Unread postby LordHoborgXVII » 20 Mar 2006, 02:37
"Aren't you a bit short for a vampire?" was my first thought. I never really imagined vampires to be short and chubby. I love the hair though, and the red colouring style. It's a nice change from the black and green we usually see, although green is better in the long run.
Personally I very much like the new angels, elves, and vampires, they are much more well-styled as opposed to those in the previous games, where it seems the artists were paid extra to make their designs look as vapid as possible. If there is anything I could dislike about the "warcraft" style is the overuse of simplistic shapes and jarring colours. Thankfully, we don't see very much of that here. The new style is very well designed with an emphasis on beauty over realism in mind. True, there will always be unfortunate-looking creatures, and even more unfortunate-looking hero portraits (though that seems to have always been a trademark of HoMM), but the shift in style is generally positive.
About vampires with swords, keep in mind that a vampire's primary advantage is its strength. They are much stronger than humans, allowing them to wield larger weapons and to rip soldiers apart like tissue papers. Biting an opponent, however, is much easier once you have injured or otherwise prevented them from defending themselves, which is best accomplished either with bare hands/claws or with human weapons, such as swords. So I really don't mind the fact that he's wielding a sword, especially since it is a remarkably well-imagined sword, except for the fac that it's pink.
Happy Millenium!
