature (or its soul being ripped out, or something.
And here's a freeze frame of a dragon killing some vampires. Notice the 3D depth and conical shape of the flame, the soot inside it, the hands of the vampire begging for mercy as it dissolves.
Looking so closely at the art makes me wonder: What else have I been missing all these years?